User talk:KDC1234

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4th Brigade
G'day, thank you for your interest in editing Wikipedia; however, please be aware that all information added to the encyclopedia needs to be referenced to a reliable source. The relevant policies that provide guidance in this regard are WP:RS and WP:V. Beyond this, I believe that this level of detail is unnecessary for the brigade article -- most of the information you have added about the units, in fact, IMO, belongs on the unit articles themselves, so long as it can be reliably sourced. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 06:31, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Hello AustralianRupert. I am the Public Affairs Officer (SSO - S03) for 4 Bde, and am doing this on behalf of the Australian Army. Is there a way I am able to remove this page and create a new one to the standard that 4 Bde wishes to display? Or would I be better to edit this one? Thanks for any advice you're able to provide, and feel free to get in touch by alternate means if you are also Australian military.KDC1234 (talk) 03:38, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
 * G'day, KDC, thanks for your response. Please be aware that Wikipedia has a very strict policy relating to conflicts of interest and paid editing. Essentially, these policies outline that you need to disclose your relationship with your employer if you are editing on their behalf (which you have done by posting on this talk page). You should also avoid directly editing the article in question. You may offer suggestions for improvement on the article's talk page, so that others can make the changes if they agree with them, but please be aware that you will need to provide reliable sources for your suggestions. (Please see the guidance here: WP:COIEDIT and WP:V). The best way to do this is to provide clear directions on the article's talk page about what words you feel should be changed, and providing links to websites, or details of books, journal articles or newspaper articles (including page numbers and urls), that support your suggested changes. I would be happy to help you update the article, if you can provide the relevant sources and guidance on the article's talk page, but please be aware that the site's content is independent of the topics and I won't write anything unless it is neutral and can be backed up with reliable sources. Given that some of the information you wish to add is likely to be hard to reference, I think the best way to proceed would be for you to engage with the powers-that-be to expand and update the Army's official page for the brigade (found here: ), which will then allow uninvolved Wikipedia editors to update the 4th Brigade (Australia) article using the Army's website as a reliable source. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 05:50, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Hi AustralianRupert, please update this page as many of your links are no longer working. Thanks- KDC1234KDC1234 (talk) 09:04, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

No worries, we are getting the website updated. Are you the moderator of this page? I will make "suggestions" to you, as it would be the right thing to do, to represent this brigade properly and with information that accurately speaks to its value, inclusive of the additional information we've provided. I've just removed it in the meanwhile until ICT updates the website as I'm aware there are parts that are no longer accurate (such as having Melbourne University Regiment as part of 4th Brigade). How is best to send you content for suggestion? KDC1234 (talk) 22:15, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
 * G'day, Wikipedia doesn't use terms like moderator as such in terms of specific articles. Any editor can contribute to what goes on a page, so long as their suggestions comply with policy. That said, please do not remove content like you as there is no good reason to create empty sections. I will reiterate -- as you have a conflict of interest, please do not directly edit the article. Please make your suggestions and provide your sources on the talk page. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 09:00, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

March 2020
Hello, I'm Thepenguin9. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —specifically this edit to 4th Brigade (Australia)—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help desk. Thanks.  Thepenguin9 (talk''') 23:14, 18 March 2020 (UTC)