User talk:Revtimgoode

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Happy editing! Girth Summit  (blether) 20:54, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

Greetings
Hi - welcome to Wikipedia. I'm Girth Summit (that's a pseudonym - I keep my actual identity private), an administrator here. It's nice to see a local face on the project - I live in York, and am very familiar with the Minster (I actually know Chris Collingwood and Michael Smith, and Paul Gameson from the choir). So again, welcome.

I am assuming from your username that you are the Timothy Goode who has been installed as pastor? First of all, can I ask you to familiarise you with our guidance on editing with a conflict of interest. I'm not accusing you of any intentional wrongdoing, but I should advise you that we generally don't write about ourselves, or about people whom we know personally. The edits you've made are straightforward and factual, so it isn't a problem of any kind, but if you are going to change facts about yourself or your place of work, you are expected to make a declaration of your interest in the subject before doing so. The instructions are all there in the guidance I linked to.

My second question is whether you could provide a source for the changes you made. You changed Michael Smith's name to your own, but the cited source (the 2013 accounts) still refers to Smith. If there is something you could link to that confirms your installation (? - installment?), I could help you to format the reference so that the assertion is verifiable for the reader.

Thanks in advance, and best wishes, Girth Summit  (blether)  21:06, 20 January 2024 (UTC)