User talk:Brian lally

February 2024
Hello, I'm ThaddeusSholto. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Kate O'Toole (actress), but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. ThaddeusSholto (talk) 19:28, 10 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Please WP:AGF. There is no reason to assume malicious intent in another editor for removing unsourced material. WP:BLP is very strict and material must be supported by verifiable reliable sources. There were no inline citations to any of the material you attempted to reintroduce. You should also read WP:COI. Directly editing an article that the article subject asked you to edit is a blatant conflict of interest. ThaddeusSholto (talk) 14:11, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi there,
 * Thanks for the clarifications. If I add new content to this page and include a link to each new item of information, would that address the issues you raised?
 * Regarding Kate O'Toole, to clarify, I don't know her that well. She just pointed out that the page on her was incomplete and was missing key milestones in her career. I am just trying to improve the accuracy of the page, on my own volition.
 * I will read the reference you pointed to and will try to improve the page again, in accordance with Wikipedia guidelines.
 * Thanks,
 * Brian. Brian lally (talk) 01:49, 12 February 2024 (UTC)


 * You shouldn't directly edit any articles where you have a COI. You should limit yourself to making suggestions on the article talk pages for other editors to review. ThaddeusSholto (talk) 14:23, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, Brian lally. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:


 * avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
 * propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the edit COI template);
 * disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see );
 * avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see );
 * do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. ThaddeusSholto (talk) 14:23, 12 February 2024 (UTC)