User talk:ApalacheeTruth

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Do you hold any post of responsibility in the band?[edit]

Thanks. Doug Weller talk 11:11, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I am an associate of the current chief: Chief Troy Kerry. The two Bennett brothers are my brother's in law. ApalacheeTruth (talk) 04:11, 23 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In that case, please see WP:COI and you should immediately stop editing the article regarding your family members or the current chief and instead make suggestions at the article talk page here. Make sure to include your reliable secondary sources WP:RS when suggesting any edits. --ARose Wolf 15:50, 23 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

August 2022[edit]

Hello, I'm Doug Weller. I noticed that you recently removed content from Apalachee without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Doug Weller talk 11:13, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank for the explanation. The reason for the deletion is the the two Bennett brothers were not appointed co-chiefs. In fact Arthur Bennett was voted out of office. Unfortunately the two Bennett brothers refuse to acknowledge that the election. Their source is not a primary or secondary source supporting their claim to be co-chiefs. Their claim of being co-chiefs is an attempt to smear the current chief: Chief Troy Kerry. ApalacheeTruth (talk) 04:10, 23 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You need to use the talk page to suggest changes. Doug Weller talk 17:28, 23 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If you make an edit or request an edit, please cite a wp:reliable source. See wp:verifiability and wp:citing sources. Thank you Adakiko (talk) 01:19, 24 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

Hello, ApalacheeTruth. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Apalachee, 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 {{request edit}} 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. Doug Weller talk 06:11, 23 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

User also has a conflict of interest with Talimali Band of Apalachee Indians, yet they have attempted to deleting cited information there. Yuchitown (talk) 17:49, 7 September 2022 (UTC)Yuchitown[reply]

Please review your sources. I corrected one source that incorrectly associated one group and the date 2019 for the establishment of the Talimali Band of Apalachee Indians. This was the meeting in Oakdale, LA. The assertion based on the source is not comply with this website's Verifiability (WP:V) requirement. Chief Kerry didn't establish a new group as indicated in the article. He was elected and when the Bennett brothers refused to

Yes, I did delete the website listed. As in other places in the article there are websites for the two groups (the Apalachee and the Bennett brothers). I recommend listing neither in the box on the right as its presence implies some type of false validity. It doesn't comply with this website's neutral point of view.

Finally, what is the value of including the EIN number for a group seeking recognition? There is None. Including only one group's EIN is not in keeping with this website's content policy of maintaining a neutral point of view. If you feel the EIN is relevant than please add the two EINs the Bennett brothers have as well. For that matter, please add it to every 501(c)3 that has a page on this website. ApalacheeTruth (talk) 19:15, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of sourced material[edit]

Hello, I'm Donald Albury. I noticed that you recently removed content without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Donald Albury 11:24, 23 August 2022 (UTC) (notice moved to bottom of page - 11:27, 23 August 2022 (UTC))[reply]

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to blank out or remove portions of page content, templates, or other materials from Wikipedia without adequate explanation, as you did at Talimali Band of Apalachee Indians, you may be blocked from editing. Yuchitown (talk) 17:47, 7 September 2022 (UTC)Yuchitown[reply]

Mr. Albury; Please review your sources. I corrected one source that incorrectly associated one group and the date 2019 for the establishment of the Talimali Band of Apalachee Indians. This was the meeting in Oakdale, LA. The assertion based on the source is not comply with this website's Verifiability (WP:V) requirement. Chief Kerry didn't establish a new group as indicated in the article. He was elected and when the Bennett brothers refused to

Yes, I did delete the website listed. As in other places in the article there are websites for the two groups (the Apalachee and the Bennett brothers). I recommend listing neither in the box on the right as its presence implies some type of false validity. It doesn't comply with this website's neutral point of view.

Finally, what is the value of including the EIN number for a group seeking recognition? There is None. Including only one group's EIN is not in keeping with this website's content policy of maintaining a neutral point of view. If you feel the EIN is relevant than please add the two EINs the Bennett brothers have as well. For that matter, please add it to every 501(c)3 that has a page on this website. ApalacheeTruth (talk) 19:14, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You are failing to address or rectify your clear conflict of interest to these two articles. The Talimali Band of Apalachee Indians's website should absolutely be listed in the Talimali Band of Apalachee Indians article infobox. The secondary, splinter group is mentioned but isn't the main subject. Yes, articles about nonprofits can list EINs (see American Civil Liberties Union). When there is so little information about an article subject that is published by secondary sources (as to opposed self-published), it's fine to post whatever is available. Wikipedia is not censored. Completely objective, verifiable information is absolutely germane to a Wikipedia article. Clearly, there's some sort of conflict between your organization and the original one. That is absolutely none of our concern. If you want to get that story told, talk to a journalist and get it published in a news source. This is not the place to push your POV or promote your organization. Yuchitown (talk) 22:58, 7 September 2022 (UTC)Yuchitown[reply]

My apologies, the EIN for both groups is listed.

I respectfully request you review your source for your activities section. The source (footnote 15) you provided, references Chief Troy Kerry as the person present, not Arthur Bennett. Arthur Bennett, who in the wiki page is listed as the principal officer, is not listed in the article. Yes, the journalist, appears to have swapped names. Recommend you find a better reference source. ApalacheeTruth (talk) 23:54, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

ApalacheeTruth, do you know of such an RS(s)? Cheers Adakiko (talk) 00:07, 8 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No. I can't even find any reference to the Supreme Council of Chiefs outside it being mentioned in the article. Good luck sorting it out the journalists swapping organizational names. ApalacheeTruth (talk) 00:37, 8 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ask for a correction. Adakiko (talk) 00:44, 8 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

September 2022[edit]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing certain pages (Talimali Band of Apalachee Indians) for conflict of interest.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Doug Weller talk 10:01, 8 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]