User talk:EdWalker58

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February 2008
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Hello. Please don't forget to provide an edit summary. JD554 (talk) 11:09, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Ted Walker
Hi Ed, You asked "JD554 please let me know what precisely you want me to change."

I don't want you to change anything, I think you're doing admiral work on an important article. Regarding the notices above which I've added, the first one is because I've presumed (perhaps incorrectly) that you are a relative of Ted Walker's, which has the potential for unintentional bias to be added to the article - although it's important for me to add that I don't think you have done so yet, but please be careful. The second warning is just a reminder that when editing a page there is a box underneath the main window titled "Edit summary" if you type what you have changed in there it shows up on the history of the article and other editors don't necessarily have to compare the old and new versions to see what's changed.

Please keep up the excellent work. For more pointers about Wikipedia see the welcome message at the top of this page which has some very useful links for new editors.

Just got your e-mail ... will reply to hockey issue separately :-) --JD554 (talk) 11:39, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

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 * I have selected a GFDL license tag and added a description. Sorry, I thought I had made it clear that we had permission. I want to be compliant so before I re-publish it on wikipedia so I will wait for your express permission or else allow 24 hours to elapse, whichever is soonest.

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 * I've deleted this image twice now. If you want to use it on Wikipedia, you must select a licence, and it has to be a GFDL or public domain licence. Images with no copyright or licences such as "Wikipedia only" or "non-commercial only" cannot be accepted jimfbleak (talk) 05:15, 5 June 2009 (UTC)


 * I have selected a GFDL license and added a description. Sorry, I thought I had made it clear that we had permission. I want to be compliant so before I re-publish it on wikipedia so I will wait for your express permission or else allow 24 hours to elapse, whichever is soonest.

Deleted again, easyfair site claims copyright. If you believe that the image is not a copyright violation, or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release it freely under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) then you should do one of the following: jimfbleak (talk) 06:38, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
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 * I have an email from easyFairs asking why the images have been removed: "The photo is fine for me – the image is by stephan [Forseilles, of easyFairs] with no copyright issues – not even worth mentioning him – and it has gone from the entry – thanks for helping out with this I appreciate it"

Am re-uploading with a detailed description of the image, stating that Stephan Forseilles is the photographer, and that the work is released under GFDL. Have also sent email to permissions-en(at)wikimedia(dot)org providing Stephan's email address. The same applies to Eric Everard.


 * Similarly for the Ted Walker image. Although you claim copyright, the image is attributed to a different author. jimfbleak (talk) 06:48, 6 June 2009 (UTC)


 * The image was taken by the next-door neighbour in 1965. I have chosen this image precisely because there are no copyright issues. The author, Tom Hale, gave permission to use the photo which was used for obituaries after my father died in 2004. I am Ted Walker's literary executor with complete rights over his literary estate. However, if you need to contact Tom Hale directly please let me know. I will try to get back with his contact details. The work is in the public domain.

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Roger Mortimer de Chirk...
Hi! Thanks for your last two edits to Roger Mortimer. I was wondering... you couldn't expand on your source reference could you? You've given it as "The History of the Foundation and Founders of Wigmore Priory", but ideally we'd also have the author's name and a page number. Many thanks! Hchc2009 (talk) 20:17, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Geocloning


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Nomination of Eric Everard for deletion
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This article meets notability criteria. Eric Everard has been elected President of a world industry federation and manager of the year in Belgium on the basis of his unique contributions as an exhibitor within the events industry, not just in Belgium but internationally. The article includes many sources and citations.User:EdWalker58

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Trends-Tendances is Belgium's leading business magazine. Would you also advocate deleting Les Echos (France) or Handelsblatt (Germany)? These are equivalent publications, and both have similar short English language entries. You also wish to delete an entry for Belgium's Manager of the Year. What's going on here? User: EdWalker58

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"Other projects"
If you're interested, I'd be happy to work with you on an article of your choosing to help acclimate you to the Wiki-ways. Several veteran editors have helped me greatly in my journey as a marketing professional on Wikipedia, often under the expectation that I will teach others. So I have a duty of sorts.

I noticed that you are a Chartered Marketer and the current article on the Chartered Institute of Marketing is pretty horrendous. I recently brought the Chartered Institute of Public Relations up to GA ("Good Article") status and am working on reaching GA for the Public Relations Society of America.

It's of course easier to earn Wiki-wings on an article without a COI, so if you are helping a client, you have some experience. It's a bit of a corner, because Wikipedians always want PR people to get experience doing volunteer work, but realistically most don't do enough Wiki-work to justify the time investment.

Up to you! I'm here to help if you need me. CorporateM (Talk) 22:48, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi Ed. As a relatively new participant in a PR role, I wonder if you would be interested in commenting here on whether you feel this template would be helpful to PR participants. Keep in mind, the suggestions made in the template are not actually our policy, but are a best practice according to many - but not all - in the community. The template is intended for the Talk page of company articles for PRs to see. CorporateM (Talk) 19:52, 28 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Have commented - good idea to have such a template but maybe there are already alternatives. --EdWalker58 (talk) 09:08, 29 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Hey Ed. Do you think this part of the template is immediately obvious to you who it is referring to: "Editors representing the subject of this article." This is a difficult part of the template. Wikipedia uses the term "paid editors" but most marketing people don't understand what that means. We could specifically call out marketing or PR, but we get a wide range of people assigned to edit on behalf of the company - sometimes things like the CEO's wife. Other options include "on behalf of" or "assigned by." Thoughts? CorporateM (Talk) 14:01, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
 * ha ha I must admit I don't understand the concept of *not* being paid for editing - if I wasn't paid my family would starve! If you want to make the template clearer I would say "Contributors who are employed by, represent or work on behalf of this organization are asked to avoid making edits to the article." Better might be "Contributors who are employed by, represent or work on behalf of this organization are asked to avoid making edits to the article. However, we welcome your suggestions for improving content and in particular for correcting any factual errors." I say this because I would have thought that factual accuracy and completeness are at least as important as COI issues. Why scare off people with inside knowledge? Meanwhile I will see if I can do anything about the CIM article which is pretty dire ... --EdWalker58 (talk) 16:26, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

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EdWalker58 (talk) 13:27, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
 * You can get to Karl Plättner if you are a bit insistent with the interface. There's currently no redirect. But you may want to start at the Draft: version.  — jmcgnh (talk) (contribs) 13:47, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
 * nvm, I see you already created the draft.  — jmcgnh (talk) (contribs) 13:50, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

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