User talk:Jamilsmith

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

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Jamil Smith (writer), which 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.

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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! Innisfree987 (talk) 18:27, 17 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hey, just want to emphasize that beyond the template info, WP really does value contributions--corrections, updates, etc.--irrespective of COI but if you do have a conflict, the best way to make changes is to go to the entry's talk page (e.g.), leave a message about suggested material (with verifying sources if at all possible) and let another WP editor add the info. This will go a long way to help avoid any issues about the entry's neutrality. (And if on this or any other entries, you don't have a COI, then please feel encouraged to jump right in.)
 * Feel free to ping with me any questions, I'm very glad to help. (I'm going to leave a separate message about a specific Q below.) Innisfree987 (talk) 18:37, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

Photo rights
Hi again, I see you added a photo to Jamil Smith (writer)--great image, definitely improves the entry. The one tricky bit is copyright. Wikipedia has pretty strict policies on this; by chance do you have a release from the photographer/originating institution you could submit for verification by Wikipedia Commons? If no, the image will likely be deleted. I actually don't deal with images that often (...because the rules are so strict/complex), but if you do have the release and need help submitting it, just reply here and I'll do my best to try to figure it out together (or pull in someone who can!) The Commons Help Desk may also be a more direct route to assistance. Alternately for any photograph that you took yourself, you can simply release the rights when you upload it, without any other special forms, but if the metadata on the upload conflicts with the "own work" license, you'll probably just get the same question again. Innisfree987 (talk) 18:59, 17 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Ah, just found the iPhone image you also added. That should work fine, I expect! Thanks. Innisfree987 (talk) 22:50, 18 March 2018 (UTC)