HeadyJesus

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Hello, HeadyJesus, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Mary Clancy, 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.

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I've had to revert your recent edits to Mary Clancy because they were unreferenced. Please find references to back up any content you add to the article (see Wikipedia:Verifiability for further details). Best wishes, Pahunkat (talk) 16:24, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

Edits to the Mary Clancy article

Regarding your edits to the Mary Clancy article, I have some suggestions. The additions you made were reverted because they are unsourced. The main policy here is outlined at Wikipedia:Reliable sources. Primary sources, in this case Ms. Clancy herself, are generally not accepted because they are an interested party in the article. Secondary sources provide not only verification, but verify the notability of content. So if another publication were to write about them, then they could be considered notable for inclusion in Wikipedia.

As for the removals, you won't accomplish it the way you are going about it. Wikipedia does not take direction from the subject of articles, nor does it, heartless though it may seem, take into account the wishes of the subject. It relies on a horde of volunteer editors to distill what appears in (mostly) secondary sources to provide the content for articles. There are some approaches you might take, though:

• an important policy to follow is outlined at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons. Content in articles appears whether it's flattering or not, but there are policies which attempt to protect the privacy and dignity of people who have articles written about them. Other ways you might challenge the content are:
• on the grounds that the source is insufficient (WCAX-TV here); television stations are usually considered a reliable source of information, but in this case, it is licensed in Burlington, Vermont, and it could be argued that, true or not, its reporting is of local interest, and not sufficient to indicate notability in a global encyclopedia
• the material presented represents "undue weight" (see Wikipedia:Neutral point of view#Due and undue weight), and does not reflect a well-rounded view of the subject.

You may have raised some hackles by claiming that the subject of the article should dictate what is in the article. Your credibility as an editor could be challenged as you are what would be called a "single purpose account" with a conflict of interest. However, if you were to have a look at the policies which will edify (hopefully, well, there's a small chance, since it does read like tedious legalese a lot of the time) how Wikipedia works, I would support your further efforts if they were to include an edit summary that would be acceptable to the purpose of Wikipedia. Sincerely. _signed, Willondon (talk) 20:00, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

Thank you ever so much for your detailed response here. I have used Wikipedia as a reader for years but this is my first attempt to make any changes to a page, and I would not do so other then assist another who is feeling distress. I will bring your message written here to her and from there determine how best to proceed.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Heather HeadyJesus (talk) 20:07, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

I will do as you suggest and read through the policies you reference here. HeadyJesus (talk) 20:08, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

I'm not sure you should ascribe malicious intent to the edits. The first introduction of her tenure at Burlington College was made on June 13, 2011. The unflattering addition was made by the same editor, but not until June 29, 2011. They were likely trying to add something to information they added which looked a little thin. My two cents. Cheers _signed, Willondon (talk) 20:16, 28 December 2021 (UTC)