Talk:Lawrence Gipe

Semi-protected edit request on 30 July 2022
Request to edit page for American painter Lawrence Gipe. Requesting to make grammatical, syntax and practical information edits per request of the artist. I have previously been given permission to edit pages of artists for similar reasons, without incident. Not given reason or warning for blocking from edits. Please advise as to reasoning or motivation for block. Shanabethmason (talk) 07:49, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Moved from Wikipedia talk:Arbitration/Requests. Dreamy Jazz talk to me &#124; my contributions 08:34, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Shanabethmason, I cannot see any reason why you shouldn't edit the page, but it appears that you have never edited wikipedia before, so I have no idea why you are asking these questions regarding warning or blocking !!! - Roxy the English speaking dog 11:18, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh dear me. Have I unleashed a monster? I'm not sure what to do here? Anybody? - Roxy the English speaking  dog 21:12, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Editing is moving along just fine, thank you for your assistance. Shanabethmason (talk) 18:57, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Unfortunatly, it isn't. There is still not a single reliable source supporting anything in this article, and you certainly have not used any sources at all. Do you have any? See WP:RS. Thanks. - Roxy the English speaking dog 19:32, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Seven active links to source material have been added. Also, the last edits to this article were made in 2009, where all "related" persons to the artists are no longer present or relevant. Shanabethmason (talk) 09:27, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Could you declare your connection with Gipe, per WP:COI please. Thanks. -Roxy the English speaking dog 10:52, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Met the artist in person in 2012 during a group exhibition in Miami. Have maintained casual contact with the artist for the last decade, and was invited to lecture (remotely) to his students at the University of Arizona in 2014. The artist contacted me directly to ask for my assistance in correcting and properly sourcing his Wikipedia entry. I can provide his contact information to confirm, if needed. Shanabethmason (talk) 18:16, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Request submitted via WP:COI, as instructed. Shanabethmason (talk) 20:10, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry to disturb, but it seems my WP:COI request was declined. It seems the page simply has too many pre-existing errors and conflicts, most of which occurred between 2009-10 when the article was first written. Would it be easier to start a new page from scratch or must these issues be resolved entirely step-by-step here? Thanks for bearing with. Shanabethmason (talk) 11:53, 17 August 2022 (UTC)