Lindawriting

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Hello, and thank you for your guidance. I am acquainted with Patricia Prattis Jennings, although I haven't seen her since 2014. I am a retired office manager and also a freelance writer who works independently, so there's no conflict in that area, and I am not receiving any payment for this. Initially I submitted several references on Ms. Jennings to Eloisa Granado. I thought of doing this because I love the Rhapsody in Blue and after I attended a concert in Cleveland (Shostakovich's Fifth) I told my concert companion about the Rhapsody and then I wondered if Ms. Jennings had ever been entered into Wikipedia. When I tried to do the sandbox initially, I crashed it, and then Eloisa contacted me, and she told me someone (maybe you, Fred C?) was writing a piece on her but that I could apply some final edits. So the edits I applied today are, I believe unbiased descriptions of her career based on internet links I researched. I sent that list to Eloisa on 5.23.23. Three links that had not been inserted are the ones I tried to insert today. Additional information that I inserted came from Ms. Jennings - she wanted to mention her induction into Phi Kappa Phi. So I hope I've answered your question, and I am grateful that the reference for History Maker at the John Heinz Center is fixed! And I hope you won't delete all that I've inserted. I am in the process of getting approval to use her professional photograph, which was someething else I discussed with Eloisa, so that's the last thing I would want to do once I have the wording to give it credit. I'll watch for your return message and Thanks again! Linda Richter Lindawriting (talk) 03:39, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

If you are writing at the direction of Granado, you have a conflict of interest. —C.Fred (talk) 13:16, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

I am not writing at the direction of Eloisa Granado. But she was the person at Wikipedia who reached out to me when I "crashed" the sandbox, and I told her that I wanted to submit an entry on Ms. Jennings. Ms. Granado is a Wikipedia person, correct? She does not know Patricia Prattis Jennings or me, so I do not understand how that is a conflict of interest. I am really sorry about all of this. - Linda Lindawriting (talk) 16:36, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

Hello, I do have questions. I want to read all the instructions but I'm afraid my work will be deleted. So may I ask if I understand - When I finished with edits, I should save the page as User:Example - but where on my userpage do I upload it? What about the fact that somebody else did the bulk of the work? And may I ask you, will you please proof it for me? I will be adding the photo and credit, so you may want to wait until I provide that. Thanks - Linda Lindawriting (talk) 04:40, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

A cup of tea for you!

I hope you haven't been deterred from editing further, it takes awhile to learn the ropes but editors interested in underrepresented areas of knowledge are sorely needed! Happy to help if you have any questions :) Smirkybec (talk) 20:49, 20 July 2023 (UTC)