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editHello, Mikolla, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.
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- Hi 331dot: So I'm a filmmaker. I created an entry for Tatiana Maslany: her film credit on my film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq8RXsfujuQ. So: Subterranean Passage, year 2000, Voice (her credit). Yes, it's my film. How is that a conflict of interest? Isn't that how all the other entries are made on her credits list? Who else would make the entries? Should I get a friend to make the edit? Thanks.Mikolla (talk) 12:27, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
- No, adding content to a Wikipedia article is typically done by independent editors who take note of a topic, not by those associated with the topic. This does not mean that you cannot contribute, but you must do so according to our guidelines. Please read about conflict of interest and how to make edit requests. If you get a friend to edit for you, that transfers the conflict of interest to them.
- If her name appears in the credits of the film, you do not need to provide a citation or a link to the film, as anyone watching the film will see her name in the credits. YouTube links are rarely acceptable as a source themselves. 331dot (talk) 12:31, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
- If you generate income with the film, you must declare as a paid editor. 331dot (talk) 12:31, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for the quick response. This all seems incredibly complicated. Who normally makes these entries? I'm an independent filmmaker. This was one of first films (year 2000). Yes, I'm a paid editor/ filmmaker in that the film generated some meagre income. Actually, it lost money when one considers the distribution costs at the time. In any case, I'm making an edit request, for someone to add her credit: Subterranean Passage, year 2000, Voice. The person who does the edit can see the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq8RXsfujuQ. My website is here: https://michaelcrochetiere4.wixsite.com/mysite Mikolla (talk) 12:41, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
- You need to go to the article talk page, Talk:Tatiana Maslany, and post the following {{edit request}} along with the change you wish to make. Again, if her name is in the film, you do not need to provide any sort of link to the film, just say that her name is in the credits of the film. 331dot (talk) 12:50, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for the quick response. This all seems incredibly complicated. Who normally makes these entries? I'm an independent filmmaker. This was one of first films (year 2000). Yes, I'm a paid editor/ filmmaker in that the film generated some meagre income. Actually, it lost money when one considers the distribution costs at the time. In any case, I'm making an edit request, for someone to add her credit: Subterranean Passage, year 2000, Voice. The person who does the edit can see the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq8RXsfujuQ. My website is here: https://michaelcrochetiere4.wixsite.com/mysite Mikolla (talk) 12:41, 9 August 2022 (UTC)