User talk:Jeffwincott

Managing a conflict of interest
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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. AllyD (talk) 14:36, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

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Recent edits to article for Jeff Wincott
Hi Jeffwincott,

I've noted that you have been editing the article for Jeff Wincott as of late. Judging by your username and the information you have been adding, it would seem probable that you are Jeff Wincott himself, if not someone close to him.

While your contributions are appreciated, and while many of your edits provide more detail and may in fact portray the truth, unfortunately you are changing some of the sentences that already have cited references and much of the information that you have added is not supported by said references, therefore your edits have been reverted.

I should mention that I personally tried to fix-up Jeff Wincott's article with cited references back in September 2018 and found it challenging. As but one example, it was very difficult to find information on Wincott's martial arts credentials. While there are several articles and miscellaneous biographies available via the web that state that he had held some sort of Canadian title in martial arts in 1982, some say the title was in taekwondo and others say kickboxing. I also found yet another blurb that stated that Wincott had won the Ontario Open & North American Open Championship in Shotokan Karate with no mention of a date. I also found many articles that seemed to indicate that Wincott was living in New York City in 1982, throwing even the reported date that he won his martial arts title into question. I was unable find any sort of Canadian Martial Arts association that lists any championship attendees from that far back. Finding information about how long he lived in New York also had to be pieced together using a combination of articles, most of which were older and unavailable without subscription.

An important policy on Wikipedia is verifiability, particularly when it comes to biographies of living persons. As per the policy page regarding the Verifiability policy: "People using the encyclopedia should be able to confirm for themselves that the information comes from a reliable source. Wikipedia does not publish original research. Its content is determined by previously published information rather than the beliefs or experiences of editors." This is why it is important to include a cited reference from a reliable, independent source when adding information to Wikipedia. This also, understandably, can lead to somewhat inaccurate information in a Wikipedia article if the third-party sources have reported on incorrect information. There may also be missing information because there is no source to cite.

One should also consider the notability of the information one is adding to an article and whether it warrants inclusion in an encyclopedia. As per Wikipedia's policies, Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information: "To provide encyclopedic value, data should be put in context with explanations referenced to independent sources" and that "merely being true, or even verifiable, does not automatically make something suitable for inclusion in the encyclopedia." A good rule of thumb is to only include information that has been reported by independent and reliable sources.

As was previously discussed with you by AllyD in 2014, if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, these edits could be construed as a conflict of interest. You may wish to read more about Wikipedia's conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information.

In effect, it would be preferable that you:


 * avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, company, organization or competitors;
 * propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the request edit template);
 * disclose your COI when discussing affected articles (see WP:DISCLOSE);
 * do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

Going forward, should you wish to change information that is already supported by an existing reference in this article, please first post a message to the article's talk page to discuss what you think you should be changed and why, along with one or more references that support your changes.

Much appreciated, Marchije•speak/peek 15:13, 15 December 2019 (UTC)

File permission problem with File:Jeff Wincott at the 2021 Brooklyn Film Festival for the world premiere of Kringle Time.jpg
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