NMS Bill

Shankman

No problem; consider it done. Steve ^{T • C} 20:55, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Bedtime Stories

Done. :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.172.28.120 (talk) 04:15, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

User name concern

I just saw your message on the help desk. I have some concern about your user name in view of your recent edit to New Media Strategies and the article on Pete Snyder that you are about to move to the mainspace. The "NMS" part of your user name could, in light of these edits, be seen as promotional and not in accordance with WP's user name policy.  – ukexpat (talk) 18:26, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your quick response. You have dealt with my concerns. Thank you. – ukexpat (talk) 18:44, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

COI template

Hi - I *think* but don't quote me that one of the uses for the COI template is just to *signal* to other people that someone who has contributed to the article has a COI - I don't think it automatically means it's a negative slur. I'll check over the article and see what we can do. --Cameron Scott (talk) 22:50, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

I see no problem with your conduct in this matter - we do have a problem with people with COI adding slushy articles *but* it's lead to a situation where people such as yourself who (as far as I can see) are acting in good faith and working with other editors to produce a quality article are tarred with the same brush. I've reviewed the article and I cannot find any major problems with it. I'll be leaving a note on it shortly to that effect. --Cameron Scott (talk) 22:57, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Looks like things are in hand but I thought I'd let you know how it was eventually done.

The first thing that needs checking is if the COI banner was added when a combination of notable wikipedians/NPOV tags would work better - this should after all only be used to flag articles that have genuine problems not just to show that someone connected once edited the page (as there is no way to fix that, this side of inventing a time machine and killing your grandfather and we know how that time paradox works out). The problem is that if you have been closely involved with the page it can be difficult to judge things properly. So you can start a discussion amongst editors and invite other independent editors in - this is pretty much what we did here: Talk:Catherine Yronwode#Removing the COI banner. As no one could really see a problem some quick editing was done and the consensus was it was fine.

Although it doesn't count in your case next it is worth "diffing" the current version against the one the COI party edited and if there have been major changes then the article may not even resemble the earlier one, see e.g. this.

Next is to see if you can find someone who can give the page a solid edit and often expanding and rewriting pretty much erases COI material, as was done here.

So basically find an editor who will look it over and edit out the problematic material if needed and if they are happy it complies then they can remove the tag. There isn't anything that says "thou shalt not edit articles you are connected with" (except where COI might external links and there is no wiggle room) but people need to be aware of the guidelines and stick to the general principles everyone has to (after all fans can easily break NPOV in their enthusiasm). It can often be beneficial to have some input from the people involved as they can supply a photo, clarify points and provide press coverage - all of which can help improve the article. The problem comes when someone tries to hammer in some PR-style corporate puffery (and often put up a fight to try and keep it in). You seem to have kept an eye on the guidelines and have sought extra input to help resolve the issue when it arose, which is exactly the right way to go about this. I've looked over the two articles and there don't seem to be any major problems - if Cameron is happy to take the lead in this then that is fine by me and I'll cast an eye over then once he is done, just to make sure there is anything else to tweak. It is early days for the article and any wrinkles would have been smoothed out over time anyway, but this should fast-track the process.

After all there are some articles heavily edited by non-COI individuals which, somehow, manage to turn out far more problematic (see e.g. Radical Comics - I am almost stumped on how to "improve" that and tweaking won't do, it might be I have to remove everything I didn't add, which is drastic) and there are always better and more specific tags to use that address the actual issues which then make it easier to fix the problems. (Emperor (talk) 01:46, 8 December 2008 (UTC))

Its a mindfield - all you can do is be as transparent as possible and do take all the steps you can but it is always possible someone will raise concerns (and such thimgs does make other editors... nervous). All you can do is what you've done - back off and find independent editors to check it over. It is part of the checks and balances, so it is best to make sure everything is OK - that way your back is covered and things can keep moving forward. (Emperor (talk) 00:36, 10 December 2008 (UTC))

Welcome!

Some cookies to welcome you!

Welcome to Wikipedia, NMS Bill! I am Cameron Scott and have been editing Wikipedia for quite some time. I just wanted to say hi and welcome you to Wikipedia! If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page or by typing {{helpme}} at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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842U

FWIW User:842U has been blocked for 2 weeks for disruptive/tendentious editing. It's hard to put a finger on it exactly but just generally being stubborn, reverting edits (particularly around the lead), etc. -- samj _in^out 12:41, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Replied on my talk page. -- samj _in^out 13:35, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

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great job

I really must commend you on the great job you are doing with creating content while acknowledging and managing your COI. Thanks for your work here. --Cameron Scott (talk) 21:24, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Merge that you may be interested in

I have proposed to merge Dominion Virginia Power into Dominion Resources. You may be interested, if so, please discuss --Fiftytwo thirty (talk) 19:25, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

apologies

Um -- my Windows XP machine crashed (so I am now on Windows 7), and I admit to being preoccupied as a result (also inherited a grand-niece with no real notice to boot). Collect (talk) 18:28, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

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Kind regards, Spitfire^Tally-ho! 16:12, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Alright, figures. I should probably have read the source I found more carefully. I'll let you get on with improving the article, anyway. Also, just as a note, I re-added a ref, can't hurt to have more sources to back the information up, particularly considering the somewhat controversial nature of the information. Kind regards, Spitfire^Tally-ho! 17:16, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Sure, that would make sense, I'm kind of finding it hard to find the original source though, maybe it's not online? If not then I suppose an offline ref would be fine. Regards, Spitfire^Tally-ho! 20:37, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Excellent. Kind regards, Spitfire^Tally-ho! 20:58, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

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