User talk:All things creative

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August 2022
Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to Pepkor. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. Tacyarg (talk) 22:37, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

This is your only warning; if you use Wikipedia for soapboxing, promotion or advertising again, as you did at Pepkor, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. CNMall41 (talk) 20:13, 10 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi - please assist me - I am really not trying to promote the group - I am trying to update the information as its is outdated. If you look at the information box content that is derived from Bloomberg it is OLD and outdated.
 * Please tell me how I might update it with the correct information.
 * When I look at Shoprite holdings for example, they have all their information updated with similar wording and references that I used.
 * What am I doing wrong? All things creative (talk) 03:39, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
 * First things first. Please read WP:COI and WP:PAID and make the appropriate disclosure if applicable. --CNMall41 (talk) 04:24, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I have done that and I'm unsure . . . please help.
 * Under paid - does it mean the company has to request an edit (and make a financial contribution) to get the factual information updated? Currently the information box is 5 years outdated and links to Bloomberg (which is also outdated)?
 * Under COI - I'm an a freelance writer who does work with the company and want to update it. They are not however paying me to do it. For example there are still information on the page that refers to European subsidiaries that were disposed of during the Steinhoff acquisition and listing of STAR in 2017. Do I disclose my connection to Pepkor and then add to the article, or do I put in a request to have irrelevant and outdated information changed? All things creative (talk) 04:51, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I believe you understand that working with the company to update the page, paid or not, is clear conflict of interest. --CNMall41 (talk) 05:00, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
 * yes, so forgive me for asking but I'm still not clear on the HOW? Please just give me direction. My questions were:
 * Can the company make a paid request to update factually incorrect information like who the CEO is?
 * How do you update the information box information that is linked to an outside source that is also factually incorrect? Can you link it to another outside source that is up to date?
 * When I've disclose the conflict of interest - do I have to request an edit on any changes? or, do I declare and then make the change?
 * How do other articles work? If I look at Shoprite (as an example) they have published information that is NOT linked to an independent source but only refers to published content on their website - how does that work? All things creative (talk) 06:22, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi - please can someone assist with my last questions? All things creative (talk) 12:56, 12 August 2022 (UTC)