User talk:Eryu soshin

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 * Am not sure what does not conform with your policies.
 * I am one of the founders of the Ordinary Mind Zen School (Elihu Genmyo Smith) and any changes that I have made are based on evidence to which I can attest and documents available. Can you tell me what is not conforming? Eryu soshin (talk) 15:05, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

September 2023
Hello, Eryu soshin. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, 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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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you.-- VViking Talk Edits 18:59, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Please do not add or change content without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. MichaelMaggs (talk) 20:24, 8 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Being one of the 4 founders of Ordinary Mind Z. S., a Dharma Heir of Joko and involved in much of the history, am a reliable source. Eryu soshin (talk) 21:22, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Hi Eryu soshin! I noticed that you have reverted to restore your preferred version of Ordinary Mind Zen School several times. The impulse to undo an edit you disagree with is understandable, but I wanted to make sure you're aware that the edit warring policy disallows repeated reversions even if they are justifiable.

All editors are expected to discuss content disputes on article talk pages to try to reach consensus. If you are unable to agree&#32;at, please use one of the dispute resolution options to seek input from others. Using this approach instead of reverting can help you avoid getting drawn into an edit war. Thank you. MichaelMaggs (talk) 07:44, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Hello, I'm MichaelMaggs. I noticed that you made an edit concerning content related to a living (or recently deceased) person   on Ordinary Mind Zen School, but you didn't support your changes with a citation to a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now. Wikipedia has a very strict policy concerning how we write about living people, so please help us keep such articles accurate and clear. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! MichaelMaggs (talk) 08:07, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Your edits
I just want to make you aware that your edits fall foul of multiple Wikipedia policies, and that if you persist without carefully reading and taking note of the various warnings you have been given, you will find yourself blocked from editing. First, you should not edit pages where you have a potential conflict of interest. Second, you must not add information without citing reliable, independent, published third-party sources (your own personal knowledge does not fall within that definition); this rule is followed particularly rigorously when you add names of living individuals (see WP:BLP). Third, you must not engage in edit wars, and must not revert more than 3 times in any 24 hour period (WP:3RR).

The edits you want to make may be possible, but will require work to source and cite each entry, and because of your conflict of interest you should not edit the page yourself. If you still want to proceed, you should post to the talk page, provide full details of sources for the various names, one by one, and ask if someone will update the page on your behalf. If you put in the necessary work and engage with the community, someone will help. MichaelMaggs (talk) 08:04, 9 September 2023 (UTC)