User talk:Junk-Diva

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Copyright problem: North Arkansas College

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Speedy deletion nomination of North Arkansas College

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Status and Advice

As reviewing administrator, I decided to reduce the article to a basic stub, rather than delete it, as we try to have articles on all colleges. Never copy from a web site, even your own -- first it's a copyright violation, but, even if you own the copyright and are willing to give us permission according to WP:DCM, the tone will not be encyclopedic and the material will not be suitable--as here-- where the article content contained mainly vague promotional statements about how good the college was , and the other half detailed description of what are really perfectly routine physical facilities. Both parts would be usable how notability with references providing substantial coverage from 3rd party independent published reliable sources, print or online, but not blogs or press releases, or material derived from press releases.

Include only material that would be of interest to a general reader coming across the mention of the subject and wanting the sort of information that would be found in an encyclopedia. Do not include material that would be of interest only to students or prospective students--that sort of content is considered promotional. Keep in mind that the goal of an encyclopedia is to say things in a concise manner, which is not the style of web sites or college catalogs.

As a general rule, a suitable page will be best written by someone without Conflict of Interest; it's not impossible to do it properly with a conflict of interest or as a paid press agent, but it's relatively more difficult: you are automatically thinking in terms of what the subject wishes to communicate to the public, but an uninvolved person will think in terms of what the public might wish to know. If you think you can do it right according to our guidelines, do so, but expect the article to be carefully checked for objectivity. DGG ( talk ) 22:13, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

February 2019

Hello, Junk-Diva. 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, company, organization or competitors;
• propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the {{request edit}} template);
• disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see WP:DISCLOSE);
• avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
• do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must 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 WP:PAID).

Also please note that editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. ElKevbo (talk) 16:46, 7 February 2019 (UTC)

Changes Kevin, I understand you are using IPEDs information (which is great), but I would encourage you to please include other information about the college. The college has received complaints from prospective students as well as alumni that the information on the page is minimal. That is not helpful for readers. Yes, I work at the college and understand about conflict of interest. I am not trying to put out an ad piece, but it would be helpful to readers to have more information that what you presented. I have added facts about the college such as what programs the college has, what organization provides accreditation and what athletic conference the college is in...etc Jink-Diva (talk)

Please stop editing your employer's article; you have an unavoidable conflict of interest.

If you have suggestions or requests, please post them in the article's Talk page so other editors can review them and possibly implement them. We can also help ensure that any additions or edits are aligned with our standard practices and editorial style. ElKevbo (talk) 01:00, 8 February 2019 (UTC)

It seems to me you also have a conflict of interest. You work for a university and for some reason feel compelled to make drastic edits to the pages of other colleges and universities. That does not align with the rules you have sent me. What is your purpose in editing the pages with outdated IPEDS information? I'm trying to understand the goal. We just want our page to be as robust as your employers page. Why does North Arkansas College's page have nothing but a few sentences? You are also using incorrect information from 2013 and a link that doesn't work. Junk-Diva (talk)

I avoid editing my own university's article for everything but the most non-controversial edits (e.g., reverting obvious vandalism); I agree that could easily be construed as a conflict of interest.

Personally, I have no objection to you making straight-forward and uncontroversial updates to the article e.g., updating numbers that are supported by good sources. It's when editors who have a potential COI begin making substantive changes that problems may arise.

Again, feel free to make requests and suggestions in the article's Talk page. In my experience, most editors receive those well and implement most of them especially when they (a) comply with our policies and practices, especially WP:NPOV, and (b) are well-written and include reliable sources such that the text can be dropped directly into the article.

Let us know if you need any help! ElKevbo (talk) 14:43, 8 February 2019 (UTC)

Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard regarding a possible conflict of interest incident with which you may be involved. Thank you. ElKevbo (talk) 23:15, 11 February 2019 (UTC)