Gmb11111

January 2024

Hello, I'm TheManInTheBlackHat. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Record Currency Management, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. TheManInTheBlackHat (Talk) 16:08, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Replied on my page. TheManInTheBlackHat (Talk) 08:48, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi there. Since we are unable to update the information on Record's page. Can you please advise how we can remove it from Wikipedia altogether? The company has decided they'd rather than no page than an out of date with incorrect content. Thanks Gmb11111 (talk) 08:57, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Please advise. It shouldn't be this difficult. Gmb11111 (talk) 12:56, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

April 2024

Hello Gmb11111. The nature of your edits, such as the one you made to Record Financial Group, gives the impression you have an undisclosed financial stake in promoting a topic, but you have not complied with Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. Paid advocacy is a category of conflict of interest (COI) editing that involves being compensated by a person, group, company or organization to use Wikipedia to promote their interests. Undisclosed paid advocacy is prohibited by our policies on neutral point of view and what Wikipedia is not, and is an especially serious type of COI; the Wikimedia Foundation regards it as a "black hat" practice akin to black-hat search-engine optimization.

Paid advocates are strongly discouraged from direct article editing, and should instead propose changes on the talk page of the article in question if an article exists. If the article does not exist, paid advocates are strongly discouraged from attempting to write an article at all. At best, any proposed article creation should be submitted through the articles for creation process, rather than directly.

Regardless, if you are receiving or expect to receive compensation for your edits, broadly construed, you are required by the Wikimedia Terms of Use to disclose your employer, client and affiliation. You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page at User:Gmb11111. The template {{Paid}} can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form: {{paid|user=Gmb11111|employer=InsertName|client=InsertName}}. If I am mistaken – you are not being directly or indirectly compensated for your edits – please state that in response to this message. Otherwise, please provide the required disclosure. In either case, do not edit further until you answer this message. Imcdc Contact 13:39, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Hi there - I can confirm I am not being compensated for the edits and that I am simply trying to bring the information on Record up to date so it more accurately reflects the business as it stands. Thanks Gmb11111 (talk) 14:45, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

You have stated here that you are part of their external PR agency. That is a direct conflict of interest. Refer to WP:COI on the proper procedures to take. After you have disclosed your connection, you can separately request for edits to the article and an experienced editor will see whether or not your edit requests are compliant with Wikipedia guidelines. Do not make any further direct edits under this account. Creating a new account to try and get around this is a blockable violation per WP:SOCK. - Imcdc Contact 15:43, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

You must disclose the name of the company you're working for, and client that is paying the PR firm. Graywalls (talk) 01:32, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Gmb11111! Your additions to Record Financial Group have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, it's important to understand and adhere to guidelines about using information from sources to prevent copyright and plagiarism issues. Here are the key points:

• Limited quotation: You may only copy or translate a small portion of a source. Any direct quotations must be enclosed in double quotation marks (") and properly cited using an inline citation. More information is available on the non-free content page. To learn how to cite a source, see Help:Referencing for beginners.
• Paraphrasing: Beyond limited quotations, you are required to put all information in your own words. Following the source's wording too closely can lead to copyright issues and is not permitted; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. Even when paraphrasing, you must still cite your sources as appropriate.
• Image use guidelines: In most scenarios, only freely licensed or public domain images may be used and these should be uploaded to our sister project, Wikimedia Commons. In some scenarios, non-freely copyrighted content can be used if they meet all ten of our non-free content criteria; Wikipedia:Plain and simple non-free content guide may help with determining a file's elegibility.
• Copyrighted material donation: If you hold the copyright to the content you want to copy, or are a legally designated agent, you may be able to license the text for publication here. Please see Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.
• Copying and translation within Wikipedia: Wikipedia articles can be copied or translated, however they must have proper attribution in accordance with Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. For translation, see Help:Translation § License requirements.

It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices. Persistent failure to comply may result in being blocked from editing. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Nobody (talk) 06:09, 1 May 2024 (UTC)