User talk:Briggsfarmer

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Conflict of interest
Hello, Briggsfarmer. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Draft:Meg Hansen, 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:


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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Thriley (talk) 04:30, 14 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Why does Wikipedia allow a page for this Maine Think Tank executive but not for a female Vermont think tank president? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Gagnon
 * How come whoever created Gagnon's page was not accused of having conflicts of interest? Are only Wikipedia pages for white men allowed?
 * Briggsfarmer (talk) 02:52, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi Thriley, Thanks for writing. I don't know Hansen or EAI or any institution in Vermont personally. There is no COI. I am from Vermont and that's why I want to edit and write Wikipedia entries about people and institutions here because my state is not properly represented. Vermont is not only Bernie Sanders and maple syrup. We have a lot of diversity here. It's important to be fair to diverse women everywhere in the USA but specially in Vermont, a state that people like to call the state "lily white". That's an inaccurate, incomplete and unfair description. Thanks. Briggsfarmer (talk) 23:47, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * You claim to not know Hansen or have a COI, but you uploaded her own photos to Wikipedia just after they were uploaded to her Flickr account. Seems quite a coincidence. So far I don’t see anything that demonstrates Hansen’s notability for a Wikipedia article. Wikipedia is not the place to promote non-notable former and current political candidates. Thriley (talk) 04:00, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
 * What is so notable about Matthew Gagnon?
 * Hansen is the president of the main center-right think tank in VT. EAI has a Wikipedia article. EAI is part of the State Policy Network.
 * Wikipedia has entries for the president/ CEOs of various key center right think tanks in the country.
 * What is so notable about this woman? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Platt_Liebau
 * Or these men? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Greenberg
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Vokal
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Williams_(Washington_politician)
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaylord_K._Swim
 * Why are these people "notable"enough to warrant pages but not Hansen?
 * Unless you can answer this contradiction, it seems you are clearly biased. Why do you get to decide? I want a second and third opinion. How do I bring this matter to the attention of Admin?
 * Briggsfarmer (talk) 23:44, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I don’t believe being president of EAI is enough to meet notability requirements on Wikipedia. EAI is a relatively small organization that wouldn’t generally confer notability onto its president. Elected representatives meet notability by the very fact they hold or have held office. I’ve made hundreds of biographic articles and I believe I have a pretty good grasp of notability. Please don’t accuse me of bad faith for attempting to uphold the standards of this encyclopedia. I don’t believe that there should only be “Wikipedia pages for white men” as you previously stated. I have created articles about people from all genders and political backgrounds. Thriley (talk) 02:05, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
 * You refused to answer my questions, which proves you have some bizarre bias and have assumed the role of arrogant gatekeeper of Wikipedia. Newcomers have a right to try to write and edit and learn along the way without being policed and bullied out of Wikipedia by the likes of you. Briggsfarmer (talk) 04:01, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

No bizarre bias here. Hansen doesn’t appear to be notable enough for Wikipedia at this point. I hope other editors will respond soon to the notice board so there’s more input. Thriley (talk) 04:23, 26 March 2022 (UTC)


 * If Hansen isn't notable, ok she isn't. But then neither is Matthew Gagnon. This is the 3rd time you refuse to explain why Gagnon is notable to you. Or any other think tank president that I listed. There's no logic or consistency to your argument. If you understand notability so well, why are you okay with his page? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Gagnon
 * The photo he added of himself is his "own work." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Gagnon#/media/File:Matthew_Gagnon.jpg
 * If you aren't going to delete it or flag it to others questioning its notability, then yes you do have a bizarre bias. And I have every right to guess what it's about, regardless of your fragile ego. Good bye.
 * Briggsfarmer (talk) 06:47, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion
There is currently a discussion at Conflict of interest/Noticeboard regarding a possible conflict of interest incident with which you may be involved. Thank you. Thriley (talk) 02:22, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Meg Hansen
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