User talk:JasonFalls

October 2018

Hello, I'm Kendall-K1. I wanted to let you know that one or more external links you added to Buffalo Trace Distillery have been removed because they seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page, or take a look at our guidelines about links. Thank you. Kendall-K1 (talk) 13:00, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

Welcome!

Hello, JasonFalls, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:

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Buffalo Trace

Do you have any sort of connection to Buffalo Trace? Are you being paid by them to edit Wikipedia? Kendall-K1 (talk) 20:44, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

I work for Buffalo Trace's marketing agency. I do not have a specific directive from them to edit Wikipedia. My role encompasses digital marketing. While I am aware this is a no marketing zone and that is not my intent at all ... I only wish to learn to contribute where allowed and approved (and for other areas that are not client-related as well) ... I do need to commit myself to reading and learning the policies more specifically.

Nothing that I submit will ever be done without full awareness that I can't operate outside the community standards. --JasonFalls (talk) 14:50, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

So I just reviewed the conflict of interest policy. I suppose I'm SOL on my client content, then. I'll try to find more organic ways to contribute.

What advice would you give brands or PR firms that see errors or omissions on Wikipedia? I would imagine most editors shy away from posting when asked, right?

Thanks again for the guidance --JasonFalls (talk) 14:57, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

A lot of COI editors don't shy away, they get belligerant and demanding. If you can work with us rather than against us, you'll get better results.

The policy suggests you shouldn't edit the articles directly, but that doesn't mean you can't contribute. Read Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide. Unfortunately the policy is long and complicated. That's the result of many years of marketing types trying to game the system. But it's actually not all that hard. If you do see something in an article that's wrong or needs updating, please feel free to make an edit request on the talk page. If you get stuck, feel free to ask for my help. Kendall-K1 (talk) 15:23, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

Well, I'm a PR guy by trade and a social media purist, so I'm a work with kinda guy. Gaming the system hurts the system, so I'm good there. I do appreciate the help and will certainly reach out if I get stuck somewhere. Just need to spend more time here and build up a history of playing nice/right. Heh. --JasonFalls (talk) 15:27, 23 October 2018 (UTC)