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September 2023

Hello, I'm NebY. I wanted to let you know that I removed one or more external links you added to the main body of Helen Rees. Generally, any relevant external links should be listed in an "External links" section at the end of the article and meet the external links guidelines. Links within the body of an article should be internal Wikilinks. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. NebY (talk) 12:09, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Neby!! I am very new to this. I will learn as I go. I work for Helen Rees in Johannesburg and I created this page 6 years ago. Then realised that it's very outdated. I am going to read through the stuff you forwarded. Wits University are going to link my page to theirs as well. Have a great day!! ~~~~ Sasusie (talk) 12:13, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Again, welcome - but please be aware that as someone who works for Helen Rees, you have a conflict of interest and should not edit Wikipedia content concerning her; instead, you may use Talk pages to suggest changes. I'll add one of our standing warning/advisory messages which explains the matter further, in quite stern terms but with a good number of links to further information on our policies, requirements and guidelines. NebY (talk) 12:24, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Sasusie. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Helen Rees, 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;
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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. NebY (talk) 12:24, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry NebY- I obviously do have a conflict. I actually want to expand this page and make it more historical as well. Helen was an anti-apartheid activist in apartheid South Africa as well as being a health practitioner here for over 30 years. Should I rather link with the University of Witwatersrand Communications Department and get them to edit this? I will look at the COI this evening and see how I add that into the talk page because that is important. I have worked her her and husband for over 17 years. Thanks, and I appreciate all the pointers from you. It's important to keep the standards. Sasusie (talk) 12:41, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, Sasusie, but anyone in the communications department would also have a confict of interest. (I say "anyone in" because every editor should have their own account; shared accounts and role accounts aren't allowed, so no departmental accounts or accounts used by whoever takes on a particular position in the organisation.) At the moment, what the article needs is editing to have a less "promotional" tone and even structure – Wikipedia articles are unlike conference profiles or CVs – which often results in an article which brings out achievements in a clearer and more accessible way. I don't have any particular expertise that way so I'm asking someone who very much has, and if it turns out they have quite enough to do already, we can ask elsewhere (and I may be able to do a little). NebY (talk) 17:59, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]