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Laurence Boyce 13:31, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for logging in Iain and for taking the time to check over the article about you. Of course, you are entitled to remove anything defamatory or just critical for the sake of it. Also note that I am not the TV left-wing comededian Mark Thomas, we just happen to share the same name. However, you should not be changing anything on the article that you happen to disagree with or feel puts you in an insufficiently good light - that is for other editors to do. I am reviewing the attack ads more carefully to see what Wikipedia should say about them, but I do think they meet WP criteria for including in these articles because they are notable (first attack ads in the UK) and at least one of their targets ( Ken Livingstone) is very notable. Thanks again for joining Wikipedia! MarkThomas 08:24, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
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Iain Dale, you may have a
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neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred from the tone of the edit and the proximity of the editor to the subject, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:
For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for businesses. For more details about what, exactly, constitutes a conflict of interest, please see our conflict of interest guidelines. Thank you. Themfromspace ( talk) 21:04, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Could you please explain to me why on earth a link to Specialist Speakers is not allowed? They are my speakers agency and book me for speaking engagements. Someone added them (not me) ages ago and they keep being deleted. This is not a spam link. They are part of what I do. Please reinstate this link ( Iaindale ( talk) 21:15, 12 December 2008 (UTC))
Hi - I've replied to your query at my talk page as well. Yes, it's a fact, but the wording and context suggested puff-piece; to be fair, I was in a bit of a rush when I did that and it's always best to improve rather than delete - I will take another look at it today if poss. There's actually nothing to stop "you" (I am assuming you are the Iain Dale) editing your own article of course, so long as you make it clear what's going on. The main issue is how you are notable according to the rules. You appear to be primarily notable as a blogger and the LBC thing is recent. Introductory text for a living person is usually partly about why someone is notable - hence the other reason for my revert was that the article intro appeared to be implying that you are a "radio personality" when the weight of sourcing has you as a "blogger". Feel free to counter my argument. :-) Jamesinderbyshire ( talk) 10:05, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for
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vandalism and test edits may be labeled "minor". Thank you. Just in case the account becomes active again, any future edits that aren't minor shouldn't have the minor flag, which wasn't the case previously, cheers
Widefox;
talk
12:03, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
Welcome!
Hello, Iaindale, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a
Wikipedian! Please
sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out
Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}}
on your talk page and ask your question there. Again, welcome!
Laurence Boyce 13:31, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for logging in Iain and for taking the time to check over the article about you. Of course, you are entitled to remove anything defamatory or just critical for the sake of it. Also note that I am not the TV left-wing comededian Mark Thomas, we just happen to share the same name. However, you should not be changing anything on the article that you happen to disagree with or feel puts you in an insufficiently good light - that is for other editors to do. I am reviewing the attack ads more carefully to see what Wikipedia should say about them, but I do think they meet WP criteria for including in these articles because they are notable (first attack ads in the UK) and at least one of their targets ( Ken Livingstone) is very notable. Thanks again for joining Wikipedia! MarkThomas 08:24, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
If you have a close connection to some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article
Iain Dale, you may have a
conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's
neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred from the tone of the edit and the proximity of the editor to the subject, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:
For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for businesses. For more details about what, exactly, constitutes a conflict of interest, please see our conflict of interest guidelines. Thank you. Themfromspace ( talk) 21:04, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Could you please explain to me why on earth a link to Specialist Speakers is not allowed? They are my speakers agency and book me for speaking engagements. Someone added them (not me) ages ago and they keep being deleted. This is not a spam link. They are part of what I do. Please reinstate this link ( Iaindale ( talk) 21:15, 12 December 2008 (UTC))
Hi - I've replied to your query at my talk page as well. Yes, it's a fact, but the wording and context suggested puff-piece; to be fair, I was in a bit of a rush when I did that and it's always best to improve rather than delete - I will take another look at it today if poss. There's actually nothing to stop "you" (I am assuming you are the Iain Dale) editing your own article of course, so long as you make it clear what's going on. The main issue is how you are notable according to the rules. You appear to be primarily notable as a blogger and the LBC thing is recent. Introductory text for a living person is usually partly about why someone is notable - hence the other reason for my revert was that the article intro appeared to be implying that you are a "radio personality" when the weight of sourcing has you as a "blogger". Feel free to counter my argument. :-) Jamesinderbyshire ( talk) 10:05, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for
your contributions. Please remember to mark your edits as "minor" only if they truly are minor edits. In accordance with
Help:Minor edit, a minor edit is one that the editor believes requires no review and could never be the subject of a dispute. Minor edits consist of things such as typographical corrections, formatting changes or rearrangement of text without modification of content. Additionally, the
reversion of clear-cut
vandalism and test edits may be labeled "minor". Thank you. Just in case the account becomes active again, any future edits that aren't minor shouldn't have the minor flag, which wasn't the case previously, cheers
Widefox;
talk
12:03, 24 September 2013 (UTC)