User talk:Nedbear

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I thought I should also provide some feedback on why I have reverted some changes. This is a biography of a living person, and so needs to conform particularly closely to sources. You have made a change (twice now I think) removing Manning's birth year. This is sourced to a National Library of Australia catalogue entry, which would normally be considered a very reliable source. If there is another reliable source that gives an alternative date, then please use it, but otherwise please leave the information as it is. Other personal information (names of sibling and children) have been put in without any source for the information. I think it would be preferable if it were omitted until a reliable source was available. Other information is not relevant to an encyclopedia and sounds a bit like advertising: for example "and is now published by Cambridge University Press" and "He has directed numerous plays for young people and recently took a group from Newtown High School of the Performing Arts to China." It was this last point in particular that raised the concern for me that you might have a conflict of interest (hence the alert notice above). I hope this helps clarify some points, and you may want to look at some of the policies and guidelines to which I've provided links above. hamiltonstone (talk) 04:27, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

Recent chamges at Ned Manning
I appreciate you are trying to improve and update the article, but your latest edits have: introduced formatting errors, made the lead non-compliant with MOSLEAD, removed summary of critical reviews, and added unreferenced facts. Some of those facts may be true, but until you can get a source, I'm reverting them. If you aren't sure how to add material, I'd be happy for you to leave details on the article talk page (eg. a reference and hyperlink), and I'll help incorporate them in the article in the appropriate format. Leave a message on my talk page if you want to discuss. hamiltonstone (talk) 02:32, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi, I am writing about my Wikipedia entry. I have attempted to update it on a number of occasions but every time I do it is re-edited to the original entry. The current entry is outdated and slightly inaccurate.

1. I have written a book called Playground Duty (NewSouthBooks) which has been widely praised including reviews in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Here are two links to a review and a radio interview about the book.

http://www.nswwc.org.au/2012/08/playground-duty-by-ned-manning-366-days-of-writing/

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/playground-duty3a-a-teacher27s-story/4301814


 * Added.

2. I have four children and my daughter, Ella is an emerging film maker.
 * Yet to find a reliable source on this.

3. My radio adaptation of Women of Troy has been selected for competition in the International Prix Marulic Radio Competition.
 * Yet to find a reliable source on this.

4. I have written a play for children called Alice Dreaming which is published by Cambridge University Press.
 * Included.

5. I have contributed to a book of short plays called No Nudity, Weapons or Naked Flames published by Federation Press.
 * Added.

6. I was nominated for an AWGIE for Writing for Young People in 2011
 * Added.

7. I have a website which has up to date information. nedmanning.com
 * Added.

Thank you for your assistance.

Kind regards Ned Manning

response
THanks Ned. As the subject of the article, you should avoid editing the article itself as you have a conflict of interest. What you can do is raise your suggestions and provide information at the article talk page. I will try and help out with some of the above. One of the things to understand about WP is that it's foundation is 'verifiability, not truth'. So, for example, I have found a reliable source that tells me that Ella Bancroft won a prize at the Cockatoo Island festival, and that allows us to establish her significance. Awkwardly though, that source (nor a couple of others I checked) establishes that she is your daughter. This is a classic case where we have truth - you can tell us here that she is your daughter - but not verifiability - a published reliable source that tells us she is your daughter. If you know of a publication that mentions this relationship, please tell us. I'll see what I can manage on some of the other points. Cheers, hamiltonstone (talk) 12:06, 23 April 2013 (UTC)