User talk:Whithertford43

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April 2023
Hello, I'm Miner Editor. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Whit Hertford—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. Miner Editor (talk) 05:06, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

July 2023
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions; however, it appears you may have written a Wikipedia article, or a draft for a Wikipedia article, about yourself, at Whit Hertford. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – please see our guideline on writing autobiographies. If you create such an article, it may be deleted. If what you have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according to our policy for articles about living people, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see Notable people who have edited Wikipedia). If you wish to add to or change an existing article about yourself, you are welcome to propose the changes by visiting the article's talk page. Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and not a personal web space or social networking site. If your article has already been deleted, please see: Why was the page I created deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss this with the deleting administrator. Thank you. Kleuske (talk) 09:19, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

ANI Notice
There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Kleuske (talk) 17:19, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, Whithertford43. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, 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:


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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Secretlondon (talk) 16:38, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

Accounts
Not only are you allegedly writing about yourself, but you also have two accounts? You need to choose one, you can't have two. Secretlondon (talk) 16:42, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because the username, Whithertford43, matches the name of a well-known, living person.

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Thank you. Secretlondon (talk) 16:45, 9 July 2023 (UTC)


 * i have noticed that the painstaking work i did to keep my bio current and reflective of who i am today has been brazenly erased and omitted. this is unkind and reductive. i would like to request an appeal to reverse those changes, immediately. 2603:8000:D1F0:8E30:64FC:3524:F88A:BFB7 (talk) 17:13, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

And if you are the person concerned I want you to edit on something other than yourself. We're not for self promotion, thanks. Secretlondon (talk) 16:49, 9 July 2023 (UTC)


 * this is ridiculous.
 * so, let’s say someone else submitted edits to my bio, that is more viable than the person themselves? when did wikipedia become so stringent? 2603:8000:D1F0:8E30:64FC:3524:F88A:BFB7 (talk) 17:16, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
 * If they provide reliable, independent sources, yes. I think it’s a good possibility you are who you say you are, but would you want anyone to be able to claim that they are you and make uncited edits to your page? Afheather (talk) 18:03, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
 * no, that’s why having a credible source - like the actual person - providing info is proooooooobably the most authentic way 2603:8000:D1F0:8E30:64FC:3524:F88A:BFB7 (talk) 19:04, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
 * No, it still requires a source verifiable by other people, such as a newspaper article. We can’t just take your word that you are who you claim to be. Even if you are who you say you are, you are not allowed to directly edit your own page because it’s a conflict of interest. Please read the links above. Afheather (talk) 22:12, 9 July 2023 (UTC)