User talk:Ericmarkmeslin

A note on editing your article
Hey there. I noticed you editing the Eric Mark Meslin article, and judging from the username am guessing you're the subject. I wanted to drop you a quick note regarding conflict of interest editing; Wikipedia is very cautious about the subject of an article editing that article themselves, even when it involves small adjustments or additions - there's a lot of self-promotion and similar issues that can arise. Some editors and administrators can be very firm about this guideline.

It is generally a better idea to bring any suggestions or concerns about the article to its talk page where editors who are watching the article can discuss the additions, and make any changes to the article, rather than doing them yourself. I know it's a bit ponderous, but the challenges of moderating an encyclopedia anyone - including PR professionals, promoters, etc., - can edit do require some regulation. I have made a couple of adjustments to the article to fix some broken reference tags already, and other editors will certainly assist when necessary.

Having said that, I'm sure that your expertise would be more than welcome in improving other articles in your field - I'll leave a welcome message below that can point you to editing tips and resources, if you're so inclined. Thank you! Tony Fox (arf!) 23:25, 4 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi, I have been updating my page over the last couple days, having noticed that there was some new information to include, obsolete information to delete, some typos to correct and some minor aesthetic changes, like the order of some text.  All of the new information has a link to it, all of it is neutral, as far as I'm concerned.   I did not realize this would result in there now being a statement on my page  "a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject".  That sounds like the audience is being warned that the information is inaccurate.  I see some of the links that are supposed to help, but honestly I'm not sure what I should do at this point.  Please advise. Thank you so much.  Eric Meslin Ericmarkmeslin (talk) 18:31, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

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