User talk:Mariekfp

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Welcome to Wikipedia, Mariekfp! Thank you for your contributions. I am Tacyarg and I have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. You can also check out Questions or type at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes ( ~ ); that will automatically produce your username and the date. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Tacyarg (talk) 18:55, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
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Hello, Mariekfp, and welcome to Wikipedia!&#32;Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited 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.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or another editor to proofread it. See our help page on userspace drafts for more details. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

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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! ReaderofthePack (｡◕‿◕｡)  19:42, 5 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi! I saw that you represent Rodes Rollins, so any conflict of interest needs to be stated on the talk page. Also, definitely check out information at WP:ADVENTURE. WP:PSCOI has a simpler overview of the conflict of interest guidelines as well, which I definitely encourage that you read. Some basic notes on the article:
 * Avoid name dropping if possible. You can say that someone has worked with a person, but being affiliated with someone isn't something that would automatically give notability on Wikipedia. In most cases it comes across as promotional, like it's being done to make a person seem more legit and major. The sourcing and their work should be what establishes that.
 * Be careful of phrasing. It's really easy for something to seem promotional without intending it to be, especially if you work in PR. Your writing isn't bad and I definitely see where you tried to keep things simple, but just be careful. The only thing that stood out was the bit about catching the attention of the music world. I changed this to be more direct.
 * With sourcing, avoid anything that accepts user submitted content like Tune Find. The reason for this is that because anyone can submit content, the site isn't verifiable. The information may be correct, but Wikipedia will not be able to verify it in the way that is needed.
 * I'm not overall worried about the page or Rollins's notability, but it's typically better to submit new articles through the Articles for Creation process (WP:AfC) if you have a conflict of interest. It's slower, but it does help resolve a lot of the concerns that can arise from submitting directly. Now all that aside, I heartily recommend that you continue editing - for a first article and one from someone who has a conflict of interest, this is very good! I think you have a definite talent for it, so definitely don't stop here. ReaderofthePack (｡◕‿◕｡)  19:58, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi ReaderofthePack! Thank you so much for your help and comments. Yes I do have a conflict of interest and read the conflict of interest page, but I hadn't stumbled upon all the other pages you mentioned yet. At the moment I do not receive any compensation from Rodes Rollins / she is not an official client of mine (I'm technically a grad student and not employed by anyone at the moment). Thank you for sharing all of this with me and for the compliment on my writing! I really tried to make this neutral, and I really enjoyed the edits I've made to other pages. This might be a kind of dumb question - but should I resubmit the article I wrote to the community and have them proofread or is the article live now? I tried to do this before, but I think I accidentally deleted the first draft instead.

Re: my name Wikipedia - Is it ok or should I change it?

Again thanks for your help!

Mariekfp (talk) 01:10, 6 September 2018 (UTC) Mariekfp
 * You've pinged ReaderofthePack already, so the HelpMe template is just going to get the attention of other editors.
 * The disclosure on your user page seems adequate.
 * Your article Rodes Rollins is indeed live and looks like it needs additional sources to establish notability (I've tagged it for that).  — jmcgnh (talk) (contribs) 02:41, 6 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi Mariekfp, thanks for engaging with other editors and doing a good job about declaring your CoI. Well done! Best wishes, Tacyarg (talk) 07:38, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Got it thank you!

Mariekfp (talk) 23:52, 6 September 2018 (UTC)Mariekfp