User talk:Bernie44/Archive 1

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Outing yourself as a paid editor
This interview wasn't a smart idea, Erez. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Schtetl (talk • contribs) 17:59, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Welcome from 'Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry'
Welcome!

Hello, Bernie44, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I notice that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or any other editor to proofread it. See our help page on userspace drafts for more details. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

The one firm rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing. It is also worth noting that Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which specifically link them to one company or corporation. If your username does have such a name, it would be advisable for you to request a change of username.

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May 2012
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Speedy deletion nomination of File:LCHAIM Matisyahu.jpg


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Nomination of Diwon for deletion
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Paid editing advice
Unlike what was said above, maybe it was smart to come out, for you clearly need some help. If you are going to edit ethically as a paid editor, you need to say so on the talk pages of the articles you work on. I see you have been proposing your articles thru the AFC process, and I must say I am a little amazed some of them were approved in the current condition.

The subjects are notable (in my opinion, though i cannot really judge hip-hop artists), and I think it was important to have articles on them. I'm delighted someone is finally working on Jewish newspapers; perhaps you will turn your attention next, as a volunteer, to some of the others on which we have had longstanding inadequate articles. And in fact, as far as NPOV goes, they do meet the basic requirements and are less promotional than a good many paid articles. So you might as well learn how to write in a more encyclopedic fashion, avoiding equally one-sentence paragraph, and very long sections without subheadings. You should learn not to use Myspace and facebook links, and to avoid unsourced opinion, or opinion sourced only to press releases. You should learn to omit needless words, and avoid repetitive use of the subject's name ("he" and "it" are useful substitutions). You'll see what I mean more exactly from the corrections I've entered in a brief run-through--but they are only samples of what is needed. I'm also a little concerned with the extreme level of detail in some of the articles, like the Chicago news box and mezuzah controversies. (The mezuzah one in articular might well be split off into a separate article.

I imagine you will get a fair number of other comments. since you are in NYC, why not come to some of the NYC Chapter meetings? . Other paid editors have done so.  DGG ( talk ) 02:38, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Wikiproject Cooperation
I thought I should let you know about Wikiproject Cooperation. Since, at this point, it would be far better for you to write userspace drafts of articles and have one of us move them to mainspace. Otherwise, there's going to be a significant amount of resistance to your editing, now that the cat's out of the bag, so to speak. Silver seren C 09:24, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

More advice.
I'd highly recommend reading our plain and simple conflict of interest guide. Among other things, it recommends that you disclose your financial conflict of interest, use drafts, seek other editors' opinions, make sure articles are neutral and well-referenced, and take extra care to write without bias. You're going to be under much greater scrutiny from now on, and I'd suggest you view it as a learning opportunity to make your content even better. There are editors who are available to help you, but you'll have to seek them out through the thicket of those who may make your editing life more difficult in the interest of protecting the encyclopedia. Ocaasit &#124; c 03:05, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

General Statement
In an article in the New York Daily News, my business associate and I transparently stated that we receive payment for Wikipedia entries. We noted that we reject purely promotional requests not about notable figures or companies, and that we heavily source every entry, spending hours on research. Following the appearance of the article, one Wikipedian nominated for deletion an article I wrote and photo I uploaded, and placed conflict of interest flags atop ten previously accepted, clean articles I submitted. Another placed COI flags atop two articles I submitted and two I contributed to. A third flagged an article I contributed to. This tactic is improper, as it constitutes a presumption of wrongdoing on my part, and is in and of itself a violation of the “aim of Wikipedia, which is to produce a neutral, reliably sourced encyclopaedia,” and it doesn’t follow the Wikipedia guideline to “assume good faith.” Instead of flagging my work across the board, a neutral individual would have referenced examples of my work which suggest a conflict of interest or are otherwise improper.

Per the Conflict of interest page, it is “not actually required” to declare any potential conflicts of interest. As per the guidelines on that page, I have attempted to “carefully [follow] Wikipedia’s neutral point of view policy” to “help counteract [perceived] biased editing.” I have not written or edited any entry in which “advancing outside interests is more important to an editor than advancing the aims of Wikipedia.” My goal is to contribute positively by producing “neutral, reliably sourced” entries about notable figures deserving of inclusion on Wikipedia. I’m prepared to discuss any contribution I’ve made with the purpose of confirming the statements above and clarifying any questions. --Bernie44 (talk) 01:57, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
 * But dude.. you work for a company... and companies are eeeeeeevil. Also rich people. Occcupy maaaaaan.101.118.55.144 (talk) 05:00, 7 May 2012 (UTC)


 * You are quite right that you are not required to place COI tags. But anyone may do so. I am placing them on all articles you have written, and I would very strongly advise you not to remove them. I consider them fair notice. If you care to dispute that you have a coi on the articles, bring the matter to an appropriate noticeboard.  DGG ( talk ) 03:54, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

WikiProjects
Welcome to Wikipedia. Some WikiProjects you may be interested in helping with as a pro bono service:


 * WikiProject Biography
 * WikiProject Cooperation (already mentioned above)
 * WikiProject Hip hop
 * WikiProject Israel
 * WikiProject Jewish history
 * WikiProject Journalism
 * WikiProject Judaism
 * WikiProject New York City

... and check out WikiProject Council/Directory for a big ol' list of other great projects. Cheers. -- Eclipsed (talk) (COI Declaration) 12:43, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the info. I'll check some of these WikiProjects out. --Bernie44 (talk) 22:47, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Deletion of articles, questions on image permissions, ANI discussion
So, a lot to notify you about that you need to know.

First off, L'CHAIM Vodka and Shemspeed were speedy deleted. I'm challenging that in DRV here, so you may want to get involved in those discussions.

Next, before I created those DRVs, I mistakenly took the deleting admin to ANI first, the discussion of which is here. Another section has been made in the ANI discussion though, where the images you had put up in L'CHAIM vodka (the images still exist and were not deleted) have questionable permissions. Users there don't believe the person who sent the OTRS ticket had the authority to release the images. That section of the discussion is right here and you definitely need to get involved in it. Silver seren C 23:37, 9 May 2012 (UTC)


 * seren, I appreciate the heads up, as well as your attention to these matters. Thanks. --Bernie44 (talk) 03:47, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Instead of giving away for free the intellectual property of the Shemspeed recording label, you might instead upload the Shemspeed Logo to Wikipedia using fair use. See Logos. Also, your clients might be upset once they realize that you potentially gave away their intellectual property (e.g.,L'CHAIM vodka) instead of merely posting it to the Internet under fair use. L'Chaim's owner probably is relying on your business advise. To protect your consuting business, you might want to first have L'Chaim's owner's lawyer sign off on giving away L'Chaim's image for the world to use at it's discretion. -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 12:02, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks Uzma Gamal, I will look into uploading using fair use. --Bernie44 (talk) 12:44, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Nomination of L'CHAIM Vodka for deletion
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WikiProject assessment tags for talk pages

 * Will do. Thanks for the advice, Piotrus.--Bernie44 (talk) 00:41, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

Ben Burns for DYK?
Hello, Bernie44. Thank you for writing up the article on Ben Burns. I have nominated it for DYK on MainPage. The nomination can be found here. There is a question from DYK reviewers about the referencing for the fact to be shown on MainPage. Should Ref34 be page 136 rather than page 63 in Nitty Gritty? Please join the discussion at T:TDYK. --PFHLai (talk) 21:57, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the nomination! You're right about the reference, that was my mistake. I've made the correction to the article, and noted it on the DYK nomination page.--Bernie44 (talk) 00:59, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Approved! I did not realize until now that it is your first DYK! Keep watching the nomination, it will change once more when it goes to the preparation section, where you could still make minor changes. Perhaps watch that page also. When it gets into a queue, only admins can change, and you can see which 8 hours it will be on the Main page. I am watching here, you can ask questions ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:35, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Great, thanks! Looking forward to it.--Bernie44 (talk) 17:24, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Ben Burns
Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:03, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Precious

 * Thank you!--Bernie44 (talk) 16:12, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
 * A year ago, you were the 237th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:35, 8 September 2013 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Ethel G. Hofman


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 * That articles for creation page can be deleted, as William Peacock, a disambiguation page, has already been created. --Bernie44 (talk) 19:00, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Jamaican Queens


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Featuring your work on Wikipedia's front page: DYKs

 * Thanks!--Bernie44 (talk) 18:37, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

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Precious again
  fascinating people

Thank you for introducing interesting biographies, a white publisher of black publications, a food and travel columnist, an innovative musician, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:30, 7 September 2012 (UTC) Two years ago, you were the 237th recipient of my  Pumpkin Sky Prize, repeated in br'erly style, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:51, 7 September 2014 (UTC)

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Paid editing
Have any of your recent article/photo additions been the result of a paid engagement? You may want to read the current Terms of Use (section 4) and work up some statement of compliance. If I've missed that you've already done this, please point me to it. Kuru  (talk)  22:42, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi Kuru   (talk), I did write up a statement a couple of years ago, it is on my talk page above, under General Statement. --Bernie44 (talk) 02:46, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Policy has changed; please read the TOU link above. A general statement will not suffice. Kuru   (talk)  03:57, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

Seph Lawless
Can you provide further details of your involvement with Seph Lawless. Per recent legal and personal threats by /Seph Lawless, I have taken a particularly nasty case to Oversight. Your cooperation is welcomed. seicer &#x007C;  talk  &#x007C;  contribs  17:10, 6 January 2015 (UTC)