Ehm2233

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Hello, I'm Materialscientist. I noticed that you made an edit concerning content related to a living (or recently deceased) person, but you didn't support your changes with a citation to a reliable source, so I removed it. Wikipedia has a very strict policy concerning how we write about living people, so please help us keep such articles accurate and clear. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! Materialscientist (talk) 22:10, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

March 2017

Please do not add or change content, as you did at Groundhog Day (musical), without citing a reliable source using an inline citation that clearly supports the material. The burden is on the person wishing to keep in the material to meet these requirements, as a necessary (but not always sufficient) condition. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Mlpearc Phone (open channel) 16:11, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

Please stop adding unsourced content, as you did to Danny Rubin. This contravenes Wikipedia's policy on verifiability. If you continue to do so, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Mlpearc Phone (open channel) 16:11, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Ehm2233. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, 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 conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. S0091 (talk) 15:24, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

CMX Systems

I got your email about editing CMX and yes, you do have a COI so should make WP:edit requests. The best approach for edit requests is start with a small change. I also suggest, as much as possible, rather than using your book(s) directly as a source is to use other sources that reference your book(s) (either written about it or cited it). That keeps it somewhat arms-length. See also WP:SELFCITE and WP:SELFPUB. You can use the Wikipedia:Edit Request Wizard to make the request. @ScottishFinnishRadish, you review edit requests, right? If so, do you have any other guidance. This editor is an WP:EXPERT who once worked for CMX and has written at least one book about non-linear editing, which includes information about CMX. S0091 (talk) 17:50, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

I don't handle that many COI requests, but I've done enough to give some advice here. You want to make sure that edits you're submitting are complete with references and the exact prose you'd like to use to make things easier for the request patrollers. Also, when it comes to your references, it is helpful to provide a short quote from the source if it's not available freely online, and if the sources you're using are not well known it's helpful to provide an indication that they are reliable in the context of the edit. This can be done by showing a book review or similar from a reliable source that demonstrates that they consider the work reliable. Lastly, do everything in your power to avoid any flowery or even vaguely promotional sounding language. COI edit requests face extra scrutiny for WP:NPOV, and using the most neutral language possible will help in getting the request implemented. If you have any questions, feel free to give me a ping and I'll take a look. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 18:35, 3 February 2023 (UTC)