User talk:Images138

Hello, Arcaid. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you have an external relationship with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Richard Bryant (photographer), you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Melcous (talk) 14:43, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "Arcaid", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Trammel Museum of Art". However, you are invited to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you personally, such as "Mark at WidgetsUSA", "Jack Smith at the XY Foundation", and "WidgetFan87".

Please also note that Wikipedia does not allow accounts to be shared by multiple people, and that you may not advocate for or promote any company, group, organization, product, or website, regardless of your username. Moreover, I recommend that you read our conflict of interest guideline. If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please create a new account or request a change of username, by completing this form, that complies with our username policy. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. Melcous (talk) 01:43, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Bryant (photographer)

Please stop adding non-encyclopaedic content and formatting errors to this article. As you have a conflict of interest, you should engage in discussion on the article's talk page about changes you want to make, rather than simply adding content that does not meet wikipedia's guidelines on being neutral and reliably sourced. If possible, you should also familiarise yourself with wikipedia's required style and formatting. Thank you, Melcous (talk) 01:43, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again. It does not seem that you have read the articles suggested. For example, you keep introducing references which include incorrectly placed punctuation and spacing. More importantly, you have included information from blogs and personal websites which are not considered reliable sources for the purposes of wikipedia. Also, please note that while changing your username was a good thing to do, this does not change the fact that you have a conflict of interest with this article and therefore should be extremely careful about editing it again. Wikipedia works by consensus and collaboration, so please try to listen to what other editors are saying, and engage in discussion here or on the article's talk page. If you continue to add the same content without engaging in discussion, you may find yourself in danger of being blocked from editing the article. Thank you, Melcous (talk) 14:46, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

editing page

Hi Melcous,

I am struggling with creating this page please can you help me. What parts shall i edit to make it 'neutral'

Sorry about not replying to your comments as I have just learned how to use this

Regards,

A

Hi A, thanks for your message. Wikipedia works by consensus and collaboration, so one of the best things to do here is interact with other editors :) Another key principle is that all information should be verifiable by reference to reliable sources and presented in a neutral way. So some of the content you have added simply has no references, while a lot of it is sourced to self-published or primary sources which are not ideal. Please have a read through this page about reliable sources - in particular, the goal is to have secondary sources wherever possible. Some of the other information you have added could be consider non-encyclopaedic or trivial, for example, who the subject of the article has "admired." The issue with being neutral is also at least partly about perception - because your username is the same as one of the websites you have used as a source for the article, this implies that you may have a conflict of interest - meaning you have some kind of real world connection with the subject of the article. In this case, you need to be extra careful about what you add. Similarly, because this is the only article on wikipedia you have contributed to (note there is nothing wrong with this), but it can also give the impression to other editors that your goal here is to promote a particular person or point of view, which is not allowed. So if you can read through those articles I have linked to here, that should be a good start, and particularly keep in mind that all information you add to the article must be sourced and not contain your own opinion or point of view. If you do in fact have a conflict of interest, the best thing you can do is make suggestions for how to improve the article on the talk page and then allow other editors to edit the article rather than editing it yourself, so as to remove the perception of possible bias/promotion. I hope that helps. Feel free to ask more questions, or if you have particular suggestions for what you think should be included in the article (with references), let me know if I can try to help you enter it in a neutral and well-sourced way. Regards, Melcous (talk) 06:33, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

help

Hi Melcous,

Thanks for replying. I've changed my username from Arcaid to Images138 - why does it still say I have and a conflict of interest? And can I not use the official Richard Bryant website for referencing as I've seen other pages (i.e Zaha Hadid) and they've used official websites as sources.

I don't understand what I particularly need to change. Please can you point out sentences - I'm really confused.

Regards, A

Your submission at Articles for creation: Arcaid Architectural Photography Awards (August 24)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by FoCuSandLeArN was:

This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability—see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies and the golden rule. Please improve the submission's referencing, so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia.
What you can do: Add citations (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners) to secondary reliable sources that are entirely independent of the subject.

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 when they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Arcaid Architectural Photography Awards and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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FoCuS contribs; talk to me! 00:07, 24 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Images138, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about why your article submission was declined please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! FoCuS contribs; talk to me! 00:07, 24 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Reply to your Articles for Creation Help Desk question

Hello, Images138! I'm Primefac. I have replied to your question about a submission at the WikiProject Articles for Creation Help Desk. Primefac (talk) 08:57, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Arcaid Images

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A tag has been placed on Arcaid Images, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. RichardOSmith (talk) 20:07, 1 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

September 2015

Please do not remove file deletion tags from file description pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Arcaid Images, without resolving the problem that the template refers to, or giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your removal of this template does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Thank you. RichardOSmith (talk) 09:02, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Arcaid Images, without resolving the problem that the template refers to, or giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your removal of this template does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Thank you. RichardOSmith (talk) 09:02, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to remove speedy deletion notices from pages you created yourself, as you did at Arcaid Images, you may be blocked from editing. RichardOSmith (talk) 09:03, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop continuing to remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia without resolving the problem that the template refers to. This may be considered disruptive editing. Further edits of this type may result in your account being blocked from editing. RichardOSmith (talk) 09:03, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia.

When editing Wikipedia, there is a field labeled "Edit summary" below the main edit box. It looks like this:

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Please use the edit summary to explain your reasoning for the edit, or a summary of what the edit changes. Thanks! RichardOSmith (talk) 09:04, 2 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Arcaid Architectural Photography Awards (September 16)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Onel5969 was:

This submission does not appear to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. Entries should be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources. Please rewrite your submission in a more encyclopedic format. Please make sure to avoid peacock terms that promote the subject.

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 when they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Arcaid Architectural Photography Awards and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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Onel5969 ^{TT me} 13:52, 16 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Arcaid Architectural Photography Awards concern

Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Draft:Arcaid Architectural Photography Awards, a page you created, has not been edited in 5 months. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion. If you would like to attempt to save it, you will need to improve it.

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Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 01:31, 17 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Arcaid Architectural Photography Awards

Hello, Images138. It has been over six months since you last edited your Articles for Creation draft article submission, "Arcaid Architectural Photography Awards".

In accordance with our policy that Articles for Creation is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}} or {{db-g13}} code.

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 12:20, 5 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]