User talk:JamesRich2019

Squadlists for non-league clubs
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thanks for your edits to Peterborough Sports F.C., but adding squad lists to clubs at this level is highly inadvisable. These are usually not updated and can end up being several years out-of-date. Due to the frequent squad changes at non-league level (and club websites often not being updated), they are difficult to maintain accurately.

Standard Wikipedia editing etiquette is to follow the WP:Bold, revert, discuss process. If an edit of yours is reverted or removed, you are expected to discuss the proposed changes on the articles talk page, not try and repeatedly reinstate your changes. Please do not readd the squad list to the article until you have gained consensus to do so through a discussion.

Also, please do not remove the link to the player category at the bottom of the article – there is no way for many readers to be aware this category exists without it being on the article. Cheers, Number   5  7  13:08, 14 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Hello.
 * The update to Peterborough Sports and it's associated players has been inputted by myself. I'm the club photographer and media manager over different channels. Whilst I appreciate the players come and go, I will be managing this myself as we're trying to push the clubs name and information in further avenues. Updates and further information will be supplied by myself. JamesRich2019 (talk) 15:50, 14 November 2019 (UTC) James 14/11/19 15:50


 * Hello again. As you are a club official, our WP:Conflict of interest guidelines apply here, and you should not be editing the article, although you can suggest improvements on the talk page. You cannot use Wikipedia to "push the clubs name". You have also failed to respect the WP:Bold, revert, discuss process. If you continue to edit the article (particularly if you readd the squad list again), your account is likely to be blocked. Thanks, Number   5  7  15:54, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

November 2019
Hello JamesRich2019. The nature of your edits gives the impression you have an undisclosed financial stake in promoting a topic, such as the edit you made to Peterborough Sports F.C., but you have not complied with Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. Paid advocacy is a category of conflict of interest (COI) editing that involves being compensated by a person, group, company or organization to use Wikipedia to promote their interests. Undisclosed paid advocacy is prohibited by our policies on neutral point of view and what Wikipedia is not, and is an especially egregious type of COI; the Wikimedia Foundation regards it as a "black hat" practice akin to black-hat SEO.

Paid advocates are very strongly discouraged from direct article editing, and should instead propose changes on the talk page of the article in question if an article exists, and if it does not, from attempting to write an article at all. At best, any proposed article creation should be submitted through the articles for creation process, rather than directly.

Regardless, if you are receiving or expect to receive compensation for your edits, broadly construed, you are  required by the Wikimedia Terms of Use to disclose your employer, client and affiliation. You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page at User:JamesRich2019. The template Paid can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form:. If I am mistaken – you are not being directly or indirectly compensated for your edits – please state that in response to this message. Otherwise, please provide the required disclosure. In either case, do not edit further until you answer this message. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 16:16, 14 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Hello Jamesrich2019. I have left this message because you say above, “I'm the club photographer and media manager over different channels.”, and so I assume you are an employee of the club. Please read the message above carefully and do not edit further until you have responded to it. Kind regards, --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 16:19, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Whilst I am the photographer and media manager, I do this on a voluntary position, so under no financial gain. This is purely to ensure the club has an up-to-date entry in all records, whether it be social media or wikipedia. JamesRich2019 (talk) 16:22, 14 November 2019 (UTC) James 14/11/19 16:22


 * O.K. Thank you. As you are closely associated with the club, you have a conflict of interest (but not one that involves paid editing) if you edit articles and engage in discussions about the club. Can I ask you read Conflict of interest carefully, particularly the sections on COI editing and General COI. As you are new here, I will shortly leave a welcome message with some links to pages that you might find helpful. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 16:42, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Welcome
Hello, JamesRich2019, and welcome to Wikipedia. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:


 * Introduction and Getting started
 * Contributing to Wikipedia
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * How to edit a page and How to develop articles
 * How to create your first article
 * Simplified Manual of Style

You can visit the Teahouse to ask questions or seek help. You can also check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or and a volunteer should respond shortly. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 17:01, 14 November 2019 (UTC)