User talk:PhitApp

March 2018
Please stop deleting sourced info and inserting promotional info into the Phil Heath article. You edit summaries suggest to me that it might be useful for you to read our policy on editing when you have a conflict of interest. David in DC (talk) 16:49, 26 March 2018 (UTC)]]

April 2018
Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to Phil Heath. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 21:56, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

Hi ,

Can you please explain to me which parts of my edits were of concern to you? My understanding is that I was making the changes that you, the editor, had requested. When I mentioned that I had removed promotional links as requested the editor, I was referring to you...I was using any links and references as citation support for the changes made. For example, I added the Mr. Olympia website to show proof that he will be competing again this year. Please let me know how to proceed.


 * I apologize for the misunderstanding of "editor" but please explain on the COI noticebaord how edits like this "Inspired by the rewarding experience on the court and the capability to scratch “basketball player” from his to-do list, he positioned himself for the next challenge. The allure of intense training and competition steered heath towards the bodybuilding trajectory. He transitioned his focus to the intensely competitive sport as he realized basketball hadn’t allowed him to fully define his niche. Humble in his approach, yet with stealth and strategy, he officially pursued bodybuilding with unyielding fortitude in October 2002." are not promotional worded and fluffy? Your name implies a conflict of interest and your edits are only to this page. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:38, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Also none of this whole paragraph is sourced. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:41, 2 April 2018 (UTC)


 * If you have a conflict of interest take your proposed edits to Talk:Phil Heath. It is not a problem to want to update his business ventures but the wording is the main problem. At this talk page other editors can see your edits and propose changes.HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:49, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

The material you added was copied directly from other websites, and thus was a copyright violation. Please don't add copyright material to Wikipedia. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 20:36, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion
There is currently a discussion at Conflict of interest/Noticeboard regarding a possible conflict of interest incident with which you may be involved. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 22:07, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

April 2018
Hello PhitApp. 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.

Paid advocates are very strongly discouraged from direct article editing, and should instead propose changes on the talk page of the article in question if an article exists, and if it does not, from attempting to write an article at all. At best, any proposed article creation should be submitted through the articles for creation process, rather than directly.

Regardless, if you are receiving or expect to receive compensation for your edits, broadly construed, you are  required by the Wikimedia Terms of Use to disclose your employer, client and affiliation. You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page at User:PhitApp. The template Paid can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form:. If I am mistaken – you are not being directly or indirectly compensated for your edits – please state that in response to this message. Otherwise, please provide the required disclosure. In either case, please do not edit further until you answer this message. ~ Winged Blades Godric 11:49, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. Please note that you may only request a name that is not already in use, so please check here for a listing of already taken names. Thank you. -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:00, 3 April 2018 (UTC)