User talk:Moresie

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Steve Down
Hello, Moresie. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about in the page Steve Down, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:


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Also please note that editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. scope_creep (talk) 09:54, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

Nice try @ scope_creep (talk) just because you want to control and own a page. I have no COI. What I do know is that particular page, like many, is so, so poorly written. Moresie (talk) 14:05, 25 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi Moresie, We have 5670000 articles on Wikipedia more or less,and you happen to chance upon Steve Down, an article that has been fought over continually for the last year and a half or more, with yourself who has 78 edits. I really don't think so, particularly since it is so well edited. The referenced and the content which is verified is perfectly valid. Please undergo disclosure per WP:DISCLOSURE. Why not stick around. You are an excellent editor. Once disclosed, you can happy edit until your hearts content.  scope_creep (talk) 14:51, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Moresie, I have posted an entry on you to the Conflict of interest/Noticeboard. scope_creep (talk) 14:55, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

Sounds like you're projecting and you have a conflict. I really do not. Moresie (talk) 18:21, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

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November 2018
Hello Moresie. The nature of your edits gives the impression you have an undisclosed financial stake in promoting a topic, and that you have not complied with Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. Paid advocacy is a category of conflict of interest (COI) editing that involves being compensated by a person, group, company or organization to use Wikipedia to promote their interests. Undisclosed paid advocacy is prohibited by our policies on neutral point of view and what Wikipedia is not, and is an especially egregious type of COI; the Wikimedia Foundation regards it as a "black hat" practice akin to Black hat SEO.

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 * Not paid; just bored and putting my time to use on Wikipedia. Fortunate enough to not to need to work; I've donated small funds to Wiki Foundation as well. Hope this helps and obviously undo any erroneous edits. Moresie (talk) 21:04, 20 November 2018 (UTC)


 * I don't find that credible and have asked another admin to take a look. SmartSE (talk) 21:14, 20 November 2018 (UTC) Sure. Paid editors are persistent and not that great at writing. The opposite, I drop anything contentious and get the point; and also get to the point. Let me know if you need any volunteer hours somewhere specific. Happy to put them there. Moresie (talk) 21:22, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

SmartSE (talk) all set? Some of us are just old and care more for happiness than money SmartSE. Moresie (talk) 13:59, 21 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Right... As I said I don't find your explanation at all convincing and would have already blocked you apart from the fact I prefer not to be judge, jury and executioner so have asked someone else to take a look. SmartSE (talk) 16:52, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

I'm not paid. If I was I would simply add the whole paid editor bit to the profile and be on with it. Not sure what to do to figure out how to prove a negative. Will move to other topics. Let me know if you need any volunteer hours somewhere specific. Happy to put them there. G'day. Moresie (talk) 19:32, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

Wences Casares
MER-C 10:56, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

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Fixed, RonBot. :) Moresie (talk) 19:36, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

Friendly ping
That I restored Mike Masnick, see my edit summary for rationale. Feel free to WP:AFD if you disagree. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 06:49, 20 April 2024 (UTC)