User talk:BoatsandTrains

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Thank you for contributing to the article Kirinji (band). However, please do not use unreliable sources such as blogs, wikis, personal websites, and websites and publications with a poor reputation for checking the facts or with no editorial oversight. These sources may express views that are widely acknowledged as pushing a particular point-of-view, sometimes even extremist, being promotional in nature, or relying heavily on rumors and personal opinions. One of Wikipedia's core policies is that contributions must be verifiable through reliable sources, preferably using inline citations. If you require further assistance, please look at Help:Menu/Editing Wikipedia, or ask at the Teahouse. Thank you. Jay8g [V•T•E] 06:05, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, BoatsandTrains. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Whitney Reynolds, 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 article subjects for more information. We ask that you:

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicizing, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Tacyarg (talk) 19:18, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Tacyarg,

I do have a COI with the Whitney Reynolds page as she has hired me as an intern to fix up her page, although she wanted it to be more on the promotional side...

Any help and advice for me to make her article more suited for Wikipedia would be much appreciated.

Thank you. BoatsandTrains (talk) 02:42, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thanks for disclosing your conflict of interest. You'll need to request changes on the article's Talk page rather than making them yourself. The "propose changes" link above explains how to do this. Best wishes, Tacyarg (talk) 08:30, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You've uploaded the images as "own work" - is that correct, you took them? Tacyarg (talk) 08:43, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I did not take the pictures myself, but they were provided to me by Whitney Reynolds herself, so I am uploading them on her behalf with her permission. Do I need additional verification for their inclusion? BoatsandTrains (talk) 21:41, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, you will need whoever has the copyright to release it to Wikipedia. I will post some guidance about images. Tacyarg (talk) 21:50, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You need to read WP:BOSS and WP:PAID.

In an edit summary on Draft:Kelsey Lake, you also mentioned a COI. Is that also paid work? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:47, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Kelsey Lake (August 14)

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

Too little information, even for a stub. Better references are required, too, please

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.

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🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 09:53, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, BoatsandTrains! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering 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! 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 09:53, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]