User talk:Varneykr

Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

Hello, Varneykr. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Draft:Covered Bridges of New Hampshire, 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, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{edit COI}} template);
disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest § How to disclose a COI);
avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam § External link spamming);
do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to 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 Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. MacAddct1984 ^{(talk | contribs)} 14:52, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. How do I add the COI to the page? Varneykr (talk) 14:56, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Covered Bridges of New Hampshire (December 9)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Macaddct1984 was:

This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Reads like blatant advertising with copyright and conflict of interest problems.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Covered Bridges of New Hampshire and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
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MacAddct1984 ^{(talk | contribs)} 15:10, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Varneykr! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! MacAddct1984 ^{(talk | contribs)} 15:10, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

December 2023[edit]

Hello, I'm Macaddct1984. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Ashuelot Covered Bridge have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. MacAddct1984 ^{(talk | contribs)} 16:14, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Covered Bridges of New Hampshire (December 10)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Ratnahastin were:

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Covered Bridges of New Hampshire and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Ratnahastin (talk) 02:23, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Covered Bridges of New Hampshire[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Covered Bridges of New Hampshire, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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Note from deleted material[edit]

I see that these warnings generally came at one time, which is more or less the only reason there is not a block from editing happening right now. That could very quickly change. To answer your question on the talk page of the deleted article, articles are appropriate about notable subjects. (Please specifically read what that means; it does not mean just "noteworthy" in your view.) Secondly, promotional material is not permitted. Puffery, such as engaging and well-illustrated, Award-winning author, and needlessly flowery language like Some have stood sentry over their waterways without incident; others have risen like a phoenix from the ashes after a tragedy took them down. are completely inappropriate in an article, as are any external links, but especially to a sales site. It is similarly inappropriate for you to be repeatedly inserting links in other articles for your website. If you know about this subject and good references for it, you might actually be able to make some constructive contributions, but if all you're here to do is push your book, do that elsewhere as it won't be permitted here. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 04:06, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your direct and abrupt email. I am not pushing my book. The website has articles on covered bridges and on bridgewrights, free informational podcast episodes, maps, checklists, photos, and videos. Yes the book is for sale on my site but that is not the point of the site. The site is to provide resources for New Hampshire covered bridge enthusiasts as there is nothing else like it put out by the State or anywhere else. I appreciate your feedback on the language used about my submission as I do have constructive contributions. I have a lot of them and would love the opportunity to correct misinformation perpetuated on your site about covered bridges as well as share new information. Just because an article is published on my website and not in a newspaper does not make it credible. In fact, I would argue just the opposite since I have sources. I apologize for going about it the wrong way. I am not here to push my book, despite your harsh perspective. Have a fabulous day and a great holiday. 24.62.4.248 (talk) 14:47, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You're clearly passionate about the subject; if you'd like to contribute and expand on the information available, I'd recommend going through the list of covered bridges in New Hampshire. You can create new articles for bridges that don't have an article yet or clean up/expand on articles that already exist, providing beneficial citations. Just don't do this.-- MacAddct1984 ^{(talk | contribs)} 15:41, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I did create a link to a new article on a bridge and it was removed. 24.62.4.248 (talk) 18:02, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]