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Wikishovel (
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02:41, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Wikishovel!
- I apologize if it seems like there is a conflict of interest. I do not work for the campaign but was asked by my father-in-law to do make one for him because he uses Wikipedia all the time, but due to his computer illiteracy asked me to work on the page since "it should be easy for me". I read through all of the sources and used ChatGPT-4o to ensure the proper Wiki Markup formatting, or at least attempt to get it in line. Is there anything I can do to get the changes made back up? I thought it was unbiased but would be more than happy to collaborate with more experienced editors if I put anything I should not have on the page. Lindrecon ( talk) 16:40, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
Hello, Lindrecon, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.
I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Tim Sheehy (American politician), which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.
To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or another editor to proofread it. See our help page on userspace drafts for more details. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.
One rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing. Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which imply that the account belongs to a company or corporation. If you have a username like this, you should request a change of username or create a new account. (A name that identifies the user as an individual within a given organization may be OK.)
In addition, if you receive, or expect to receive, compensation for any contribution you make, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation to comply with our terms of use and our policy on paid editing.
Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
- Best practices for editors with close associations
- The five pillars of Wikipedia
- Contributing to Wikipedia
- Tutorial
- How to edit a page and How to develop articles
- How to create your first article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
- Simplified Manual of Style
- The Teahouse, our help forum for new editors
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a
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Wikishovel (
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02:41, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Wikishovel!
- I apologize if it seems like there is a conflict of interest. I do not work for the campaign but was asked by my father-in-law to do make one for him because he uses Wikipedia all the time, but due to his computer illiteracy asked me to work on the page since "it should be easy for me". I read through all of the sources and used ChatGPT-4o to ensure the proper Wiki Markup formatting, or at least attempt to get it in line. Is there anything I can do to get the changes made back up? I thought it was unbiased but would be more than happy to collaborate with more experienced editors if I put anything I should not have on the page. Lindrecon ( talk) 16:40, 1 July 2024 (UTC)