User talk:Cmzbnash

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


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

In addition, you must 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 WP:PAID).

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Chris Troutman ( talk ) 19:15, 7 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I totally understand, but there really is no COI! I dont work for her I dont know her, I'm just a country music fan. The only thing im guilty of is not reading up enough on the rules of editing wiki pages first...
 * I totally understand, but there really is no COI! I dont work for her I dont know her, I'm just a country music fan. The only thing im guilty of is not reading up enough on the rules of editing wiki pages first... Cmzbnash (talk) 19:26, 7 August 2019 (UTC)
 * No problem, I just thought to ask. We get a lot of businesses looking to advertise. There's nothing wrong with being a fan or showing interest. Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 19:27, 7 August 2019 (UTC)
 * No problem, I just thought to ask. We get a lot of businesses looking to advertise. There's nothing wrong with being a fan or showing interest. Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 19:27, 7 August 2019 (UTC)

I totally understand, I'm sure that happens a lot. I have no agenda or anything to promote, I dont receive compensation in any way, etc

Mandy Barnett
You said, "Patsy Cline has been listed as an associated act on her wiki page for years, before I ever edited anything. Look at the artist's listed as associated acts on Patsy's page, most of them werent even alive when Patsy was around. Why are they (Leeann Rimes, Pam Tillis) allowed to be associated with her but Mandy isnt?"

That just means that someone didn't catch the edit yet. Wikipedia is very much a work in progress, and someone might not immediately catch an edit that's not up to code. I've seen outright vandalism go unchecked for years, especially in niche topics like country music which don't get a lot of attention compared to other articles. Thanks for understanding, and stick around because your help is appreciated. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 04:07, 8 August 2019 (UTC)

Thank you for the words of encouragement, I'll make sure I take a closer look at the rules and I'll ask if im not sure... I appreciate the explanation!

(What did I screw up now?) 04:07, 8 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Also, to sign your posts like I do, type four tildes like this: ~ Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 04:45, 8 August 2019 (UTC)