User talk:WHSP

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Hello, WHSP, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Washington H. Soul Pattinson, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, visit the Teahouse, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{Help me}} before the question. Again, welcome! — rsjaffe 🗣️ 00:01, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Rsjaffe

I work for Washington H Soul Pattinson as head of corporate affairs. My main intention is to update our logo, which changed in December 2023. How do i complete this? We are no longer are associated with the bronze/brown circular logo with WHSP and completed a rebrand last year. The new logo is "Soul Patts" in plain black as reflected on our corporate website https://www.soulpatts.com.au/

I was updating the description to accurately reflect our current investment portfolio - this was done without bias. Can i send the copy here for you to proofread? I find the process quite confusing, any help would be appreciated so that Wikipedia is up to date.

With thanks,

Courtney Howe WHSP (talk) 00:07, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You can fix simple factual things like logos. See WP:LOGO, particularly the section on non-free logos, for instructions. You should put the following on the talk page for the company:

{{Connected contributor (paid)|User1=yourusernamehere|U1-employer=Washington H Soul Pattinson |U1-client=Washington H Soul Pattinson}}

Note that you need to change your user name, and substitute that for yourusernamehere in the above-mentioned template. We don’t allow people to use a company name. I’ll add a notice to this page about your username. It will have instructions. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 01:53, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I can also help with removing bias from copy. Put your request on the talk page for the company and include the template {{ping|rsjaffe}} in your remarks. Be sure to sign your remarks with four tildes ~~~~ or the ping won’t work. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 01:59, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:COIE for more info on editing with a conflict of interest. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 02:02, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

May 2024[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "WHSP", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because The name represents a company. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username by completing the form at Special:GlobalRenameRequest, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Thank you. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 01:54, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]