Talk:Glenn Rand

Contested deletion

This page is not unambiguously promotional, because... (your reason here) --GRand0210 (talk) 09:48, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

I am the subject of this page that was created by another person, have added or deleted information to make it more accurate. The page was created by a person not under my direction and my efforts were to clarify teh page. Glenn Rand GRand0210 (talk) 09:48, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

I have also removed the mention of my gallery representation GRand0210 (talk) 09:55, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

I understand that reading an article about yourself containing inaccurate, outdated or plain wrong information is frustrating, nevertheless editing articles regarding oneself is always considered Wikipedia:COI. Please read Wikipedia:Autobiography. Can you elaborate what "under your direction" means? Someone from your department doing it without your approval? MikeTango (talk) 09:58, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

The creation of this page was by an advanced student (a senior I believe) at a nearby college. I provided my CV through their professor. I did not realize that my editing would be problematic. The project was directed by her professor and after the page came up, I tried to clarify without changing the students style or overall content.GRand0210 (talk) 10:10, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

I was an adjunct at the college several years ago, but am not now employed there. THe college is 65 miles from my home.GRand0210 (talk) 10:13, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

I noticed the scales and contributor comment at the top of the page. Does it make sense for me to stop editing the page?GRand0210 (talk) 10:39, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

@GRand0210: For the time being, i recommend you do that. I asked for admin help with this, hopefully someone will contact you and give better advice than i can. MikeTango (talk) 10:43, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Yo MikeTango, moving the converstaion here from WP:UAA, so the bot can archive the report. Re: WP:COI, read this- it makes interesting reasding, of a slightly more nuanced nature than the COI guidelines (which, remember, are only guidelines, and, as the blurb says, is 'best treated with common sense, and occasional exceptions may apply.' The WP:TLDR version would be: take each case on its own merits. If te edits are themselves beneficial to the encyclopaedia, I would suggest allowing them. If they suggest any form of promotionalism or other form of disruption, then the COI guide should be immediately enforced. Incidentally- you know we have a noticeboard dedicated to it? A great place for getting a broader view on these things. In fact, I've been meaning to draw that board's attention to that very conversation I linked to, and forgot. Cheers for the poke :) — O Fortuna ^{semper crescis, aut decrescis} 11:13, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

@GRand0210: Hi. It has always been Wikipedia's stance that people should never edit an article about themselves, unless it is classed as an "Uncontroversial Edit" (see WP:COIU). If you are removing inaccuracies about yourself, then I strongly recommend that you explain your edits on both the talk page and at The Biographies of Living Persons Noticeboard. If you wish there to be a change, you should make an Edit Request - see WP:EDITREQ for how to do this. I do also recommend reading about how to deal with articles about yourself at WP:BIOSELF, particularly should there ever be anything put on the page that is private. Stephen! ^Coming... 11:09, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

Interesting learning experience. Thanks to MikeTango and Stephen for the insights to Wikipedia. GRand0210 (talk) 13:39, 15 April 2017 (UTC)