Edwin Tracy

March 2018

Hello, I'm ToBeFree. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —specifically this edit to Power Nine— because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the 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. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 17:07, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Power Nine. Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include, but are not limited to, links to personal websites, links to websites with which you are affiliated (whether as a link in article text, or a citation in an article), and links that attract visitors to a website or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the page, please discuss it on the associated talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 17:17, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Edwin Tracy. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI 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, company, organization or competitors;
• propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the {{request edit}} template);
• disclose your COI when discussing affected articles (see WP:DISCLOSE);
• avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
• do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Also please note that editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. The YouTube channel you've linked to is your own one. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 17:09, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

I'm new to wikipedia so... is this really how we communicate? By leaving messages on this board?

The sets which exist are not for sale but I keep getting messages from people asking about them and where they come from so it seemed that listing the information somewhere like Wikipedia would be the easiest solution.

Yes I'm the owner of that YouTube site, but that does not mean people are not trying to figure out the answer to these questions. If I simply remove the references to my YouTube site would that resolve the conflict? So just notes about the WoTC article when Dan Frazier received the jewelry, and the list of the 6 current owners, is that ok? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Edwin Tracy (talk • contribs) 17:24, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi :) Yeah, this is actually how it works. I'll add a "Welcome" box with more information to your page to help you with all the new stuff. You seem to be interested in adding actually useful information. However, please keep two things in mind when doing so:

• Adding external links is often problematic, even if you have no connection to the linked pages. We strongly prefer internal links to other Wikipedia articles. If such an article does not exist, it can be created. Have a look at this page before doing so: Wikipedia:Notability – my personal suggestion in this case is not to create any links at all here. No internal links, no external links, just informative text.

• The information you add should be relevant for an encyclopedia. The following links might be helpful for more information about this topic: WP:DETAIL, WP:BETTER

Naming the specific people who own something is probably not relevant. Also, I've noticed another problem. Here's an example: You wrote "There is an extremely rare set of real handmade Mox replica jewelry that exist and are known about by Wizards of the Coast". This is a problematic sentence that will likely be removed.

• Why "extremely rare"? See Wikipedia:Verifiability, Wikipedia:No original research – especially the second link might explain why this sentence is problematic.

• Is the existence of this "replica set" relevant to Wikipedia at all?

I hope that helps! For further questions, I recommend creating a message here: Wikipedia:Teahouse -- these people are very helpful and nice. When asking a question there, also include a link to User talk:Edwin Tracy so that they can see our previous conversation and maybe even correct mistakes that I made when trying to explain this issue. :) ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:47, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Wow, what a different an interesting way for a moderator to interact with people posting content. Looks like I have a lot of reading to do.

Thanks very much for taking the time to fill in my gaps and give links to other resources I can use. I viewed Wikipedia as just a good source for knowledge and to answer questions people have about topics. I figured the 6 sets of mox gems would be good to add for the very same reason the hope diamond is listed on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Diamond

Because it's a very rare item, it has a history or "provenance" that people like reading about, and also that people ask about it a lot. These 6 sets of real mox gems are similar in many ways. I do understand the basics of what you are saying about conflict of interest though. Wikipedia is not looking to be a vehicle for a person to free advertise and profit. But at the same time, the history of those gems is indeed pretty special and people do ask about it.

Anyways, I'll read up. Thanks again for typing this up for me.

Edwin

Hehe, Wikipedia can be weird sometimes. Happy to help, you're welcome! :) ~ ToBeFree (talk) 15:52, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

PS: Oh, and don't let this stop you from improving the encyclopedia! WP:Be Bold

Welcome!

Hello, Edwin Tracy, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:

• Introduction and Getting started
• Contributing to Wikipedia
• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• How to edit a page and How to develop articles
• How to create your first article
• Simplified Manual of Style

You may also want to complete the Wikipedia Adventure, an interactive tour that will help you learn the basics of editing Wikipedia. You can visit the Teahouse to ask questions or seek help.

Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or , and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:49, 16 March 2018 (UTC)