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User talk:Spintendo/Archive 3
What exactly does a COI editor have to disclose?I'm curious about the user Saad Ahmed2983 who has disclosed paid editing related to One America News Network. The payment is from "Unlinked Corp" but I can't find any info on this company. I'm curious whether this editor was tasked specifically to alter the Wikipedia page of One America News Network by this company. I'm also curious what the relationship between "Unlinked Corp" and One America News Network is. Are PAID COI accounts not required to divulge such information? This is an extremely rare instance where I've encountered a PAID COI, so I'm curious how this works. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 01:47, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
Madrona Venture Group edit requestHello! Thank you for all your help on the Madrona Venture Group edit request, I put responses on the talk page, is that the best place to add clarifications to questions you brought up? Or should I do another request for edit? Thank you again! Erikashaffer (talk) 21:26, 26 February 2019 (UTC)
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Private business school : misleading content / advertising / abusive pagesHello As you will read on [my user page], I want to help clean up wikipedia that is being abused by private school - fake accreditations, fake ratings, abusive promotion, etc... I see you are active and would value your inputs support etc.. Will tag you in the pages, for now : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:GBSB_Global_Business_School https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:EU_Business_School#misleading_content_/_advertising_>>_updates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:European_Council_for_Business_Education https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:EAE_Business_School Many thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by EstuBcn (talk • contribs) 19:28, 9 March 2019 (UTC)
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creation of company page under disclosed COIHello @Spintendo: I am a paid editor and have disclosed my COI on my talk page. I recently submitted draft:goldgenie which was deleted under G11 criteria by user:K.e.coffman as they deemed it to be an advertisement. I want to recreate the page but would like to know what to avoid when writing company pages. As far as I am aware the company meets the guideline on notability and does have sufficient secondary sources and even a tertiary source courtesy of the British government. I think wires may have been crossed because back in 2011 the company did upload a page without declaring COI, something which my client regrets. My client has expressed a commitment to abide by the rules of this platform and does not want to violate any native advertising laws. If I recreate the draft would you be willing to check it to make sure the draft is suitable for inclusion? Many thanks Turtle neck ninja (talk) 11:21, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
Pace U.Hi, Left a note on the Pace University Talk page, but thought I'd let you know that I asked them to make fixing the citations a priority and they said they'd assign someone to it very soon. I have already volunteered a lot of hours for them (aside from getting paid for part of the work, as disclosed) and will volunteer more to make sure they do a good job. And they disclose COI even for citations. Tracking down new citations for dead URLs, or finding the same page at a new URL, is something someone who knows Pace University very well is going to be able to do much more quickly than me. And they can use a little training on creating correct citation formats in case they ever propose a COI edit in the future. I was discussing this with Pace when the other editors came in and made their comments and edits. This article could become GA with enough work, but it's not something I have time for right now. Thanks for your review. BC1278 (talk) 19:05, 14 March 2019 (UTC)BC1278
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Edit Request at NovartisHello Spintendo Thank you for your feedback on the Novartis edit. Could you kindly confirm the only information I should disclose on my talk page is the the |employer= parameter in the connected contributor template? After the disclosure, should I respond directly to your comment on the article talk page? Rusoke365 (talk) 10:07, 9 March 2019 (UTC)
Geisinger Health System edit requestHi Spintendo, Thank you for your feedback and guidance on the Geisinger Health System edit request. I have followed your suggestions and updated the talk page with the updated request. Many thanksMlsobieski (talk) 21:06, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
Proteus 706Thanknyou. I thought j wa correct anyway Emojibop613 (talk) 11:27, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
General questionHi Spintendo, When requesting multiple edits to a page, is it preferred to request edits in smaller chunks or to request multiple edits within the page's sections? THank you for any guidance.Mlsobieski (talk) 16:49, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
Requesting tag removalHi Spintendo, This is regarding the page of Girish Jhunjhnuwala. I sincerely request you to please remove the tag - This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (March 2019) - as I have provided additional citations for verification. Citations such as Entrepreneur, Forbes, The Standard are significantly detailed stories about him. Looking forward to a positive response. Thank you.--At My Unicorn Party (talk) 17:24, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
GA nominationSpintendo, Good luck on your nomination! Best, hollistHollist (talk) 22:30, 6 April 2019 (UTC) Herman Melville assessmentThanks for your edit of the GAN for Herman Melville last week. The reviewing editor seems to be on Wikibreak for several weeks now and I am wondering if you might be able to kick-start the assessment to start to move the review forward. CodexJustin (talk) 15:01, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
Responding to clarification request on Pacific Equity Partners pageHi Spintendo, thanks for your comments. I have sought to respond to each of your points:
1. The request does not state what it is about the information that is incorrect.
Response:
The information is incorrect because it describes these select few investments as “notable”. These are not the most notable by size or by value and is therefore not an accurate representation of notable investments by Pacific Equity Partners. Notable seems subjective anyway. The information is also out of date, in that recent activities have not been included. By deleting the paragraph and adding the names of all investments we felt that created a more complete picture. However, given the advice from VQuark that said we shouldn't have an extensive list, we think it would be better to not have any individual investments listed and to keep it brief and factual.
We propose removing the current information under “investments” and replacing it with these two sentences only:
PEP has made more than 30 operating company investments as well as 100 bolt-on acquisitions since its founding more than 20 years ago. Cite error: A 2. DELETE "based in Newark, California" because the Western Digital headquarters is in San Jose, California, not Newark. [2] 3. In the Sidebar (Box) REPLACE "Type: Private" WITH "Type: Brand of Western Digital" [3] 4. In the Sidebar (Box) REPLACE "Headquarters: Newark, California" WITH "Headquarters: San Jose, California" [4] 5. In the Sidebar (Box) REPLACE "Key People" WITH "Founders" to accurately reflect that these individuals were Tegile founders, not Western Digital founders. [5] AnneElizH (talk) 00:06, 16 May 2019 (UTC) References
clarificationI don't want to give the impression I am following you around. I am following around one particular paid editor. DGG ( talk ) 17:45, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
seeking clarificationHi Spintendo You have been helping me in relation to the Noble Group article, for which many thanks. I would like to try to understand something. I am trying to be a good citizen and putting up my edit request on the talk page, following the wikipedia rules to the best of my ability. But whilst I have been going back and forth with you, it seems that others have been amending the article (often with no references and incorrect information) and removing sections or rewriting them (for example they have removed the reference to Goldilocks which I was seeking to amend - so now I no longer need to make that change). Could you explain two things: (1) what is the benefit to me in following the process I am following - will my edits be "locked" in some way once you approve them or will others simply be able to rewrite or delete anything we agree? (2) can anyone simply edit an article without going through the "request edit" system and the talk page? If so why, should anyone bother with that process? I am not being rude or angry, just trying to understand. Any explanation would be greatly appreciated. Timothy Ferdinand (talk) 03:21, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
Fully understood, many thanks, I'll stick with the task and hopefully we can get there. Timothy Ferdinand (talk) 06:13, 29 May 2019 (UTC) /* Some proposed changes */ Follow-up on Beacon College proposed editsSpintendo: I left this response on the Beacon College talk page, but since I had not seen a response I wasn't sure I followed the procedure correctly, hence this direct follow-up. Thank you for your feedback. Unfortunately, your proposed remedy places an unachievable burden on Beacon College. Beacon College is a tiny niche school founded 30 years ago by a group of parents for students with learning disabilities. Situated in a small city in Lake County, and with fewer than 200 students just a mere six years ago, the school, by and large, has not been on the radar of the breed of non-parochial publications that would lack the “homer” bias that you imply the sources cited in this edit request would have. Thus, the suggested sources you provided to search through for Beacon College content is largely moot. We searched those databases and found less than a handful of articles that we could swap with the Orlando Sentinel articles [they would simply repeat the same factual data that we footnoted with the Orlando Sentinel articles]. But we are certainly happy to do this. Still, without the articles in The Orlando Sentinel, a Pulitzer-Prize-winning newspaper that until recently positioned itself among its competition as a Southeastern regional newspaper based in Orlando, the history of the college will be mostly bones without flesh. The fact of the matter is few national publications/outlets have covered the history and important events of Beacon College in the granular fashion required to provide the robust chronicling that this Wikipedia article entry edit request does. The articles written by outfits outside our geographical orbit that were not cited in this edit speak generally and in a macro fashion about the college's concept and mission if that. The only coverage that a small, niche college like Beacon naturally would expect came courtesy of the local community newspaper (The Daily Commercial) and the regional metropolitan daily, the twice-Pulitzer-Prize-winning, The Orlando Sentinel (for the record, Beacon College is more than an hour away from the Orlando Sentinel office, and thus, in the strictest sense, doesn’t seem to qualify as its "neighborhood school"). Moreover, as you know, journalists are not at our beck and call (no matter how often we may reach out). Therefore, it is only reasonable that most of the granular history and facts — particularly the mundane bits — would find a home not in an outside editorial outlets but rather the college's own publications and website. Indeed, that is the case with another college who operates in the LD space, Curry College (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry_College), whose Wikipedia page posts a relatively long article with five footnotes (three of which are sourced from the school's website). Likewise, Elon University's (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_University) posting contains 44 footnotes, most of which are Elon-sourced. And there there's Rollins College (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollins_College), another Orlando-area school, whose Wikipedia page stands sans editor's notes, yet features in the lion's share of its 104 footnotes Orlando-based or Rollins-college-generated sources (i.e. The Orlando Sentinel, The Sandspur [Rollins College student newspaper], the Rollins' website, The Winter Park Chronicles (Rollins College is based in Winter Park), Rollins Magazine, local TV and radio outlets, etc.). We're can't understand what appears to be defacto inconsistency. Certainly, we understand and honor the need for protocols and have labored to satisfy yours (including beefing up secondary sources and disclosing my conflict of interest, etc.). And certainly, our intent is not to instigate a virtual screaming match. Nevertheless, your panacea for Beacon College is all but a Sisyphean task — one that we're undertaking because not only have our stakeholders suggested it was time, but because we are cognizant that increasingly everyone (from students to lending organizations) turn first to Wikipedia for a quick read on colleges. We realize that placement in Wikipedia is a privilege not a right. However, it seems rather an unnecessarily exclusionary practice for an information portal meant to democratize and broadcast information to compel an organization to produce as alternative substantiation sources that simply don’t exist — especially when unadulterated facts reported under journalistic ethics already has been presented in this edit request. We look to a second look and reconsideration of this matter. Darrylowens312 (talk) 17:32, 23 May 2019 (UTC) Darrylowens312 (talk) 16:18, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
Thank youDear Spintendo, I was unaware of the errors you pointed out and will now address them in the draft. Thank you for your politeness too.MrMistral (talk) 14:45, 3 June 2019 (UTC) A barnstar for you!
requested edit for Victor Vescovo has been updatedHello Spintendo, on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Victor_Vescovo updated request from your feedback with a different citation with the dive date for confirmation. Thank you, it is "Deepest Ever Submarine Dive Made by Five Deeps Expedition". The Maritime Executive. 2019-05-14. Retrieved 3 June 2019.--177.67.80.61 (talk) 02:47, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
/* Some proposed changes */ Follow-up on Beacon College proposed editsGood morning, Spintendo: As before, this message previously appears on the Beacon College talk page. Again, I appreciate your gracious response. You ponder the reason why the Orlando Sentinel would "devote a substantial portion of its reporting to Beacon." First of all, any major metropolitan newspaper worth its salt boasts a higher education reporter, and sometimes more than one (a large metropolitan area like Boston, with the embarrassment of riches it enjoys in institutions of higher learning, might task several reporters to cover the higher education beat). Consequently, a higher education reporter writes articles about the higher education institutions within the newspaper's geographic coverage area. In the case of the Orlando Sentinel, these institutions would include Rollins College, the University of Central Florida, Seminole State College, Valencia College, Stetson University, (sometimes Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman), Lake-Sumter College, and, when warranted, Beacon College. As such, this charge of "regional bias" doesn't compute. Obviously, a newspaper that covers higher education would cover news of the institutions of higher education in its regional coverage area. That would not be classified as bias. That would be classified as the newspaper doing its job. Moreover, Beacon College received coverage by the Orlando Sentinel because of the school's novelty — Beacon College is one of only two colleges in the United States dedicated to educating students with learning disabilities, ADHD, and other learning differences. These are students who before 1989 when the school was founded had few options in pursuing postsecondary education. Novelty is news. Therefore, of course, any newspaper — including The Orlando Sentinel — would cover novel news in its geographic area. That is the function of a standard newspaper operation — not evidence of regional bias. Moreover, the chart that you included MAKES the argument I advanced. Your chart rightly shows that the institutions noted have existed far longer than Beacon College. Yet, despite their maturity, their Wikipedia articles still rely on a preponderance of regional news coverage and self-generated sources. Your argument suggests that given their longer operating lives that these schools should have been able to produce far more "non-regional/independent" and "non-biased" sources than their Wikipedia articles contain. And yet they don't. Yet, their articles pass muster. So, returning to my main point, regarding the "dearth of independent sources," there was no way 30 years ago when the school was founded nor anyway today to compel news outlets outside the region to write articles about a small niche school outside their coverage areas. Nor is there any way Beacon College can jump into Dr. Who's Tardis and return to the past and compel or cajole news outlets, book authors, think tanks and others to pen articles about the Beacon College-related happenings that the Orlando Sentinel rightly chronicled. The historical coverage of Beacon College to this point is what it is. There are no other sources to be found in the countless databases we search. You can't turn up what doesn't exist. Given the reliance that many people across the globe now have with using Wikipedia articles as their go-to source for information about a subject, we recognize the importance, value, and desperate need for Beacon College to have a comprehensive — and accurate — Wikipedia article available for individuals researching the college. What currently exists is woefully out-of-date and woefully inadequate. What recourse does Beacon College have in this matter? Darrylowens312 (talk) 15:40, 5 June 2019 (UTC) Wyss FoundationHello. Earlier last month, I noticed you removed an entire section about the Wyss Campaign for Nature from the Wyss Foundation article. I asked for clarification at Talk:Wyss Foundation, but haven’t received any feedback yet. I understand a standalone subsection may not necessary, but since the campaign is ongoing and has received plenty of coverage, I’m wondering if mention of the Wyss Campaign for Nature should be added back in a reduced or present-tense form. Thanks. Inkian Jason (talk) 17:39, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
Need some help responding to your questionGreetings Spintendo. I tried to respond to your last question on Talk:Kai Staats but for some reason my response doesn't show up on that page. It's there in the edit history but doesn't show on the page unless I'm logged in. I checked all the shortcodes and cannot figure out what I'm doing wrong. You've been kind enough to provide a lot of help on this article already, but this has me stumped. What am I doing wrong? Thanks. EDIT: I can see my last edit now that you've responded (thanks) but I'm still curious why I couldn't see it (unless logged in) earlier. Any ideas? Astro3.142 (talk) 20:01, 6 June 2019 (UTC) Editor of the Week
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Your reversion of my edits to Proteus Airlines Flight 706I am bewildered by your justification for totally reverting my edit being that I "removed sourced information". I did nothing of the sort. It appears that that you have only skimmed the edit record and have missed that fact that I combined two paragraphs (one of which was only one sentence long), in order to unify the point about the Cessna's transponder not being turned on. I would appreciate it if you would check what I actually did and then undo your reversion. Tullyvallin (talk) 01:01, 14 June 2019 (UTC)Tullyvallin A barnstar for you!
Halsey MinorHi there. As you have previouly commented I want to bring this section to your attention so you can comment if you desire, thanks Talk:Halsey_Minor#request_for_draft_article_replacment - Govindaharihari (talk) 14:58, 15 June 2019 (UTC)
Changed Citations for Ansell Proposed Changes to citation style 1Thank you for considering my proposed edits on Talk:Ansell. I apologize for the incorrect citation style I initially used. I edited my initial request to reflect citation style 1 and published the changes. Will editors now be able to view my proposed changes again? Or will it still say unable to review due to the citations, even though I have changed them? Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.121.247.195 (talk) 15:29, 17 June 2019 (UTC) 144.121.247.195 (talk) 15:47, 17 June 2019 (UTC)
Some proposed changes: Please place edit requests on the talk pages where changes are requested to be made.I cannot do that owing to COI. You can see that is what I am responding to and have nowhere else to put that. You have the free time, could you please put that on the talk page for Danielle Cadena Deulen? Thank you. --MinimumMax (talk) 16:52, 17 June 2019 (UTC)
Halsey MinorHI there, many thanks for your review. If there is anything you could help to address your concerns that would be appreciated. I see you are a good article contributor and many thanks for your contributions. Govindaharihari (talk) 18:20, 17 June 2019 (UTC) Dave ButlerA heads up I tagged you in a note at Talk:Dave_Butler_(basketball,_born_1964/1965). NinaSpezz (talk) 20:37, 25 June 2019 (UTC)
Brahma_Kumaris -Restore_blanked_sections_and_logoHi there. I have redrafted the deleted sections and found a new reference for them. I would also appreciate if you could explain why the deleted logo can't be restored at this present time and how to resolve that. Relevant talk page : Talk:Brahma_Kumaris#Restore_blanked_sections_and_logo_v2 Thanks Bksimonb (talk) 08:07, 23 June 2019 (UTC)
please check my revisions of katherine hooverHello Spintendo, while i am defined as having a COI, I have added references, hopefully corrected errors and chronologically sorted her selected works all with a neutral pov. inactivity on the talk page is the only reason for my actions. It is important that my edits follow acceptable protocol. thank you , Mkoronowski (talk) 04:04, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
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Omniscriptum Talk pageDear Spintendo, I am sorry to bother you. Could you please help once you have time. I was wondering about suggested correction on Omniscriptum page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:OmniScriptum, there is one sentence I was wondering about, could it be possible to take it out? Could you please assist? Kind regards, VarisGrin (talk) 09:20, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
Brahma KumarisPlease respond on Talk:Brahma_Kumaris#Hospital_and_UN_items_to_be_placed_at_start_of_Activites_section Thanks Bksimonb (talk) 13:11, 5 July 2019 (UTC) Katherine Hoover CitationsThank you for the guidance. Why are citations from WorldCat prefered over Katherine's publisher? Also, it is a guess, bit likely that WorldCats 147 citations includes 3 categories: 1)compositions, 2)recordings of her performances and 3)others performing her music. In terms of formality, how should the tables be divided? How should the tables be sorted? Much gratitude, Martin, Mkoronowski (talk) 17:10, 5 July 2019 (UTC) Reply@Mkoronowski: Information released by the publisher is included in WorldCat's database, which contains all the cumulative publisher information in a standardized form using
A simple way to list compositions could be:
Note that composition titles should be in italics and each composition should be given a reference using the WorldCat permalink (which will provide the One way of using a table could be:
Regards, Spintendo 17:57, 5 July 2019 (UTC) References
Pan Am Flight 759 Appendix BSo the link to appendix B actually just leads to another copy of the NTSB report, which could be redundant. We can just use the original copy and use the rp template. We already know the pages containing the flight crew information: 78 to 79. Tigerdude9 (talk) 14:57, 5 July 2019 (UTC)
TASIS The American School in EnglandDear Spintendo, We have submitted the information to update the page as you advised. Please, let us know if you need anything else. We just want Wikipedia to show accurate and up-to-date information. We have no interest in promoting the school via Wikipedia but it is important that our prospective parents have a true picture of our current status. Thanks, Angel Lozano — Preceding unsigned comment added by Malozanog (talk • contribs) 14:51, 5 July 2019 (UTC)
COI Re: Proud Boys Talk PageWhy did you write in the talk reply that I have a Conflict of Interest? I have no affiliation with them what so ever, I was just looking them up and noticed how inaccurate the Wikipedia page is about their political stance. There is a lot of unusual behavior going on lately in regards to pages relating to any controversial political figures and organizations on Wikipedia, it seems to be a back and forth of whoever gets there first from either side of the political spectrum is selectively editing pages and blocking any edits that go against their own personal political beliefs. I see that the article is locked to a certain extent, which is good, but when I add a comment to the talk page regarding a poorly cited characterization I am assumed to have a conflict of interest? On what basis? If Wikipedia becomes politicized what will be left? Is nothing sacred anymore? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hoohunglow (talk • contribs) 11:21, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
Omniscriptum Talk pageDear Spintendo, thank you for your reply in regard of possible edits Omniscriptum page could have. I have made a suggestion on Omniscriptum Talk page, thus I was wondering could you please take a look on it once you have time? VarisGrin (talk) 07:36, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
Advice requestedHi Spintendo You implemented an edit request I made a couple of months ago – thank you. On a page for which I've declared COI. I have since made further edit requests but have not heard any feedback. I wonder what I can do to have further requests implemented. Thanks very much. JT at JMLtd (talk) 15:36, 10 July 2019 (UTC)
Please comment on Article talk pageHi Spintendo, Would really appreciate it if we could progress these proposed edits Talk:Brahma_Kumaris#Hospital_and_UN_items_to_be_placed_at_start_of_Activites_section. If there is a problem please let me know Thanks Bksimonb (talk) 12:49, 14 July 2019 (UTC)
Float idea - organization request boardHello, thanks for addressing the COI queue. I hope that you find this process flow satisfying. I volunteer at WP:OTRS where by email several hundred people write in requesting COI edits. OTRS is stable in some ways and changing policy in other ways. Different people address these requests in different ways, and I think that this space may be open for policy proposal and suggesting best practices. I know that you respond to {{Request edit}} and the workflow around that. While this has worked for you, I think you would understand if I said this is a non-standard wiki workflow. I know it is based off {{Help me}} and follows that precedent. Personally, I view noticeboards to be more traditional and accessible for being a single place where anyone can see a rolling list of issues and responses. I am writing to float a potential workflow to you and ask you what you think. Here is the process -
What do you think? Does any part of this strike you as problematic or unorthodox? Thanks. I really would like to separate requested edits for COI organizations versus COI individuals versus everyone else. The "everyone else" requested edits could be a positive space that many regular wiki people would like, I think. Blue Rasberry (talk) 18:41, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
Disambiguation link notification for July 20An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Australian Theatre for Young People, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Alastair Duncan (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). (Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 08:35, 20 July 2019 (UTC) In search of CoI adviceHi @Spintendo:, I'd like to ask for your advice as you are an experienced Wikipedia editor and often deal with Conflict of Interests issues. After a recent change of Axel A. Weber's photo I received feedback from German-language editor that I could have changed it on my own (which I didn't consider fine in the context of CoI). Is it ok for me to implement some minor factual changes on my own? I feel that this could save the time of other Wikipedia editors but I don't want to cross the line. Could you please share your opinion on this? [Another example of a seemingly minor edit is a change of Sergio Ermotti's role at the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce (from Chairman and President to Board Member only) which I'm about to propose.] Best, WROanna1862 (talk) 09:51, 24 July 2019 (UTC) Reply 24-JUL-2019@WROanna1862: Thank you for your question. If I read it correctly there are two parts to your question:
My answer to your first question is YES, I would agree with the German language editor here. A photograph of a person is a visual representation of that individual, and unless the person pictured in the photograph is obviously shot with different angles, expressions, etc, there is virtually no way that a visual representation can be affected by a conflict of interest. Quite simply put, a photograph of actress Halle Barry smiling while looking into a camera would be indistinguishable from any other photograph of Halle Barry smiling while looking into a camera. Thus if the COI editor wanted to change between two photographs, this would not really need the assistance of a neutral third party editor to make the change.[a] My answer to your second question is also YES, there are indeed edits which the community finds acceptable for a COI editor to make themselves. Those are known as uncontroversial edits and they are listed under WP:COIU. It's important to note that the edit would only be uncontroversial if you are correcting already established information. For example, in the case of the member of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce who is no longer chairman and president, that would be an uncontroversial edit if the article already states that the person is chairman and president and they are no longer in these positions. However, if the article does not already state that they are chairman and president, and you would like to add that they were formerly chairman and president, that edit should be proposed as an edit request — because in that instance you would be adding information to the article. Uncontroversial usually means correcting something that's already in the article. Make sure that your edit summary notes WP:COIU along with your description of the change made as being an uncontroversial edit (i.e., Notes
Reply 25-JUL-2019@Spintendo: Thank you a lot for the comprehensive explanation. I'll proceed as advised. Best reagrds, WROanna1862 (talk) 12:21, 25 July 2019 (UTC) Art Peck (birth date/age)Hi there - thanks for providing feedback on the proposed update to Art Peck's page. I'm hoping you can provide a little guidance here: if there are no online publications that list his actual birth date/age, what's the recommended approach for updating this information? Benzeeful (talk) 21:54, 24 July 2019 (UTC)
Thanks for looking into this further! Appreciate your help. Benzeeful (talk) 16:21, 25 July 2019 (UTC) I added references for the National Constitution CenterI added references to the edits i had previously suggested on the National Constitution Center wiki page.Housefinch1787 (talk) 20:28, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
Thanks!Thanks for your help editing the Upfront Ventures page! I believe I will not have to request any more edits for this page now. Spncrinc (talk) 21:04, 26 July 2019 (UTC) Mariana Atencio requestI went ahead and inserted the changes where they should appear if approved. Thanks Rominotmichelle (talk) 02:56, 27 July 2019 (UTC)
On the Rahul M Jindal page.. NoteHi Spintendo. When I edited the talk page today I chenged the answer from yes to no as you mentioned, but it said T|D there prior I think. Not sure I did that right, and my apologies if it screwed something up. Also, if you need me to make any changes I'll be watching the talk page. Thank you for all your help, I really appreciate it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tuuzi (talk • contribs) 15:37, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
Thank you!Thank you for your helpful guidance in improving our page revision requests on the Hillrom talk page. It's much appreciated. I have revised the requested inclusions. Have a great evening. Jack at Hillrom (talk) 03:46, 3 August 2019 (UTC)
corrections in Omniscriptum Wikipedia pageDear Spintendo, thank you for all the advices and implemented corrections. Could you please, once you have time, take a look on the following request: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:OmniScriptum I wanted to know would it be possible to re-add a list of imprints that belongs to Omniscriptum publishing house. I made a request some days ago, but maybe my request is missing additional details. In any case I will be glad to hear from you. Kind regards, Varis
Requesting Assistance (COI)Hi, there is a pending COI request at Hack Forums talk page. I would very much appreciate if you could review it and come to a conclusion on what is to be done. Also, I created the Hack Forums page, can I review COI requests as well? I don't know this because it is literally the first time I have to deal with something like this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AvalerionV (talk • contribs) 18:49, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
Disambiguation link notification for August 13An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Roundup (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). (Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 07:25, 13 August 2019 (UTC) Maskless lithography editsHello, Spintendo. Thanks for your time reviewing my edits, and for your patient clarifications of the declined request. Since I'm still a novice here, I am not sure what is the right way to proceed. I would like to address the point you made and add more substantial quotes, since I do think it will improve the article somewhat. Shall I add another edit request to the article talk page or create a new section with a new version of quote text? Best regards, Quantum quirrell (talk) 11:44, 13 August 2019 (UTC)
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ThanksThank you for your approval of the revised edits of the Intertextuality page. I will also do my best to work within the guidelines you offered, and will get back to you with any COI issues. In the meantime I will try mostly to focus on topics where COIO will not come into play. The Handbook I mentioned is one of only a small number of reference compendia in the field (and not textbooks), but I will try as much as possible to rely on the couple edited by others. Methodical 19:05, 18 August 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cbazerman (talk • contribs) Suggested Addition for Robert A. McDonaldHi Spintendo, Last month you suggested the following could be added to the article for Robert A. McDonald on the talk page:
I am in agreement with you but am uncertain if you can approve the above content to be published live on the article from your comment, or, if you require me to create a new section with the above content so it can be approved. Please let me know if you require me to do the above and I'll be happy to proceed. Thank you.Tsmith47 (talk) 19:39, 13 August 2019 (UTC)
COI edit request to Bloomin' Brands pageRegarding your feedback on my COI edit requests to the Bloomin' Brands page, I posted in June that I made your recommended changes to the edit request. Does that mean you are able to implement these edits to the page? Or is there something further I need to do? Thank you for your help. AmyPGPR (talk) 16:28, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
Change X to YWhere is that template? I need to edit it slightly. Thx. Guy (Help!) 07:38, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
Oath KeepersLong ago (well, December anyhow) you requested Mr. Kurt Werner, a member of Oath Keepers, propose changes to make the article non-biased. I have since gone in and proposed those changes and made those edits, only to have them instantly reverted. I was told to take it up on the talk page and build consensus. I've attempted to discuss it with others on there, and they continually vandalize the request and mark it as closed (Deacon Vorbis). Long story short: 1) I made very simple suggestions for changes, and supported them with clear reasoning 2) In response, others have demanded that I prove a negative, which is impossible 3) I've attempted to discuss this with them on the topic, and they loop back to #2 above There's more on the talk page about it, I'm trying to get it resovled, but I literally feel like I'm banging my head against a wall. I just want the article to stop being so blatantly biased (I've given an example at the bottom of that section) Barwick (talk) 05:08, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
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COI edit request 22-AUG-2019Hi Davodd, there was recently a COI edit request involving ANGI Homeservices Inc., a page which you had edited. The COI editor has asked that the name of the company be changed back to the original name. I was hoping you'd be able to weigh in on that discussion. Any help you can offer would be most appreciated. Thank you for your time! Regards, Spintendo 21:53, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
COI Question PleaseCan you please check the 'talk' page for Victor Vescovo. Just trying to get some guidance, sir. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vlvescovo (talk • contribs) 00:09, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
Updated PageHey there! Thank you for answering my question on editing with a COI. I added extra information, but wasn't sure how to have it reviewed again. Would you mind pointing me in the right direction? For reference, the page was Comparison of instant messaging clients Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Client4 (talk • contribs) 18:38, 28 August 2019 (UTC)
COI feedback clarificationThank you for reviewing my latest request for a change in the article about SC Johnson. I am writing for additional clarification on your feedback as I continue to rework my requested edit. I hope it is ok to post the question here. I wasn't certain how to ask without opening a new COI request. In your feedback you wrote that I should not characterize the plaintiff’s inability to provide a sworn affidavit as a “failure to refute the expert witness affidavit”. Can you give me more detail as to where you feel I am doing this so I might try to rephrase? Are you referring to sentence 4 of the edit? (shown below)
Thanks again for your help. Wax86 (talk) 17:39, 4 September 2019 (UTC) References
Thank you for your question. The judge made a point of stating that the plaintiff failed to follow procedure. Because those procedures were not followed, a fulsome review of the allegations could not take place. The proposed language in the edit request however strongly implies that a resolution of the fraud took place, when the only resolution which actually occured involved court case procedure in handling the fraud allegations.[a] Regards, Spintendo 11:20, 5 September 2019 (UTC) Notes
WikiConference North America 2019You seem to be enjoying yourself on-wiki. I am not sure if you want to make the jump to in-person engagement but if you did then I think you would fit in nicely. I am writing to invite you to WikiConference North America in Boston in November. It seems from your user page that you live in the United States. I cannot say that a submission you post or a travel sponsorship request that you made would definitely be accepted, but the theme this year is "reliability" and you seem more active than anyone else on the subject of institutional encroachment of Wikipedia. I am not aware of anyone else who plans to speak on this, and I am not aware of anyone who has comparable experience to what you do. If you do make a submission then ping me and I would endorse it. Thanks for what you do on wiki. Blue Rasberry (talk) 14:00, 6 September 2019 (UTC) Gary P. NaftalisA heads up I've responded to your reply on the Gary P. Naftalis Talk Page. NinaSpezz (talk) 13:32, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
Talk:The Hague Institute for Global JusticeHey. I don't mean to be a pain, but would you be able to review the edit request on this talk page? It's been 10 days and no editors seem to have considered fulfilling it. Davykamanzi → talk • contribs • alter ego 17:14, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
I've left a new request on the talk page with all the proposed content present "located on one page" as you've asked. If somehow that request still isn't sufficient, then I don't know what else I'll have to say or do for you or anyone else to finally implement the changes. Davykamanzi → talk • contribs • alter ego 01:39, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
Young Presidents' Organization // Request for infoboxHello, Splintendo. I hope all is well. I wanted to check in to see if you had any suggestions on the most appropriate way to go about adding an infobox to the Young Presidents' Organization page. It seems like it's a relevant addition to the page and I'd love to help in any way possible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by YPO Clay (talk • contribs) 13:07, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
Abcam page editsHello! I resubmitted the amends to the Abcam wiki page. Did my best to follow your advice. Hope they are to your liking! - Much obliged — Preceding unsigned comment added by Patrickfromabcam (talk • contribs) 08:20, 18 September 2019 (UTC) COI responsesI must say, I have always admired how you chose to work in an area that is a source of conflict (no pun intended) on Wikipedia and always persevere with a cool head. It is a thankless job but, unfortunately, one that needs to get done.HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:08, 19 September 2019 (UTC)
Julie Brill photo approvalHi there, just letting you know the approval for use of the photo was officially received from OSTR. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Julie_Brill#Reply_13-SEP-2019 Please take a look when you have the chance. Thanks! --TechSeaSpokes2004 (talk) 21:59, 25 September 2019 (UTC)
Max Lu pageHi -- just wanted to see if you had anything further for me on this. I haven't had replies to my latest edit on the Talk page for Max Lu's profile and am hoping to resolve it all. Thanks. Portmeirion18 (talk) 07:53, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
Congressman Dan Lipinski pageHi, have you looked at the latest round of edits to Congressman Dan Lipinski's page? Timestamped (Lipinskistaffer12 (talk) 00:31, 12 September 2019 (UTC)) I believe I followed all your instructions for proper citation. Thank you for your attention to this. Lipinskistaffer12 (talk) 13:46, 27 September 2019 (UTC)
JWB settings page showing up in CS1 error categoriesUser:Spintendo/JWB-settings.js is showing up in two CS1 error categories. I think it would help to add a colon at the beginning of each of the Category links, like this:
Corrected citations on Dona Bertarelli's pageThank you very much for your guidance on the citation style, I have amended in my reply on Dona Bertarelli's Talk page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Dona_Bertarelli and would like to see how this could be reviewed again? Any feedback you have for me as to whether I've been neutral enough would also be great, as I have stated, I have a conflict of interest because I work for Mrs Bertarelli. Thank you so much again! MiaNorcaro (talk) 06:51, 2 October 2019 (UTC)
Request editDear Spintendo First, I would like to thank you for all your help, and to apologize for taking so much of your time. I was new to this and it took me a while to "nail" down the formatting of the edits (hence the large number of them). Also, I was not aware of how Wikipedia works, and I was under the impression that the subject of an article can edit what is written about him/her. I understand your position that this can be problematic, but I did not think that I was bragging about myself. I just wanted to correct some inaccuracies and to balance the references to my work. My last edit is free of errors and I did try to answer your questions. I don't want to waste anymore of your time, but I would appreciate it if you advise me how to proceed. Sincerely, Anastasios Tsonis aatsonis@uwm.edu Aatsonis (talk) 14:04, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
In search of CoI adviceHi Spintendo, as you might recall I'm an editor with CoI for UBS-related pages. I'm looking for advice on how to approach a slightly controversial edit of Paul Donovan article. I noticed that recently someone edited the article adding a statement <"Chinese pig" comment is racial and offensive"> without supplying any source for it. I don't want to get into any conflict but at the same time I feel that this is a subjective sentence that shouldn't be stated in its current form, if at all, on Wikipedia. Can you advice on whether or not I can propose an edit on it? If yes – should I provide any back-up article or just note that it's not objective? Regards, WROanna1862 (talk) 12:01, 7 October 2019 (UTC)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas CityHi! Had a few clarifying questions regarding your response to my COI edit request on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. Please take a look if you get a chance. Thank you! Mary Gaulke (talk) 14:33, 7 October 2019 (UTC)
Checking back in on COI edit for Bloomin Brands pageJust checking back in to see about the COI edit request for Bloomin Brands. Thank you. 50.240.49.9 (talk) 17:22, 26 September 2019 (UTC)
Bob Adams (electrical engineer)Hi! FYI, left you a reply over at Talk:Bob Adams (electrical engineer). Thanks for your time! Mary Gaulke (talk) 21:13, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
Honeywell Finances SectionThanks for updating the Honeywell financial data in the infobox. I'm confused about your removal of the Finances section. I don't agree with you removing the whole section. The encyclopedic statements are sourced prose. How about reinstating the statements? "For the fiscal year 2017, Honeywell reported earnings of US$1.933 billion, with an annual revenue of US$40.534 billion, an increase of 3.1% over the previous fiscal cycle. Honeywell's shares traded at over $131 per share, and its market capitalization was valued at over US$108.1 billion in October 2018." [1] Second, The historical financial data is helpful and informative. When a reader is coming to Wikipedia, they are looking for historical information. The chart and source gives the reader both the data and the data source. It's not a list or catalogue. Each item gives context to the others - telling a story. When you have a quick moment, how about putting the chart back in?Chefmikesf (talk) 23:42, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
For the fiscal year 2018, Honeywell reported net income of US$6.765 billion, with an annual revenue of US$41.802 billion, an increase of 3.13% over the previous fiscal cycle. Honeywell's shares traded at over $169 per share, and its market capitalization was valued at over US$120.26 billion in September 2019.[5][6][7][1][8]-Chefmikesf (talk) 22:24, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
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University of Law needs eyesCould you keep an eye on this article. An IP (79.66.223.58) has been repeatedly adding promotional material to the lead and making other inappropriate changes. Examples I've reverted/removed [1], [2]. I don't think it's a COI case. They seem to be doing this with multiple UK 2nd-tier universities, e.g. [3]. Best Voceditenore (talk) 16:33, 5 October 2019 (UTC)
Edit Requests you accepted at List of serial killers by number of victimsHey, I just want to let you know I undid the edit requests you approved on the page becuase the sourcrs the IP gave in the edit requests did not even exist. The source http://www.thegaurdian.com/uk/2000/feb/01/shipman.health went to http://ww1.thegaurdian.com/?sub1=c03bcd98-ec2a-11e9-9677-709dbfedd9af which says the domain is for sale. and the source http://www.thegaurdian.com/world/1999/Jan/08/ goes to http://btpnative.com which (according to my schools CISCO Umbrella blocks) is an Online Trading site. Please be more careful in the future. LakesideMinersMy Talk Page 13:52, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
Ken XieHi! Heads up, I left you a response with clarification at Talk:Ken Xie. Thank you as always! Mary Gaulke (talk) 17:25, 19 October 2019 (UTC)
Clade diagram?In this edit to Perficient, you changed the "Key acquisitions" section from a standard WikiTable to a clade diagram (and a broken one at that). I don't believe this helped in the understanding of the material; I have reverted back to the table format. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:38, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for your help so farHi Spintendo, Just want to say thank you for your work on the edit requests I've made recently. Sorry for being a slow learner at times. I appreciate your patience. John at SKDKDigital (talk) 17:44, 23 October 2019 (UTC) Disambiguation link notification for October 24An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Tina Tchen, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Time's Up (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). (Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 08:22, 24 October 2019 (UTC) trivago Wikipedia PageHi Spintendo, Hope you're well. You may recall reviewing some requested edits to the trivago Wikipedia page early in September. You were really helpful in pointing me to the information needed to make an accurate edit request in regards to the source citation. I shared another edit on September 27 which I think should work, but wanted to make sure that it was correct and accurate. If you have a chance, could you take a look? Appreciate your help, --Agrund2 (talk) 18:10, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
15-OCT-2019Hello, I left my comments on Natalia Toreeva page. Hope you will find time to read it. Thanks!Toreeva 21:55, 15 October 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Toreeva (talk • contribs) 21:55, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
COI edits to Mark Lanier profileSpintendo-- Thank you again for your recent help editing Mark Lanier’s Wikipedia profile. I know that can be time-consuming so I really do appreciate it. I’m writing in reference to the edits made on 10/24 by Smartse. In addition to editing the body of Lanier’s page, he also placed two banners at the top, one of which references COI editing. In my original call for help, I was upfront about the fact that Lanier was a client of mine and that I wanted substantive edits to his page reviewed by an experienced editor, who could then make the final decision as to whether they should be made. My question is, based on the feedback left by Smartse on Lanier’s talk page, was there something I did wrong? As originally stated, I’d like to edit the page in a way that’s transparent and follows Wikipedia guidelines and best practices. Any further help you could provide in doing that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot. WriteJames (talk) 19:40, 25 October 2019 (UTC)
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Request for edit follow up: Scanlan InternationalHi Spintendo, Following up on your previous note about which request for edit template to use when creating a new page with a COI! You mentioned the {{request edit}} template should only be used for articles which are already established (which makes sense to me) and indicated I should follow the WP:AFC 's directions on how to submit a request/create the page. I went ahead and followed all that - the only part that's confusing is the edit request page ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_requests ) the WP:AFC links you to says to use the {{request edit}} template, as does the simple conflict of interest edit request ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Simple_conflict_of_interest_edit_request ) page. Don't mean to be dense! Just wondering if there's something super obvious I'm missing here? Main problem is I can't find the correct template to route the edit request to that's not the {{request edit}} template. Appreciate any insight! Bold North (talk) 17:25, 28 October 2019 (UTC)BoldNorth
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Vintage Film AwardsHi Spintendo, I was so sad to see your denial of my edit request for Vintage Film Awards (VFA). I'm not sure what to do next, and I hope you can advise me. This is a personal project of mine, into which I've poured countless hours (and more money than I care to count). The emails, texts, photos and personal letters I've received from the winners have kept me going, despite a total lack of sponsorship. I believe it's a great project that gives overdue recognition to films that have stood the test of time, be they library staples like "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" or foreign indies like "Jeanne Dielemann." I can't change that Wikipedia is the top hit on Google for VFA, which is quite a bummer when winners google it and they are not there. It's kinda killing the project, and it is the reason I've delayed the 4th ceremony. After the 3rd ceremony, I did indeed hire someone to update the Wikipedia page. There were so many freelancers offering the service on Upwork; I didn't know this was a violation of Wikipedia policy. As one who also creates crossword puzzles, I'm a major Wikipedia user and a decent Wikipedia donor - but I'd never really delved into anything beyond the Article pages before this experience. Regarding your comment that references should be from reliable secondary sources "which are not connected to the awards presenter," please note that I am in no way affiliated with Brussels Express, which has covered the awards for the past few years. Nor am I paying the Brussels Press Club to host the awards - they volunteered their space to me after the first year because they like the project. Regarding your point that awards articles shouldn't list the winners but address the purpose/impact of the awards on society: I agree. And it's fair to say that this is already covered in the article (albeit not with the best of sources - these might be better: https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/why-clueless-oscar-panel-got-it-wrong-over-alicia-1.56854, https://www.rtbf.be/culture/cinema/detail_jeanne-dieleman-de-chantal-akerman-selectionne-pour-les-vintage-film-awards?id=9241079). As for the Oscars, the purpose of the VFA is unlikely to change year-to-year. (A separate article on the 3rd VFA ceremony might mention that we gave special recognition to Sidney Poitier, who starred in three of the nominated films from 1967.) I've just looked at the articles for some other awards, for example those from the San Sebastian festival and the Oscars. Would you think it better that there is one "generic" page about VFA, and then separate pages listing the winners from each year? If so, I am happy to propose those edits and page creations. Thank you, as we say at VFA, for your (re)consideration. JamesRbel (talk) 21:19, 28 October 2019 (UTC)
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Follow Up About Logitech Page RefreshHello Spintendo! Thank you so much for your helpful comments on how my suggested edits for the Logitech should be formatted. I've gone through and put my suggested edits in the format that you recommended and would love if you would be able to review them when you have a moment. Best, Ciara CiaraAislingLoughnane (talk) 21:46, 29 October 2019 (UTC)
Steven Linne edit requestHello, I am the subject of the article Steven Linne and I want someone to second check the article for bias so the self declaration of bias can be removed. --TheWolfius (talk) 02:36, 1 November 2019 (UTC)
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