Talk:Leigh McCloskey

Conflict of interest
Please note this article has been extensively edited in October 2011 and in May 2013 by the subject of the article, Leigh McCloskey. The additional content has been entirely unsourced and therefore unverifiable, so I've removed it. In addition, the section on art was largely unintelligible - it would need to be backed up by reliable sources to help readers understand its purpose. Sionk (talk) 00:11, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

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Full Disclosure: Changes made to reflect subject's career as visual artist made by someone close to subject
In January 2020, changes were made to Leigh McCloskey's Wikipedia entry to reflect his career as a visual artist in addition to his acting career.

No content about his acting career was changed, however, a significant amount of content was added to represent him as an accomplished painter and author. All changes are cited with references to articles in local and national publications that describe McCloskey as a painter, and all content that represents him as such is written in a way that is clear, objective and nonbiased. Prior to this, his Wikipedia page reflected only that he was a television actor, which is inaccurate as he is also an accomplished painter and author.

I am the user who made these changes, and I write this with full disclosure that I am close to the subject. While it is I cannot deny that I was motivated in part as a personal favor to Mr. McCloskey, my main motivation in making these changes is so that Wikipedia can most accurately represent the facts about its subjects. Mr. McCloskey is semi-retired from acting (his IMDB doesn't list an acting credit since 2014) and has focused the majority of his talents and energies into his painting career, which has been recognized in both local and national publications (KCET, Vice, etc.). In addition to this, his work has been featured in popular musical acts' album art and live stage design. It would be wholly inaccurate and incomplete for his Wikipedia to reflect only his acting career and neglect his accomplishments as a visual artist. As state above, all changes were written in a clear, objective and nonbiased matter with utmost attention to Wikipedia's guidelines. I do not wish to promote and/or provide public relations for Mr. McCloskey, only to ensure that Wikipedia provides complete and accurate information about its subjects.

Thank you.

Thoths.Offer (talk) 23:11, 29 January 2020 (UTC)


 * Looks like you understand how Wikipedia works. Edits appear to be properly supported by sources and well written and you disclosed your possible conflict of interest.
 * It's the poorly written press releases full of hyperbole and puffery that are a problem, I doubt anyone will have any reason to take issue with your edits. -- 109.79.161.25 (talk) 05:00, 16 July 2021 (UTC)