Talk:Barry B. Powell
Latest comment: 7 months ago by Andrew Dalby in topic COI tag (September 2023)
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It appears that the sole substantive contributor to this page is Barry B. Powell himself. Is this ethical? —VeryRarelyStable (talk) 08:17, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
- Ur mom is unethical 2607:FB91:20E8:841E:216C:2A74:B77D:8D15 (talk) 23:24, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
- I'm not sure if it's the subject themselves or a fan, but there seems to have been a clear WP:NPOV issue here, if not WP:COI. I've cleaned up the article a bit. - car chasm (talk) 23:23, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
COI tag (September 2023) edit
See this diff, the primary contributor to this page is claiming to be its subject. @Wakantanka: I would strongly advise that you not edit this page if this claim is accurate. - car chasm (talk) 22:41, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
- i am wakantanka
- barry b powell wakan (talk) 15:36, 6 October 2023 (UTC)
- @Wakantanka: became a Wikipedian in 2006 (I am slightly senior, maybe 2005). The WP:COI rules have become much fuller and more explicit since then, and we are now "strongly discouraged" from editing articles about ourselves. It's worth reading this page, not all of it, but the sections headed "External roles and relationships" and "Citing yourself". I find the guidelines in that latter paragraph sensible and practical. Andrew Dalby 14:54, 7 October 2023 (UTC)