TheBairdArts

This is the talk page for the Baird arts. Please direct your comments here. If you are referencing edits to the south orange township wiki, specifically the Local Arts section. please explain your issue and I will explain why the edit is being made. The Baird Center is home to the South Orange rec and cultural arts dept. THERE is no COI in the posting, other than SOPAC is prominently featured and its references also contain COI and that has not seemed to a problem for them. so why is it a problem here. CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN THAT!

RE

First, welcome to Wikipedia. Now, it is indeed a conflict of interest ( see Wikipedia:COI ) when the editor of the topic is also associated with, let's say the company he/she is writing about, which your user name suggests.

BTW: I have no interest in any other topics than tropical cyclones. I'm a recent changes patroller, that's how I found your edit ( see recent changes patroller )

regards

Stormmeteo (talk) 19:44, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

• As Alansohn already pointed out, Quote: " your username indicates that you are associated with the center, which raises issues regarding potential conflict with Wikipedia policy regarding conflicts of interest ", plus it was just copied and then pasted from the source. This is a violation of Wikipedia's policies (Copyright). As Alansohn already pointed out: You can bring the content back, but in your own words, neutral tone and backed up with reliable sources.

regards

Stormmeteo (talk) 19:57, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

• • The best idea would be to discuss this matter at the article's talk page

regards

Stormmeteo (talk) 20:11, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

South Orange edits

Your recent edit reinserted material regarding the arts in South Orange, New Jersey. The material is non-encyclopedic, is promotional in nature and was copied straight from the source in violation of Wikipedia copyright policy. The material can be reinserted into the article, as long as it is written in your own words, is backed up by reliable and verifiable sources about the organization(s) and is written in a neutral and non-promotional tone. Your username indicates that you are associated with the center, which raises issues regarding potential conflict with Wikipedia policy regarding conflicts of interest. Please feel free to reach me on my talk page with any questions. Alansohn (talk) 19:46, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

I appreciate your frustration and I hope that you understand that Wikipedia policies are designed to maintain a consistent standard across all articles. I agree that the material regarding SOPAC included content that was also promotional in nature. I edited the article, rewording material about The Baird and Pierro Gallery using the sources you had provided and other material that had already been in the article, in addition to cleaning up the content regarding SOPAC. Please review the changes and use that as a starting point for any further edits, if necessary. As far as I know, what is in the article now is written in my own words using the sources as a basis. If appropriate, add material that is in your own words, summarizing the material in the sources and writing in a neutral point of view about The Baird / Pierro Gallery (or anything else) in non-promotional fashion. Again, feel free to reach me on my talk page with any questions. Alansohn (talk) 21:50, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

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