User talk:VenusTheatre

August 2022
Please refrain from making test edits in Wikipedia pages, even if you intend to fix them later. Your edits have been reverted. If you would like to experiment again, please use your sandbox. Thank you.Foxtrot620 (talk) 19:31, 14 August 2022 (UTC)


 * I am trying to update my companies page. I spent four hours putting everything together.
 * Can you recover it? VenusTheatre (talk) 21:08, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I guess I'm confused. I built the company, so does that mean I am most conflicted and least qualified to write about it? Because the page that's been up for years is completely inaccurate. For starters, the wrong Deborah Randall is tagged, the mission is not listed, nor is the actual list of shows produced. We are labeled as a company who produces the classics, and we've only done that one time out of 70. So, what's up now is actually misinformation. I'm only stating fact in what I wrote,
 * I'm happy to run it by an editor before publishing. It's a list of shows that have been produced at the theatre with links. Should I simply include that and the awards we've collected over these 30 years and delete the sentence about us being the longest running regional women's theatre in the nation, which we are? I've asked other people to edit because many women writers have been produced and I thought it would be best for them to link to their best place of reference.
 * I'd love further instruction here.
 * If you could recover what I've written that would be great because I lost a day of work doing it.
 * However I need to edit, just let me know. I'm quite confused as to how misinformation can stay up but when I write clarifying information it is a conflict.
 * Please help. We lost our space in February and virtual presence is now more important than it was before.
 * Thanks,
 * Deb
 * Venus 2600:4040:2062:6000:1CA0:ED7D:C067:4E4D (talk) 13:37, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm going to step in here because I have a suspicion that the editor that warned you may not reply. Conflicts of interest and articles bordering on autobiographical (even as an organization) are tricky to manage. First I would recommend you read the welcome I posted below as it is one custom tailored for conflicts of interest. To start, you will likely need a username change as per the third paragraph.
 * The second paragraph covers how you might draft your revised article, as it should be presentable before being in the public-facing article. From what I saw, a table might be helpful to organize the showings listed. Also take care to not write the article like an advertisement, as a core part of wikipedia is its intended neutral point of view. Be aware that for most claims, you will also need a good source and the subject's own website will not always be considered sufficient.
 * The very last line covering the  template will likely also help, as I am not very versed myself in COI or drafting matters, and it should be a good way of getting help from editors that are. I hope I was able to help. GabberFlasted (talk) 14:39, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Okay. Thanks for all of the help. I don't have this much time to invest at the moment but will try to find an intern or work on it very slowly.
 * Appreciate it,
 * Deb
 * Venus 2600:4040:2062:6000:BCFB:BA66:4392:4926 (talk) 16:15, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, VenusTheatre, and welcome to Wikipedia!&#32;Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article.&#32;Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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