User talk:JDBowsher
Managing a conflict of interest[edit]
Hello, JDBowsher. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Jack Bowsher, 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:
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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. MicrobiologyMarcus (talk) 18:35, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
- So people can put inaccurate information but I can't fix it? I am the public relations manager for the family. That is my job. The false information can be potentially harmful to the family image which may make us sue the source for defamation. Also promotion of all family members associated with the sport of racing or the family business, Jack Bowsher and Associates Motorsports, is imperative to the image of the family which is a family run business of three generations. JDBowsher (talk) 18:43, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi, if you'd like, the best way to deal with inaccurate information is to add reliable sources to a all new material and propose substantial changes on a article's talk page. However, your most recent contributions have been about adding references to yourself to your relatives biographies, which is a clear conflict of interest, especially without adding citations that would elevate someone to notability. Thanks! MicrobiologyMarcus (talk) 18:47, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
- Noted. Well whoever said my uncle's name was Allen is not reliable. I didn't see a source for that. How do I cite myself... My birth certificate? How do you cite something you were there to see? I also don't understand how me being on a show about racing when that's what my family does isn't relevant. The goal is to promote the Bowsher racing family. I mean if I put that my cousin is the front tire changer is that irrelevant? I have also noticed that non family members have inaccurate information so your method isn't working. JDBowsher (talk) 18:57, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
- Well, that draft was rejected due to a lack of reliable sources. As for citing sources, they must be published and verifiable. Because of this policy, even if you did witness something, Wikipedia can't just take your word for it. Most sources cited in an article should also be secondary sources that are independent of the subject matter. You've said a couple times here that your intention is to promote your family. Editing Wikipedia for promotional purposes is not permitted. TornadoLGS (talk) 18:17, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
- Noted. Well whoever said my uncle's name was Allen is not reliable. I didn't see a source for that. How do I cite myself... My birth certificate? How do you cite something you were there to see? I also don't understand how me being on a show about racing when that's what my family does isn't relevant. The goal is to promote the Bowsher racing family. I mean if I put that my cousin is the front tire changer is that irrelevant? I have also noticed that non family members have inaccurate information so your method isn't working. JDBowsher (talk) 18:57, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
- To add. You can make recommendations on the talk page but should refrain from making substantial edits to the article itself. As a public relations manager, it is your job to maintain a good image for the family, but that is not the purpose of Wikipedia. Advertising and promotion are not permitted on Wikipedia either. TornadoLGS (talk) 18:52, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi, if you'd like, the best way to deal with inaccurate information is to add reliable sources to a all new material and propose substantial changes on a article's talk page. However, your most recent contributions have been about adding references to yourself to your relatives biographies, which is a clear conflict of interest, especially without adding citations that would elevate someone to notability. Thanks! MicrobiologyMarcus (talk) 18:47, 27 September 2023 (UTC)