User talk:Dchenault

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Thanks for the info. Yes, I am an employee of HISD but I am not expecting compensation for editing the page. So can you review the changes I've made to ensure I'm objective? Going forward, I will draft them first and them ask for a review. Do I ask you each time or how to I find a list of people to ask? Thanks!! Dchenault (talk) 18:30, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I have reviewed your changes and removed much of it. Looking at other school district articles as a model, the names of administrators (superintendent and assistant superintendents) are generally listed in the infobox, but do not merit mention within the prose of the article unless they are independently notable. Other administrators (CFO, Director of Communications) are not generally listed in any other schoold district article I could find. (I did leave the principals listed with the schools, as the schools do not have articles of their own where such information would generally be listed.) As for further changes, you can make edit requests at the article's talk page. If you follow the "edit requests" link, it will bring you to a page instructing you how to make such request so that they receive the necessary attention. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 22:10, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
 * By the way, you mention that [you are] not expecting compensation for editing the page. As the communications director for the school district, isn't managing the public messaging about your district part of your job? Whether you are editing Wikipedia on work time or not, I would still consider any editing about your school district to be paid editing. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 22:14, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the clarifications. You are correct, managing public messaging is part of my job. Where do I disclose employer to comply with the terms?
 * Why did the School Board info get removed? As a government/taxing entity, shouldn't the elected officials in responsible for the entity be listed? Other districts such as, Tyler ISD and Lufkin ISD (nearby to us) list them. I noticed two of the photos were also removed. One was of the superintendent which received a notice about permissions, but I didn't not receive a notice on the other one. I am the original creator of both. Dchenault (talk) 17:49, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the delay in responding. I'm not watching this talk page, so if you want to draw my attention to your questions, you should ping me in your posts. To answer your questions:
 * To disclose your relationship with HISD, you need to use the paid template. You can add  to your user page.
 * The school board information was removed because this is not generally part of Wikipedia articles on school districts. (Yes, you've found two that vary from the norm, but they are exceptions.) In general, district personnel are listed in the article's infobox, and there are only parameters for the superintendent and as assistant superintendents. The positions are generally not spelled out in the prose of the article unless the person holding the position is independently notable. This is also why the entire section on Superintendent Lamb (and his photo) were removed. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:20, 25 April 2023 (UTC)