User talk:Sloansk

January 2011
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 * Dr. Sloan: Wikipedia ettiquette dictates that we not edit the articles about ourselves or our close colleagues. I noted with sadness the passing of Dr. Goetzmann this past fall. While reading his article, I noticed you edited details in it about yourself.  This sort of editing should be avoided, and left to others.  One method is to use the article's TalkPage to bring up any inaccuracies and allow  other editors to follow-up on it.
 * Roscelese also nominated the article about you for speedy deletion, and while stating notability issues for the reason, I surmise the COI issues were also a factor.
 * I am adding the appropriate inline citations to that article which support "notability", and removing the "PROD tag". But, in the future, you should refrain from editing articles about yourself. Best regards, &mdash; DennisDallas (talk) 10:54, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for this important advice, Dennis. When I saw the reference to myself in Bill Goetzmann's entry, I was in the midst of writing a memoir of him for the American Philosophical Society and was combing through web sites to be sure I hadn't overlooked any of his many accomplishments. That's when I saw myself a bit inaccurately described and did, indeed, edit it to read 'novelist and cultural historian.' Had no idea it was such a bad move. Sloansk (talk) 17:38, 6 March 2011 (UTC)