Vincent Salyers

January 2024

Hello, I'm ThaddeusSholto. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Vincent Salyers 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. ThaddeusSholto (talk) 15:57, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Vincent Salyers. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, 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. ThaddeusSholto (talk) 15:58, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Good morning, Thaddeus. Happy New Year! I'm not quite sure what you are describing as COI. All of the information posted about me is truthful, historical, and rightly identifies past affiliations and awards. Please adivse. Vincent Salyers (talk) 16:02, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

If you are attempting to edit and article about yourself you have a clear conflict of interest. Please read the above explanation and limit your edits to making suggestions on the talk page of the article. ThaddeusSholto (talk) 16:13, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

I see. So just confirming then, if anyone else was to update my information, it wouldnt be a COI? I guess my lingering real question is how do I get my information updated? 2600:8805:D291:3800:4848:39F5:A0F5:F53A (talk) 16:32, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

It will still be a COI if you ask someone to edit on your behalf to add promotional material to the article. If you have suggestions for the article, use the article talk page. That being said, your edit was incredibly self-promotional (declaring yourself "a renowned scholar") and a copyright violation as you directly cut and paste your own LinkedIn profile. ThaddeusSholto (talk) 16:44, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for your pespective, Thaddeus. Unfortunately, I diagree with your assessment about my material as self-promotional. You can see literally hundreds of thousands of sumilar material on Wikipedia. I appreciate your time. 2600:8805:D291:3800:4848:39F5:A0F5:F53A (talk) 16:48, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

It isn't "my" perspective, it is the conflict of interest guidelines. ThaddeusSholto (talk) 16:58, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Vincent Salyers! Your additions to Vincent Salyers 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, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

• You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
• Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify the information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Whpq (talk) 16:59, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

January 2024

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because the username, Vincent Salyers, matches the name of a well-known, living person.

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Thank you. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 18:22, 1 January 2024 (UTC)