User talk:Velmatron

Hyperlinks

Remove hyperlinks from the draft.

Also, punctuation goes before references. David notMD (talk) 21:59, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Paul Bates (hydrology) has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Paul Bates (hydrology). Thanks! Mgp28 (talk) 12:43, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Mgp28 (talk) 12:45, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

thank you!! Velmatron (talk) 09:50, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, I noticed that the photograph of Paul Bates ([1]) is listed as your own work. Does this mean you have an external relationship with the subject?

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Mgp28 (talk) 10:22, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

No - when I was drafting the page, I found Paul's email address on a research paper and so emailed him asking whether he had a picture with rights to be shared and he sent me the image. 88.97.29.173 (talk) 09:45, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Great, thank you for letting me know. I think you have probably selected the wrong option at some point while loading the image as it isn't your own work. I've never loaded any images so I can't really help there -- WP:IMAGEPOL might help you to find the right option. Mgp28 (talk) 15:05, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]