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Your submission at Articles for creation: Irving E. Carlyle (September 11)

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Robert McClenon (talk) 19:30, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

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Concerning Irving E. Carlyle

Hey Archicam. Carlyle is indeed an important (and underrated) figure in North Carolina history. However, considering the Wikipedia:Conflict of interest guideline, it is strongly recommended that you do not directly edit the article yourself if you are closely related to Carlyle. I was going to get around to improving it, but I got tied up with other things. I mass reverted your edits because a lot of the language was simply not neutral like we need it to be, some of it wasn't sourced, and some of it used a less-than-stellar source. As for what you can do in light of your conflict of interest, I suggest that you post your suggested improvements for the article on its talk page. That way myself and other editors can review it and incorporate what you provide in a manner that ensures a neutral point of view is maintained. Another thing you could do, if possible, is find a high quality family photo of Carlyle and, if you're comfortable doing so, upload it to Wikipedia with a free license, as the current photo I added is rather low quality. I emphasize family photo, and specifically a photo that either you hold the rights to or a family member holds the rights to that would give you permission to post it on Wikipedia, as a professional portrait or an image taken by a journalist is likely to have a copyright status which you cannot alter. -Indy beetle (talk) 00:51, 19 September 2020 (UTC)