User talk:GemmaKChilton

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Hello, GemmaKChilton, and welcome to Wikipedia!&#32;Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article.&#32;Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or another editor to proofread it. See our help page on userspace drafts for more details. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

One rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing. Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which imply that the account belongs to a company or corporation. If you have a username like this, you should request a change of username or create a new account. (A name that identifies the user as an individual within a given organization may be OK.)

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! JarrahTree 04:39, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, GemmaKChilton, and welcome to Wikipedia!&#32;Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article.&#32;Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or another editor to proofread it. See our help page on userspace drafts for more details. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

One rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing. Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which imply that the account belongs to a company or corporation. If you have a username like this, you should request a change of username or create a new account. (A name that identifies the user as an individual within a given organization may be OK.)

In addition, if you receive, or expect to receive, compensation for any contribution you make, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation to comply with our terms our use and policy on paid editing.

Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
 * The plain and simple conflict of interest guide
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * Contributing to Wikipedia
 * Tutorial
 * How to edit a page and How to develop articles
 * How to create your first article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
 * Simplified Manual of Style

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! JarrahTree 04:39, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

online editor for x,and editing x
Please understand that WP:COI and a range of items specifically will give you a very hard time if you openly acknowledge who you are and what you are...  Better to try to find someone to discuss, and work through the issues than delete material.

Often what you might consider out of date material might not fit from your side, but from an encyclopedia side, it is part of what makes the articles.

This is not a website to 'update'- ad a good understanding of WP:NOT, and WP:ABOUT can help get a handle. Try to speaking with other editors, get a handle on what WP:AGF and WP:V mean - disparate rules - they might help. Best of luck JarrahTree 04:44, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

request for help
Hi JarrahTree

Sorry I am completely new to this and didn't realise I couldn't edit with a conflict of interest - I thought my role would make me an authority hence why I mentioned it. One of the main inaccuracies of the page is that we have nothing to do with DMag anymore, and haven't for many years, but it's in the top line and stated as current with no reference. I have been associated with the magazine for many years but never heard of DMag - although I did find an online reference from 2002. Additionally, it says we have two Award categories, but we currently have 7 and have had more than 2 categories at least since the early 1990s when conservation was introduced (also not mentioned), and the list of award winners for those two categories are incomplete, both because they're only 2 of 6 categories, and don't include the last few years. Finally I thought it could include more information about the magazine itself, and also about our annual Nature Photographer of the Year competition. My Wikipedia account definitely only has one user. Can you please explain in simple terms how I can create a draft for you to review changes to our page? Thanks, Gemma GemmaKChilton (talk) 04:57, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

answer
Yup all the damned acronyms and rules can be a problem. Specially for new users.

If you want to go to the talk page and outline all the problems and suggested edits - it could be a start.

Your honesty is appreciated - and will put you in good stead.

When you have the material on the talk page - it might be that an uninvolved editor can come in and make the corrections.

If you had issues that you didnt want to share on wiki - there is always what we used to call the OTRS system

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Volunteer_Response_Team

So unless someone else comes in and carries along procedures more appropriate, I would suggest a draft

either if you create a sub page of your account - to put it on... or even the talk page of the article..

Hopefully others will be of help as well. JarrahTree 05:12, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

one more question
Thanks again JarrahTree. I have found a Talk:AustralianGeographic page. So just to confirm, I can just add to this with my suggested edits/additions and explain that I can't edit because of flagged COI, then hope that someone finds it and makes the changes to me? How do other editors get notified that I've added to the talk page? Thanks again for your help! GemmaKChilton (talk) 05:23, 8 October 2018 (UTC)