User talk:Zahed

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Happy editing! DoubleGrazing (talk) 14:10, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

About me
I am a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, where I independently research disinformation and targeted hate, specifically towards religious minorities. I also serve as Director of the Concordia Forum, a global network of leaders of Muslim backgrounds that coordinates policy, strategic, and cultural events around the world. I speak about these issues regularly at conferences and online (many are available on YouTube and elsewhere).

I am a longtime admirer of, and advocate for, an independent and transparent Wikipedia that has been invaluable in providing a knowledge framework database for a global audience. I have recently acknowledged improving the Wikipedia entry for the Institute for Strategic Dialogue as it was scheduled for deletion, although I only intend to do this within the guidelines that Wikipedia has set out. zahed (talk) 15:03, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (October 20)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by DoubleGrazing were:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to User:Zahed/sandbox and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
 * If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
 * If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:AfC_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=User:Zahed/sandbox Articles for creation help desk], on the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:DoubleGrazing&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:AfC_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=User:Zahed/sandbox reviewer's talk page] or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

DoubleGrazing (talk) 14:11, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Sasha Havlicek has a new comment
 I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Sasha Havlicek. Thanks! Star  Mississippi  17:41, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, Zahed. 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:


 * avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
 * propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the request edit template);
 * disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Conflict of interest);
 * avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Spam);
 * do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

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. DoubleGrazing (talk) 17:44, 20 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your feedback. This is the first time I've created a Wikipedia post for consideration. I will disclose my conflict of interest, although I'm not receiving any compensation for these edits. I appreciate your patience... I want to contribute responsibly. zahed (talk) 18:02, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Sasha Havlicek (January 10)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Mattdaviesfsic was:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Sasha Havlicek and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
 * If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
 * If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:AfC_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Sasha_Havlicek Articles for creation help desk], on the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Mattdaviesfsic&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:AfC_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Sasha_Havlicek reviewer's talk page] or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Mattdaviesfsic (talk) 05:33, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Sasha Havlicek has a new comment
 I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Sasha Havlicek. Thanks! Star  Mississippi  15:03, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Sasha Havlicek (May 1)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by DoubleGrazing were:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Sasha Havlicek and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
 * If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
 * If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk/New_question&withJS=MediaWiki:AFCHD-wizard.js&page=Draft:Sasha_Havlicek Articles for creation help desk], on the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:DoubleGrazing&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:AfC_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Sasha_Havlicek reviewer's talk page] or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

DoubleGrazing (talk) 17:04, 1 May 2023 (UTC)