Hello, DaveJWhitten. We
welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things
you have written about in the page
WorldVistA, you may have a
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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Chris Troutman ( talk) 17:29, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for your information about conflict of interest. To my knowledge, I have only made changes to wiki pages to improve their quality, and sometimes to help them toward an NPOV viewpoint, never to advertise or receive compensation. I went to your user talk page
Chris Troutman (
talk) , and it suggested you have chosen to watch this page, so If I reply here, you will be notified that I have done so.
Is this a general message or have you felt that something I edited evinced actions in conflict of interest?
I did edit the WorldVistA page today, but as far as I know, my changes clarified some things on the page that weren't clear. I will add a note to the talk page to make sure that information is available if you think that would help someone review what I have done.
For example, the WorldVistA page blurred the distinction between the non-profit organization named WorldVistA and the software supported by WorldVistA, which is usually referenced as WorldVistA EHR. Today was the first day I realized there was actually was a WorldVistA page, actually.
I am interested in the method of revealing a conflict of interest, as the last time I mentioned a website on my User page : User:DaveJWhitten the entire page was deleted with no copy available to edit. Perhaps this was done by a bot, and the writer of the bot did not realize the problem. I choose to be generous and assume that is what happened.
Any guidance you would choose to share with me will be accepted gladly. DaveJWhitten ( talk) 21:34, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
"currently (as of 2020) on the board of WorldVistA". Because you are not independent of the subject, you should not edit there at all regardless of what your edits accomplish. Instead, suggest on the article's talk page what you would like to see changed. Chris Troutman ( talk) 21:47, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
THe following is a discussion on another page: User:Fastily's page
I expect I could transclude this, but I'm not sure exactly how to transclude a section from another page, so I copied it here instead. If you can share how, I would appreciate the knowledge.
Okay, my third try failed:
#1 This does not work: {{#section-h:User Talk:Fastily|9}} #2 This also does not work: {{#section-h:User Talk:Fastily|Please_review_my_current_User_page}} #3 This also does not work {{#section-h:|User Talk:Fastily|Please_review_my_current_User_page}}
I'm going to read the page again.
After reading it again, I still don't know what I am supposed to do. It suggests one method (parameterization) where I edit the other page I'm planning to transclude. Since this is Fastly's User Talk page, that seems rude to me, so that method is a non-starter.
I'll try again later.
A tag has been placed on User:DaveJWhitten requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. // Timothy :: talk 13:42, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
I posted this this message on Timothy Blue's Talk page today:
I logged into my Wikipedia account today and saw a notice on my Talk page that you have nominated my User Page for speedy deletion. The comment said that I could contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking on a button. I do NOT see this button, perhaps the software did not work properly ?
I am concerned that my effort to be verbose about myself and my interests has caused you to feel I don't have the best interests of Wikipedia at heart. It is also a bit confusing as I have made pages and edited pages for over twenty years here. Many of them anonymously, but still, I have been a participant. I remember when the Wiki wasn't even using SQL but solely text files.
Have I done something personally to offend you ? I don't think I have ever met you or interacted with you in the past. 18:02, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
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Hello! I've noticed that you may not understand how to use talk pages and certain Wikipedia processes and I wanted to pass along some advice.
In the case of COI edits, you should use the {{ requestedit}} template on the talk page of an article that you have a COI for. An impartial editor will then assess the requested edits. The above ten-step process ("My (DJW) approach to Conflict of Interest issues when editing pages" above, and the subsequent "notice of changes") that you invented for COI edits, which culminates in you making edits to a page for which you have COI, as long as no other editors object, is not the way we do things; use the established requestedit process instead. The current version of the article looks very much like an advertisement, which is one reason we ask editors such as yourself not to directly edit the article.
Regarding AFDs, when an article is nominated for deletion, there is a discussion on the AFD page that you are welcome to join. I am not sure what you are trying to achieve by posting the entire process of the AfD onto the article talk page, as you did here. There is no need for it, as a link to the AFD results is archived to the article talk page if the page is kept. The AFD discussion is always available on Wikipedia, whether or not the article is kept or deleted.
In general it seems like you may think talk pages are for announcing your intentions. While that is true to some degree, talk pages are mainly for back-and-forth discussion, between editors, of questions relevant to the encyclopedia. Those discussions are almost always about trying to achieve consensus. I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions. --- Possibly ( talk) 19:13, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. A tag has been placed on User:DaveJWhitten requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. // Timothy :: talk 21:55, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
Hello, DaveJWhitten. We
welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things
you have written about in the page
WorldVistA, you may have a
conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the
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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Chris Troutman ( talk) 17:29, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for your information about conflict of interest. To my knowledge, I have only made changes to wiki pages to improve their quality, and sometimes to help them toward an NPOV viewpoint, never to advertise or receive compensation. I went to your user talk page
Chris Troutman (
talk) , and it suggested you have chosen to watch this page, so If I reply here, you will be notified that I have done so.
Is this a general message or have you felt that something I edited evinced actions in conflict of interest?
I did edit the WorldVistA page today, but as far as I know, my changes clarified some things on the page that weren't clear. I will add a note to the talk page to make sure that information is available if you think that would help someone review what I have done.
For example, the WorldVistA page blurred the distinction between the non-profit organization named WorldVistA and the software supported by WorldVistA, which is usually referenced as WorldVistA EHR. Today was the first day I realized there was actually was a WorldVistA page, actually.
I am interested in the method of revealing a conflict of interest, as the last time I mentioned a website on my User page : User:DaveJWhitten the entire page was deleted with no copy available to edit. Perhaps this was done by a bot, and the writer of the bot did not realize the problem. I choose to be generous and assume that is what happened.
Any guidance you would choose to share with me will be accepted gladly. DaveJWhitten ( talk) 21:34, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
"currently (as of 2020) on the board of WorldVistA". Because you are not independent of the subject, you should not edit there at all regardless of what your edits accomplish. Instead, suggest on the article's talk page what you would like to see changed. Chris Troutman ( talk) 21:47, 4 March 2020 (UTC)
THe following is a discussion on another page: User:Fastily's page
I expect I could transclude this, but I'm not sure exactly how to transclude a section from another page, so I copied it here instead. If you can share how, I would appreciate the knowledge.
Okay, my third try failed:
#1 This does not work: {{#section-h:User Talk:Fastily|9}} #2 This also does not work: {{#section-h:User Talk:Fastily|Please_review_my_current_User_page}} #3 This also does not work {{#section-h:|User Talk:Fastily|Please_review_my_current_User_page}}
I'm going to read the page again.
After reading it again, I still don't know what I am supposed to do. It suggests one method (parameterization) where I edit the other page I'm planning to transclude. Since this is Fastly's User Talk page, that seems rude to me, so that method is a non-starter.
I'll try again later.
A tag has been placed on User:DaveJWhitten requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. // Timothy :: talk 13:42, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
I posted this this message on Timothy Blue's Talk page today:
I logged into my Wikipedia account today and saw a notice on my Talk page that you have nominated my User Page for speedy deletion. The comment said that I could contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking on a button. I do NOT see this button, perhaps the software did not work properly ?
I am concerned that my effort to be verbose about myself and my interests has caused you to feel I don't have the best interests of Wikipedia at heart. It is also a bit confusing as I have made pages and edited pages for over twenty years here. Many of them anonymously, but still, I have been a participant. I remember when the Wiki wasn't even using SQL but solely text files.
Have I done something personally to offend you ? I don't think I have ever met you or interacted with you in the past. 18:02, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
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20:58, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
An article you recently created,
The Seven Underground Kings, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from
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verifiability is of
central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to
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20:58, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
An article you recently created,
Urfin Joos and his Wooden Soldiers, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs citations from
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independent sources. (
?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (
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18:22, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
An article you recently created,
List of Magic Land books, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs citations from
reliable,
independent sources. (
?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (
verifiability is of
central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to
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" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's
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18:26, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello! I've noticed that you may not understand how to use talk pages and certain Wikipedia processes and I wanted to pass along some advice.
In the case of COI edits, you should use the {{ requestedit}} template on the talk page of an article that you have a COI for. An impartial editor will then assess the requested edits. The above ten-step process ("My (DJW) approach to Conflict of Interest issues when editing pages" above, and the subsequent "notice of changes") that you invented for COI edits, which culminates in you making edits to a page for which you have COI, as long as no other editors object, is not the way we do things; use the established requestedit process instead. The current version of the article looks very much like an advertisement, which is one reason we ask editors such as yourself not to directly edit the article.
Regarding AFDs, when an article is nominated for deletion, there is a discussion on the AFD page that you are welcome to join. I am not sure what you are trying to achieve by posting the entire process of the AfD onto the article talk page, as you did here. There is no need for it, as a link to the AFD results is archived to the article talk page if the page is kept. The AFD discussion is always available on Wikipedia, whether or not the article is kept or deleted.
In general it seems like you may think talk pages are for announcing your intentions. While that is true to some degree, talk pages are mainly for back-and-forth discussion, between editors, of questions relevant to the encyclopedia. Those discussions are almost always about trying to achieve consensus. I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions. --- Possibly ( talk) 19:13, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for
your contributions to Wikipedia. It appears that you copied or moved text from
List of Canadian voice actors into
Draft:List of American voice actors. While you are welcome to re-use Wikipedia's content, here or elsewhere,
Wikipedia's licensing does require that you provide attribution to the original contributor(s). When copying within Wikipedia, this is supplied at minimum in an
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