User talk:Laney586
Desmond Mason
Hello. The main reason I removed that content was because large parts of it seemed to be identical to content on Mason's website. I didn't know who you were, or if you owned the rights to that text, so erring on the side of caution, I deleted it.
Even if you do own the rights to the content, we don't really want associates of Mason to be writing the article themselves. Wikipedia articles are supposed to be neutral, and there can be problems if someone has a conflict of interest. If there are minor errors that you want to correct, feel free to intervene, but otherwise, it is best to propose new text on the article's talk page (Talk:Desmond Mason).
Are there any periodical articles or books that discuss Mason's artwork? If so, let me know, and I can try to add some material myself using those sources.
As far as adding images goes, that can be a bit complicated. Ideally, images on Wikipedia are supposed freely-licensed, which means they can be reused as much as possible on other websites (including for-profit websites). See the Wikipedia:Image use policy, especially this part. I'd advise you to contact info-en-q@wikimedia.org to learn what you'd need to do if you want to add an image here. (The team who responds to those emails has more experience in such matters than I do.) Zagalejo^^^ 17:26, 26 September 2013 (UTC)
Conflict of Interest
Hello, Laney586. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.
All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.
If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:
- Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
- Be cautious about deletion discussions. Everyone is welcome to provide information about independent sources in deletion discussions, but avoid advocating for deletion of articles about your competitors.
- Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam).
- Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.
Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.
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. Mike V • Talk 04:18, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
Tony Hwang
Hi. I reviewed the content I put into the Tony Hwang article. I tried to identify the content that you felt was opponent driven and adjusted my language a bit to be more neutral. I also added a recent endorsement, cited some more references and adjusted some of the opening paragraph language so that it should be easier to read. I reviewed the Wikipedia guidelines for Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons and I think everything I have written is aligned with what they have there. If you disagree, would you specify the area and we can review together?
Thanks Clearcut2 (still learning how to sign this correctly!) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clearcut2 (talk • contribs) 13:16, 1 September 2014 (UTC)