Kwolberg

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

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Manfred Gerstenfeld, 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, 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! Lard Almighty (talk) 15:57, 26 December 2019 (UTC)

December 2019

Hello, I'm Lard Almighty. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Manfred Gerstenfeld have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the help desk. Thanks. Lard Almighty (talk) 18:55, 26 December 2019 (UTC)

Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Manfred Gerstenfeld, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. If you only meant to make a test edit, please use the sandbox for that. Thank you. Lard Almighty (talk) 19:50, 26 December 2019 (UTC)

Your recent editing history at Manfred Gerstenfeld shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See the bold, revert, discuss cycle for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you don't violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.
Same as 46.116.133.155 Favonian (talk) 19:52, 26 December 2019 (UTC)

Manfred Gerstenfeld

What do you mean we? And why does "not being added by us" have to do with anything. I'd remind you about WP:OWN, but the issues seem to transcend that.-- Deepfriedokra 19:59, 26 December 2019 (UTC)

• I removed a section which was added by someone who does not have permission to change this page and entered inappropriate content. Oh, really? Wikipedia is the encyclopedia anyone can edit. Wikipedia. And the subjects of articles and their representatives do not get to dictate content. Having said that, let me point you to Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Help, as it has information you will find helpful in attempting to edit Wikipedia. Please read and heed WP:COI and WP:PAID, as it seems evident they apply.-- Deepfriedokra 20:03, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
• "All content must be cited from reliable sources that are unconnected with the subject and have a reputation for fact checking." The content you challenged seems reliably sourced or sourced to the subject's blog. Sometimes the subjects of articles and their representatives try to sanitize articles, removing content they are uncomfortable with. Such content should be discussed on the article talk page, at WP:BLPN, or resolved via WP:dispute resolution. Thanks, -- Deepfriedokra 20:13, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
• I am a newbie to editing Wikipedia and really didn't know about ownership, conflict of interest, etc. I did some homework after receiving your messages. I wish that you had a way to deliver your message to me a bit more gently. I found it quite harsh. Having said that, we look forward to improving this page's accuracy and helpfulness to the broader community. You must be quite busy. Can you suggest an editor to whom I could send proposed updates? I would like to balance the page out. Manfred's work is almost entirely in Germany, and the Netherlands -- Norway is a relatively minor part of his work. Happy Holiday.Kwolberg (talk) 12:13, 27 December 2019 (UTC)