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 * Thanks I have info that would be helpful but I am new to this process Eretif (talk) 17:34, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

February 2023
Hello, I'm Fragrant Peony. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Caroline Durieux, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Fragrant Peony (talk) 18:04, 3 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi
 * I have reference but do i have to renter text Eretif (talk) 18:18, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi, please don't add your own opinion or statements which don't have references to Caroline Durieux. Thanks. Tacyarg (talk) 15:15, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I see your comments. It would be helpful to know the opinion you're referencing.
 * I admit that I don't always reference right away
 * Thanks Eretif (talk) 15:37, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your response. Unsourced info: for example, the three paragraphs starting "Durieux was born into a mixed religion marriage", which look like original research; the paragraph starting "In late December 1920, Caroline returns"; the one starting "In 2018 the Hermes parade included a float titled Caroline Durieux"; the three paragraphs starting "The art exhibitions being sent to Mexico", which include what looks like opinion ("What started out as a tone deaf good intention ... ") and the four paragraphs headed Innovation.Tacyarg (talk) 16:22, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I have sources for all of those comments some of which come from oral history with artist. They will be posted within days. Thanks for your comments Eretif (talk) 16:05, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi, thanks for your reply. I'm wondering if you know or represent the subject of the article. I will post the conflict of interest guidance on this page in case it is relevant. Best wishes, Tacyarg (talk) 16:12, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Please also see WP:SELFCITE. Tacyarg (talk) 16:18, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

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


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 * Hi
 * I appreciate all your comments but I hope you have also noticed how robust the page has grown in terms of references and further readings. Yes, I knew the subject well but my interest in filling to her already existing page was prompted because I am preparing papers for a donation to Archives of American Art. In asking for papers they suggested that it may take two years for info to be available for research. I thought I would make some of my info available on your reference page.
 * In many ways I respect the care you ask of your contributors. Kudos.
 * However, you talk about conflicts of interest and you extol the value of sourcing. Yet it is often the case that folks writing a book or chapter is indeed a friend of the subject about whom they write. Caroline has been dead for 34 years; I am 80. My only interest is giving people doing research to have access to data. Currently, I am working with a Yale scholar on her dissertation on Durieux.  That frequently happens.
 * I want to make a contribution so that future scholars can have access.
 * Thanks Eretif (talk) 16:53, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Frederick Mershimer (April 3)
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Galobtter (pingó mió) 03:36, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Frederick Mershimer (August 11)
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Paul Vaurie (talk) 22:01, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

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Concern regarding Draft:Frederick Mershimer
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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 23:05, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Frederick Mershimer


Hello, Eretif. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Frederick Mershimer".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 22:12, 11 February 2024 (UTC)