User talk:Car34

Alan Reich
Please do not undo the formatting and style changes I have made to this article. The use of titles like Mr. is not consistent with an encyclopedic writing style. See WP:SURNAME in the WP:Manual of Style for more information. -- L P  talk 22:26, 18 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Let me add: you are obviously a new editor here, and your addition of new articles is much appreciated, however, you have made some formatting errors, and when other editors correct them it would be best if you trust that we are trying to help and leave the changes alone. Wikipedia is a colleagial project, and we're all here to improve the encyclopedia, so please do not revert formatting changes made by other editors in an effort to improve your articles and bring them into line with normal Wikipedia formatting and layout conventions. Beyond My Ken (talk) 20:08, 24 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your helpful changes and comment. This page is a work in progress. I was not reverting back to my own work, I was still adding content when you made your changes, and I did not realize your additions until after I re-saved mine, merging or eliminating some of yours.User:car34


 * No problem, I'll try to give you some time to work on it and not jump on you too quickly! I'm in the process of adding categories to Bridge Street Properties and to other articles you've created. Drop me a note if you have any questions. Best, Beyond My Ken (talk) 20:37, 24 May 2010 (UTC)


 * One other thing I'd like to add, if I may: Given the limited range of the subjects you've edited (i.e. the Reich family through several generations and their connected projects) it seems highly likely to me that you may have a conflict of interest in regard to these subjects. That is, if you are, perhaps, a member of the Reich family, you may not be the most objective person to edit articles about them.  May I suggest that you take a look at Wikipedia's policies about editing with a conflict of interest at WP:COI and try to follow the suggestions there if you can. Understand, I am not accusing you of writing or editing in a biased way, I have found nothing in your edits to suggest that you are doing anything but providing straight-forward information about a group of related subjects that, for whatever reason, interests you – but for your own benefit, you should be aware of the pitfalls of editing with a COI, just in case someone raises the issue along the way.  I'm not trying to discourage you from continuing to contribute, just to be careful when you edit articles about subjects close to you.  Best, Beyond My Ken (talk) 02:26, 25 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your concern. I read the COI page you linked, it was very helpful. While you are right that I may be affiliated with the Reich family, my goal is not to promote or mislead Wikipedia users about their identity or accomplishments, my goal is simply to objectively include these subjects into history because I believe that they have accomplishments of note.
 * I would also like to thank you for taking me under your wing, and helping me get started as a contributor to Wikipedia. I think I can learn a lot from you, and greatly appreciate your time and edits to my work.
 * My pleasure, glad to help out. One thing you shouldn't do, since you have an account, is edit logged out, with an IP address, as I think you just did on Bridge Street Properties. Doing so could be construed as sockpuppetry which is definitely frowned upon.  Make sure that you're logged in when you edit.  Best, Beyond My Ken (talk) 14:13, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Good catch, I did not realize I was not logged in when I did that. Thanks for pointing that out.