User talk:StephSeidman

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need personal help ask me on my talk page, or. Again, welcome. Tacyarg (talk) 20:12, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Please also be aware that if you are, know, work for or represent Ian Marchant (author) you should not edit the article about him. Please see the conflict of interest guidance. Tacyarg (talk) 20:14, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Hello, could you give me some explanation as to what is wrong with my edits? They are all completely factual and can be independently verified. StephSeidman (talk) 20:21, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi, thanks for your reply. A couple of things - firstly, you didn't add any references for the statements you added to the article. Everything in a Wikipedia article should be backed up by public sources. Secondly, you gave more detail than is usual in a biography of a living person in Wiki; the idea is to focus on what is notable about the subject of the article. In particular, names of family members who are not themselves notable should not normally be included, as with Marchant's brother. See WP:BLPNAME. And finally, the amount of detail you gave made me wonder whether you know, represent, are, work for or have some other connexion to Marchant. In that case you should not edit the article about him; you can request changes on the article's Talk page. Hope that helps - if you look at the links above there is lots of info about how to reference, writing neutrally etc. Tacyarg (talk) 20:30, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I understand. I am just a fan who has read his books (all of this info can be found in them or on his website which is also public). I can take out the irrelevant family name. Should I just add links for the reviews I mentioned or is there anything else that is unverified? StephSeidman (talk) 21:49, 26 June 2023 (UTC)