User talk:Jrptwins

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MatthewVanitas (talk) 15:51, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

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Talkback
some suggestions DES (talk) 22:14, 3 July 2015 (UTC)

Conflict of interest editing
Hi Jrptwins,

I mentioned this before in this question you posted at the Teahouse, but no was answer given and it's still not clear. Based upon your original username "Janinepapin"and the fact that you are pretty much only working on the article Joseph W. Papin, it appears that you might be connected to the subject in some way. In addition, the official website for Joseph Papin lists a Janine Papin as the contact person and the Wikipedia article is also featured on the official website. So, if you are the same Janine Papin or are connected to Joseph Papin in any way, then you would have a conflict of interest which means there are limitations placed upon the kinds of edits you are allowed to make. Now, that Joseph W. Papin is in the article space, it would probably be a good idea for you to clarify this so as to avoid any misunderstanding with other editors. People who create or edit articles about subjects they are personally or professionally connected to oftem find out about "Wikipedia's Law of Unexpected Consequences" the hard way when other editors start to work on the article. At least if your upfront about your COI, or lack thereof, other editors will be less suspicious and mroe willing to work with you.

Finally, although there's nothing really wrong with only working on a single article or type of articles, it can occasionally cause other more experienced editors to scrutinize your edits more closely to determine whether you are really here to help build an encyclopedia or here simply to promote your own interests. That's why it might be a good idea for you to try working on other articles, even if it's only small edits, just to see how other editors do things and get more experience editing in accordance with Wikipedia's various policies and guidelines.

Good luck with your editing. - Marchjuly (talk) 05:44, 10 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Thank you Marchjuly for your assistance and advice. I actually have taken very seriously the commitment for notability and reliable third party references. In fact I kind of "fell down a rabbit hole" researching old newspaper archives which made me at times at bit obsessive. I would find some evidence and then the next and then it was hard to stop at the end of the day...or night! I am a teacher, and due to some time off, thought it was the perfect time to tackle the history of this particular person. I have no issues with "handing over the reins" to all the editors of the world. But because of my type A personality, I wanted to do all the research I could before leaving it alone. This process of writing an article, and doing it correctly, has been a huge learning curve for me having never done this before. My background is in the arts, some in the visual arts, but mostly in the performing arts. I would love to think that I am ready to assist others with other articles but (as a teacher myself) felt like I needed to prove myself capable of achieving a decent level of adequacy.Jrptwins (talk) 17:17, 10 July 2015 (UTC)


 * You're welcome. I actually think you did a pretty good job on the article for a first article. Many efforts are not nearly half as good. The AfC reviewer also thought so, which is why they elevated it to article status. I still (sorry to be labor the point) think you need to be careful if you have a COI or it appears you have one because on Wikipedia appearances can mean a lot. We are constantly being evaluated by other editors and the only thing they have to work with is our editing history. It's expected that we will make mistake from time to time, but problems can arise with other editors when they percieve there is some pattern (intent) to our mistakes. Their perception may be wrong, but it can still cause problems.


 * You should feel free to edit any article you are interested in or think you can improve. Wikipedia wants editors to be bold. All editors are the same and you should be fine as long as you try and edit according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Don't worry about making mistakes. There's nothing you can do that cannot be done by another editor. Articles are not intended to be perfect, so mistakes made in good faith are actually welcomed by other editors. Editing typically only becomes a serious problem when it is disruptive or is vandalism which is designed to intentionally harm the encyclopedia.


 * I responded to your posts on my talk page. Hopefully, I sufficiently answered your questions. - Marchjuly (talk) 23:03, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

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