User talk:RyderWishart

July 2019
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 * Please see our WP:REFSPAM policy; thus far, a large portion of your editing has consisted of citing your own work. OhNo itsJamie Talk 14:31, 30 July 2019 (UTC)


 * Hi there, I cited two of my papers on the wikipedia page for "monosemy", since I have published several articles on this topic, and I have also cited all of the other major works on monosemy. If you would prefer if I remove my papers from the citations I don't mind doing that—but in that case I am unclear as to why that does not constitute a valid citation. There are not many publications on this topic. I will try to make sure I don't cite my own publications from now on unless absolutely necessary (sorry, I'm completely new at this). When it comes to monosemy, I wrote a thesis on this very topic (which I did not cite), and I have made sure to cite different perspectives (such as Cognitive Linguistics, Transformational-Generative, etc.). The previous monosemy article that was there was a complete stub, with no citations whatsoever, and I am an expert on it. I would have appreciated a fuller article when I began my research on the topic. I don't want to abuse citations on the articles, and I also don't want to leave out relevant publications on a topic I know very well. Any specific guidance about how to fix citations on the Monosemy article would be great! Thanks again! RyderWishart (talk) 14:40, 30 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I've unblocked your account as you claim to be a real person and not an organisation (the reason I had blocked you). Keep in mind your edits may be scrutinized and you must ensure you are aware of and edit in compliance with the conflict of interest and reliable sources policies. You should also review WP:PAID and make a relevant declaration, if appropriate (see the policy), as editing contrary to this will result in blocking without warning. N.J.A.  &#124; talk  15:03, 30 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the speedy resolution. As I said I don't want to abuse anything, I just want to make it easier for people trying to research topics I am interested in and actively researching. I am not being paid by anyone (that's a PhD student's dream). I'll try to make sure I avoid any appearance of spam as I figure all of this out. Thank you very much.