Happyjoshua

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I noticed that one of the first articles you edited 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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Thank you. I do not have any external relationships with the edits I have written about on Wikipedia, but I do have knowledge about the places I have written about by discussions with unrelated individuals. Happyjoshua (talk) 03:57, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Josh Scheidler

Josh Scheidler, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Josh Scheidler and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Josh Scheidler during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Ominateu (talk) 19:37, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Nomination of Josh Scheidler for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Josh Scheidler is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Josh Scheidler until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

microbiologyMarcus ^{[petri dish·growths]} 20:00, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

What to do when you need to redact a statement

Hey @Happyjoshua. Just for future reference, when you want to take back something you've commented, it is generally recommended not to delete it. Instead, simply strikethrough your comment, like this for example. WP:REDACT has guidance on how you might do this.

Cheers, and I hope this helps, Slamforeman (talk) 23:58, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, as I am new to wikipedia I didn't know this. Cheers. Happyjoshua (talk) 00:15, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

February 2024

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions; however, it appears you may have written a Wikipedia article, or a draft for a Wikipedia article, about yourself. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – please see our guideline on writing autobiographies. If you create such an article, it may be deleted. If what you have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according to our policy for articles about living people, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see Notable people who have edited Wikipedia). If you wish to add to or change an existing article about yourself, you are welcome to propose the changes by visiting the article's talk page. Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and not a personal web space or social networking site. If your article has already been deleted, please see: Why was the page I created deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss this with the deleting administrator. Thank you. microbiologyMarcus ^{[petri dish·growths]} 15:55, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi, I actually didn't create anything about myself. I am a separate identity and never have actually spoken to Josh Scheidler in person, thank you. Happyjoshua (talk) 04:42, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Happyjoshua. 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 conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for article subjects for more information. We ask that you:

• avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
• propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{edit COI}} template);
• disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest § How to disclose a COI);
• avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam § External link spamming);
• do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

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. microbiologyMarcus ^{[petri dish·growths]} 15:55, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Thank you. I do not have any external relationships with the edits I have written about on Wikipedia, but I do have knowledge about the places I have written about by discussions with unrelated individuals. I will continue to do the things you said. Happyjoshua (talk) 03:56, 2 March 2024 (UTC)