User talk:WinstonMBC

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February 2020
Hello, I'm C.Fred. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Sine Chadi, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at the tutorial on citing sources, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. —C.Fred (talk) 17:48, 23 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Please dfo not remove, I am editing on behalf of the person involved and info is accurate and verifiable, I am not certain how to insert reference


 * The info is not verifible: you have not provided any sources! Further, if you are editing on behalf of the subject, you should not edit the page at all, because of your conflict of interest. —C.Fred (talk) 17:51, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

Hello WinstonMBC. The nature of your edits gives the impression you have an undisclosed financial stake in promoting a topic, such as the edit you made to Sine Chadi, but you have not complied with Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. Paid advocacy is a category of conflict of interest (COI) editing that involves being compensated by a person, group, company or organization to use Wikipedia to promote their interests. Undisclosed paid advocacy is prohibited by our policies on neutral point of view and what Wikipedia is not, and is an especially egregious type of COI; the Wikimedia Foundation regards it as a "black hat" practice akin to black-hat SEO.

Paid advocates are very strongly discouraged from direct article editing, and should instead propose changes on the talk page of the article in question if an article exists, and if it does not, from attempting to write an article at all. At best, any proposed article creation should be submitted through the articles for creation process, rather than directly.

Regardless, if you are receiving or expect to receive compensation for your edits, broadly construed, you are  required by the Wikimedia Terms of Use to disclose your employer, client and affiliation. You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page at User:WinstonMBC. The template Paid can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form:. If I am mistaken – you are not being directly or indirectly compensated for your edits – please state that in response to this message. Otherwise, please provide the required disclosure. In either case, do not edit further until you answer this message. —C.Fred (talk) 17:53, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

I am not being directly compensated for my efforts - updating the page to reflect more accurate content as a friend of the subject, previous content was objectionable, and thus the update Please stop undoing accurate changes


 * You need to abide by the rules. Even if you aren't paid, you still have a conflict of interest. You should not directly edit Sine Chadi. You may request edits at Talk:Sine Chadi; you must cite published reliable sources for changes you want made. —C.Fred (talk) 17:58, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

I am trying to insert citations and links - there is zero evidence I am doing this inappropriately.


 * I've seen you deleting more links than you've added. This is yet another reason you should get assistance on the talk page. —C.Fred (talk) 18:01, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

I am aligning as I go

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Sine Chadi, you may be blocked from editing. ''You have been informed that you may not directly edit the article. You must request edits via the talk page. I hope it is not necessary to restrict your editing privileges on the article to get you to comply with the conflict of interest policies.'' —C.Fred (talk) 18:08, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
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I am completely curious how you can object to me providing sourceable editing to this page when much of what is on it is not sourced, how do you rationalize your comments given this?WinstonMBC (talk) 18:41, 23 February 2020 (UTC)


 * There are sources at the bottom of the page, which is a separate mess to be attended to. —C.Fred (talk) 20:59, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

I have updated further as below providing secondary sources for most items - there are two notes which are tied to a company the subject owns, but they are from an annual report which is an audited document, filed with the TSX Exchange - the only context that rely on these documents are from the audited financials and that position him as CEO of the company - thus these should be non-contentious citations. There is no editorial language except in one place where it is a direct quote from the source. Revised copy appears below:

Please advise if you are satisfied with the edits made and if you will object if I publish what is below. - WinstonMBCWinstonMBC (talk) 16:21, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Sine Kassim Chadi (b. 1956) is businessman, philanthropist and former politician. He is currently CEO and Chairman of Imperial Equities Inc. a publicly traded company on the TSX Venture Exchange. Sine has worked in the real estate and development industry for more than 40 years. He is the owner of several companies involved in real estate sales, asset management, property management and mortgage financing < Imperial Equities (2020) Growing in a Changing World, 2019 Annual Report, p. 110>. He is “known for his hospitality and philanthropic commitment” and Chadi was also elected to the Alberta Legislature in 1993 as the MLA for Edmonton Roper and he served one term, leaving politics in 1997. Contents:

Early Life Political career Business Career Philanthropy Personal Life

Early Life:

The Chadi Family was among Canada’s first Lebanese settlers, first travelling into the Lac La Biche area in 1895, where they participated in the fur trade, set up a general store and provided some of the most significant regional competition to the Hudson’s Bay Company. Sine’s father Mike (Mahmoud) and his wife Zeher had six children, of which Sine was the third. Zeher Chadi passed away from breast cancer at the young age of 34 in 1967 when Sine was only 10 years old. Mike Chadi expanded his business focus to the Fort Chipwyan area and opened a general store in that area in 1972 while Sine and his siblings looked after and expanded their properties and businesses in the Lac La Biche area. Sine graduated from High School in Lac La Biche in 1973

1993 Election and Political Career:

Chadi entered politics as the Liberal candidate in Edmonton Roper during the 1993 Provincial Election, an election that saw the Alberta Liberal Party under Laurence Decore lose narrowly to Ralph Klein’s Conservatives in what was, to that point, the closest election in Alberta history. As a newly elected member of the Alberta Liberal Caucus, Chadi served as a Deputy Finance critic as well as critic for Economic Development and Trade and Science and Research, and Treasury, . He also served as a member of the Public Accounts Committee, as well as on the Committees on the Alberta Heritage Savings Fund Act,the Select Standing Committee on law and Regulations and the Select Standing Committee on Public Affairs

In 1994, he ran for Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party, and after a controversial and divisive leadership campaign, Chadi chose to walk away, complete his term as MLA, and not to run for a second term in the Legislature. Sine’s business interests began to expand into the construction and management of retail fuel service centres, a mortgage business and an insurance agency as well as a growing real estate business In 1987, he moved his business operations to the new downtown Edmonton Tower, Scotia Place, where he continues to be based. In 1998, Sine founded Imperial Equities. . The company has grown over 20 years to the point where is has close to 1 million square feet of leasable space. Imperial assets are valued at more than $220 million (2019 financial).. Philanthropy:

Chadi is a community leader who has actively and financially supported many community groups and charities. He is known for his ability to energize and inspire donors with his rousing auctioneering activities and is quick to offer a lead donation at charity events His philanthropy involves not just donating but bringing his business and promotion know-how to the aid of many causes.

Chadi is an active participant in the fundraising activities of many organizations. He was fundraising chair of a $7 million campaign for the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation, where he also served as a Board Member for many years. The Chadi Family Foundation, made the lead donation to the Glenrose’s Capital Campaign in 2018, committing $1 million.

Chadi has also been a leading donor and organizer for E4C, an organization focused on anti-poverty initiatives and operator of Edmonton City Hall’s Hallway Café which provides job and life skills support to vulnerable youth. He was also the organizer of the Premier’s Wild Game Dinner which raised money for multiple causes.

Chadi also currently serves a Director of the Parkinson Association of Alberta, and of the Gordon and Diane Buchanan Family Foundation, which has spearheaded the construction and operation of the $6 million Buchanan Centre as a wellness centre for people suffering from Parkinson disease. He has also served on the Board of the Capital Care Foundation and continues to financially support the organization. He was financing chair for the $23 million Edmonton Islamic Academy

Personal Life:

Chadi has received several awards for his business achievements and community involvement including being recognized as a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) , Alberta Centennial Medal (2005) and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012) . Sine was inducted to the City of Edmonton Hall of Fame (2013). He was also a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2008


 * This is a big change to request at one time. When you make your requests at the article talk page, go in smaller chunks. —C.Fred (talk) 16:28, 27 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Ok, I can go section by section - and do through the talk page for the Sine Chadi page - correct? WinstonMBCWinstonMBC (talk) 16:36, 27 May 2020 (UTC)