User talk:Speysideway

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Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, Speysideway. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Speyside Way, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:


 * avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization or competitors;
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In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Nick Moyes (talk) 16:43, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

Don't panic! The above message is one of our standard templates which avoids us having to type the same stuff over and over again. Further to my answer to your Teahouse Question (see here), there are two ways to deal with a name change. The more complex way (usually for those who've already made lots of edits already) is to request a username change by following the guidance at Changing username. The much simpler way is simply to abandon the account if it's breaching our rules, forget the password, and simply create another account with a username that's preferable. Any WP:COI/WP:PAID declarations can be made on the userpage of that new account, and you can also mention the name of your other account so that there is some linkage remaining.

I'm sorry if all this seems rather process-driven, but I'll help you in whatever way I can. You may also find some like-minded editors and hints & tips over at WikiProject Hiking trails. Regards, Nick Moyes (talk) 16:50, 21 November 2021 (UTC)


 * This just follows on from the constructive discussions we've had on my user talk page, and let's you send me the replacement logo graphic you were unsure about how to upload. Nick Moyes (talk) 09:43, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

I sent two emails yesterday, both with attachments and suspect you may find in spam folder?
Hi

Your latest post makes me wonder if my emails aren't getting through? Bad people sometimes spoof off rucsacs.com and some email servers block emails with attachaments. I sent you two emails yesterday, both with attachments and suspect you may find in spam folder? If not I can resend, if need be to or from a different address

THE FIRST READ: Dear Nick

Thanks a million, I have been desperately missing a simple Reply button in my dealings with Wikipedia! I promise not to abuse your email but find it much easier to use than the Talk business which felt strangely difficult.

I baulked at trying to replace the rogue logo directly (tho’s I did find it) for two reasons: a) the rogue logo entry had a clear message something like “this file cannot be overwritten” which made me believe that if I tried to replace it might not work and/or there would be retaliatory action from those who have hijacked the entry (just as for years they hijacked speysideway.org which was the originally domain where the official website sat until idiots in IT at Moray failed to renew it). But because of my COI it surely is best if you do it anyway? b) I have realised that if I were ever to retire from Rucksack Readers (unlikely, unless forced) I could easily spend my time editing or seeking edits to Wikipedia. I spent about 5 hours on Wiki on Sunday and became bogged down in how to deal with Talk pages, indeed I actually emailed a couple of colleagues to ask if they knew how Wikipedia editing worked but nobody did.

I can’t tell you how delighted I am that you’re interested in the Arran Unconformity and I’ll email you separately about that.

For now, however, forgive me if I lean on you to upload whichever of the two versions attached will work better (or to tell me exactly what you need if neither will work).

We think the logo on pale grey (matched to Wiki's grey) would look best but we also supply it on white because you mentioned white background. We hope the size is right.

Thanks again, so much, for the direct email and had two SSW logos attached. THE SECOND READ: Very pleased to see exact location of Hutton’s Unconformity at Newton Point taken into the article, and thanks for crediting us with that reference. Are you sure you wouldn’t like a printed copy of the book? Given that you’ve already referenced it, nobody could claim any COI surely? And publishers have to give away books all the time, it’s the only way to get them noticed.

We usually avoid grid refs because we try not to put off newcomers some of whom find them too technical. The only reason I quoted it was that it took me three consecutive visits (this was in 2008, over a decade before the Geopark marked it) to locate it, nobody local had any idea and maps didn’t mark it so until the Geopark arrived our publication was the only one that told people where it was. And I knew only because on attempt no 3 I stalked a group of geology students until they went to it!

About photos, if you want the page 44 upper you would need to ask Malcolm Whitmore (Arran Access trust) who is on [email redacted because I have no idea if this communication is public or private] and mention that I gave you his email if you try.

If you wanted the lower photo, that is my own (from the stalking visit) but personally I think it’s more helpful in the form that you can view in the Gallery (on https://www.rucsacs.com/book/arran-coastal-way/) with lines identifying the angular unconformity. I could supply that as high res and I own the rights.

and it had an angular unconformity photo attached (small version)

Hope this catches us up and do please email me direct in response, I really can't cope with this whole method of messaging ... Thx Jacquetta