User talk:Cjd12

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Hi Diannaa, can you please let me know why the content I updated has been deleted? I was editing it with Brian Greenspan. Cjd12 (talk) 13:11, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The material you added matches content already published elsewhere online, at https://15bedford.com/profiles/greenspan/. That's a violation of our copyright policy. — Diannaa (talk) 13:15, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

https://15bedford.com/profiles/greenspan/ is our firms website. Is there a way to use the content from the site? Cjd12 (talk) 13:16, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You cannot post copyright material on Wikipedia even if you are the copyright holder or have their permission, unless special documentation is in place. That is because Wikipedia aims to be freely distributable and copyable by anyone, and all content must have the appropriate documentation in place before that can happen. Please see Wikipedia:donating copyrighted materials which explains how it works.

The second problem is conflict of interest. Writing an article about your own organisation, a co-worker, or a client is strongly discouraged, as it is difficult to maintain the required neutral point of view. According to our terms of use, paid editors and people editing on behalf of their employer are required to disclose their conflict of interest by posting a notice on their user page or talk page. I have placed some information about conflict of interest below. — Diannaa (talk) 13:38, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Conflict of interest and paid editing

Hello, Cjd12. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Brian Greenspan, 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:

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 {{edit COI}} template)—don't forget to give details of reliable sources supporting your suggestions;
disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest § How to disclose a COI);
avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam § External link spamming);
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 Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicizing, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 13:38, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please refrain from making any more edits to articles until you have made the proper disclosure of paid editing. Even after this has been done, please avoid directly editing the Brian Greenspan article, and become familiar with the process of making edit requests. Thank you. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 17:54, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I will disclose the COI and read the guidelines. Am I able to update the photo since the current one is from 2012. Cjd12 (talk) 18:20, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Cjd12: Please use the {{paid}} template on your userpage to identify your employer. You can update the photo, as long as it conforms with the rules concerning uploading images. All content submitted to Wikipedia - text and images - is freely copyable, reusable and able to be used for derivative works, even for commercial purposes. If your image is copyrighted, then it must be released for use. Donating works to Wikipedia is both permanent and irrevocable. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 18:58, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Cjd12: I see that you have made the paid declaration, so thanks for that. However, you are continuing to edit the article directly, against the advice of multiple editors. I advise you to reconsider this, as it can undermine others' perception about your sincerity of working within Wikipedia's guidelines. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 22:04, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, thank you for letting me know. What is the best to make changes to the article? Cjd12 (talk) 12:55, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You should submit an edit request on the article's talk page. — Diannaa (talk) 13:29, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]