User talk:M4RC1N705H
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[edit]Hello, M4RC1N705H, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.
I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Giulio Superti-Furga, 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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- Dear Mr/Ms Jay8g,
- I am very sorry to read this message - frankly, I am frustrated.
- My name is Marc Brehme (though I do not believe being obligated to reveal my identity here) and I am neither Giulio Superti-Furga, nor representing, nor working for him. As a matter of fact, I used to work for Prof. Superti-Furga > 10 years ago as a student, which is my sole connection, and as such have an interest to update this article for the scientific international community; also, I believe being in the position of expressing an informed opinion with correct content. Is this not what Wikipedia wants? I am sorry to say this but I am frustrated and regret having put in and wasted my time.
- May I kindly ask you to restore the work that I have authored?
- May I kindly ask what makes you think that I am somebody else?
- It would be kind and proper practice to clarify before deleting work.
- Thank you very much for your help and understanding.
- Best regards,
- Marc M4RC1N705H (talk) 07:17, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
- Regardless of whether or not you have a conflict of interest, you can't add promotional and resume-like content to Wikipedia articles. If you do that, people are going to think you have a conflict of interest because that's normally the reason people write stuff like you did. Wikipedia articles must be written neutrally, and phrasing such as "With CeMM, Giulio Superti-Furga has significantly advanced basic and translational biomedical science by establishing a lighthouse research institution of global renomé, and with generational impact through its leading PhD and Post-Doctoral training programs" is not compatible with that. It is also important to use independent sources (meaning those not connected to the subject of the article or the subject of the information you are looking to add). To be honest, the current article is in pretty bad shape and is absolutely not what you should be trying to emulate, but that doesn't mean you can add even more promotional content on top of what is already there. If you have further questions, the links in the template I sent you above should be helpful, and Wikipedia:Teahouse is a great place to discuss further. :Jay8g [V•T•E] 07:30, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
- Dear Jay8g,
- thank you for clarifying, though it does not help me.
- As you may have noticed, I wrote about a public scientific figure and started with adding recent awards and prices of international renomé, which award internationally renowned scientists for their achievements - which I then in a second step summarised in order to update the profile.
- I don't know what to do - this is simply frustrating. Cannot help Wikipedia like that, really.
- How can I have the content I added restored?
- Thank you and best regards,
- Marc M4RC1N705H (talk) 07:38, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
- All of your edits are still there in the page history, but I would not recommend readding them in the same way you did before. Instead, try to write in a neutral manner, making sure you are referencing independent sources and not things like press releases or the websites of the organizations you are talking about, and making sure not to directly use text from those sources. Also avoid adding external links into the body of the article. I'd suggest reading some other articles about similar people to get an idea of how things should be written, since like I said, the current article is a very bad example to follow. Large lists of awards and other resume-like content (which is much of what you added) is also something to avoid. :Jay8g [V•T•E] 07:46, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
- Regardless of whether or not you have a conflict of interest, you can't add promotional and resume-like content to Wikipedia articles. If you do that, people are going to think you have a conflict of interest because that's normally the reason people write stuff like you did. Wikipedia articles must be written neutrally, and phrasing such as "With CeMM, Giulio Superti-Furga has significantly advanced basic and translational biomedical science by establishing a lighthouse research institution of global renomé, and with generational impact through its leading PhD and Post-Doctoral training programs" is not compatible with that. It is also important to use independent sources (meaning those not connected to the subject of the article or the subject of the information you are looking to add). To be honest, the current article is in pretty bad shape and is absolutely not what you should be trying to emulate, but that doesn't mean you can add even more promotional content on top of what is already there. If you have further questions, the links in the template I sent you above should be helpful, and Wikipedia:Teahouse is a great place to discuss further. :Jay8g [V•T•E] 07:30, 24 July 2024 (UTC)