User talk:Donalbain67

Harlequin Enterprises
Hi Donalbain67. I took a look at the changes you've been making to the article Harlequin Enterprises, and they seem to violate the Wikipedia guideline on plagiarism. Articles here should be written in the words of the editors, not in the words of any of the sources. The changes you've been making are pulling phrasing and whole paragraphs directly from various Harlequin sources. That's not only an issue with plagiarism, but it also brings into question conflict of interest and reliable sourcing issues. If you have any questions, I'll be happy to discuss my concerns with you in further detail. In the meantime, I highly recommend you read the links I've provided to various guidelines. Karanacs (talk) 20:21, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Hello Karanacs,

Thanks for the advice. This is my first go at this & I'm happy to stay within the guidelines you have indicated. Harlequin wishes to update the noncurrent information on the page. To that end, can you please review and include some of the factual edits that were made? Specifically...

-The web site is now longer eHarlequin.com but Harlequin.com. -All of the Silhouette Category Romance Imprints are now being published as Harlequin series and should appear under Harlequin Category Romance Imprints. -Harlequin Presents Extra should be added to the Harlequin Category Romance Imprints. -Harlequin TEEN is not a category romance. It is a YA single title imprint. -Harlequin Ginger Blossom and Harlequin NASCAR are no longer being published. -All the statistical edits i made--titles published per month, international markets and authors worldwide--are factual and can be seen in the Harlequin corporate press kit or Torstar Annual Report. -The current opening sentence on Harlequin is misleading in that it says we are a publisher of women's fiction. As we have been publishing nonfiction books for close to two years, Harlequin is better described as "a leading publisher of books for women." -The factual edits I made under "Early Years" and "Mills and Boon Partnership" are historically precise and can be found in "The Merchants of Venus" by Paul Grescoe (Raincoast Books 1997). These amendments bring further accuracy to the historical record.

Thank you for taking the time to contact me and detail the Wikipedia guidelines. I will review them and all future edits are diligent efforts to adhere to policy.

Donalbain67 (talk) 22:01, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Donal, it's a pleasure to have a discussion with a new editor who is willing to read the guidelines - it's a lot to learn to edit well here. You're welcome to readd the information from the Paul Grescoe book - as I don't have that source, I would not feel comfortable adding information based on it - as well as the other sources.  Just please be mindful of plagiarism, RS, and COI (especially if you are connected with the company).  It is best, if possible, to use sources that are not published by Harlequin, for example, newspaper articles about the company. Karanacs (talk) 13:51, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

Cheers again, Karen, for the guidance. You're right--it is a bit imposing making sure I'm editing and formatting correctly, as I do wish to adhere to all Wikipedia's dictates. I do, indeed work for Harlequin. The company simply wants to make sure that the corporate information is current. As you will have surmised from the amendments I wish to incorporate, presently much of it is out of date--which is frustrating as Harlequin goes to great lengths to ensure accuracy of information (we have a VP of corporate reporting to guarantee this). As you recommend, I will stick to the factual info and look for third party sources. Ironically, most of those sources originally asked us for those details (i.e. # of offices, books sold, NYT bestsellers, countries distributed in, etc.) or drew it from the Torstar annual report, so essentially we will be still be quoting figures that originate with us. Thanks, once more, I really appreciate you taking the time to point us in the right direction.38.113.187.1 (talk) 18:49, 19 September 2011 (UTC)