User talk:BradSmith313Z

April 2023
Hello, I'm MaterialWorks. I noticed that in this edit to KSKQ, you removed content without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, the removed content has been restored. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Material Works  ping me! 21:20, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Your edit to KSKQ has been removed in whole or in part, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images&mdash;you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, and persistent violators of our copyright policy will be blocked from editing. See Copying text from other sources for more information. Material Works  ping me! 21:31, 1 April 2023 (UTC)


 * @MaterialWorks
 * Please cite these materials.
 * I just added historical information. 35.132.132.13 (talk) 21:35, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
 * WHAT COPYWRITED MATERIAL?! BradSmith313Z (talk) 21:41, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
 * You copied and pasted content from other non-open licensed sources into KSKQ, which is a violation of Wikipedia policy. Please take some time to read WP:COPYPASTE before you get blocked for it. Material  Works  ping me! 21:44, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Fine.
 * What if I rewrote the information -- because I'm the KSKQ News Director. Will that suffice? BradSmith313Z (talk) 21:46, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
 * You can't edit your employers' article. That constitutes a conflict of interest. You should disclose it properly, then after that, you can request changes on the article's talk page. Material  Works  ping me! 21:51, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
 * We're a volunteer station. I'm also trying to clean up a mess made by previous station volunteers. I don't get paid for this. BradSmith313Z (talk) 21:52, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Tell me then . . . . Who can edit our page? BradSmith313Z (talk) 21:54, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Anyone who doesn't have an external relationship with your station. Material  Works  ping me! 21:57, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm a volunteer as a News Director. I help with the social media.
 * How can updating FACTUAL information be a conflict of interest? BradSmith313Z (talk) 22:00, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
 * The fact you're affiliated with the station at all makes it a conflict of interest, doesn't matter if you're a janitor or the owner. Like I said before, if you find the info in the article to be incorrect, you can request someone to edit it for you, provided you disclosed your COI before. 22:05, 1 April 2023 (UTC) Material  Works  ping me! 22:05, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
 * OK.
 * So I have someone make the changes but I have to disclose I'm having it done? BradSmith313Z (talk) 22:09, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

You're disclosing your COI on your user page, to let other editors know about it. Then, you make a request on the article's talk page, where another editor can review it and either make the requested changes or not. If you're not sure how to make the disclosure, please check WP:DCOI. Material Works  ping me! 22:14, 1 April 2023 (UTC)