Her128

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Hello, Her128, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

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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SORRY! :( I am the subject of the article, but I'm not reviewing or offering critique, simply trying to provide accurate accounts of my identity, history, which is not accurately represented here. Example: One source, from the Governor of Maryland actually didn't use my proper name, even misspelling it, and this was cited for watercolor work, not cartoons. I've not been known as a cartoonist since the early 80s. Just trying to clear thing for myself professionally. I beg your indulgence, a life of artwork has ravaged my eyes. Please don't block me- what is COI? Her128

@Marchjuly, what happened? Lemonaka (talk) 08:28, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

A conflict of interest (COI) is when you are directly connected to the subject of an article (in this case, you are the subject). You have done nothing wrong, though, by posting on the article's talk page; unless I am mistaken Marchjuly simply wanted to welcome you and let you know about the guidelines we have regarding people who have articles about them, and gave some advice for how you can show others your intended/proposed changes to the page. If you want more help, change the {{help me-helped}} back into a {{help me}}, stop by the Teahouse, or Wikipedia's live help channel, or the help desk to ask someone for assistance. Primefac (talk) 10:33, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

You may find this article to be useful: WP:Conflict_of_interest. Geordie (talk) 10:49, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi Her128. I added the above template to your user talk page just for general information purposes as Primefac surmised above. The template is written so as to cover as many situations as possible; it's boilerplate text and some of it may not apply to your specific situation. The initialism "COI" stands for, as also pointed out above, "Conflict of interest". Generally, Wikipedia tries to discourage individuals from trying to edit or create content about themselves because they might have a hard time doing so in accordance with relevant Wikipedia policies and guidelines. The template I added contains links to relevant Wikipedia pages that go into more detail about this kind of thing and was just meant for your reference. The part of the template about being blocked doesn't really apply to your particular situation; so, you need not worry about it. Once again, the template is worded to try and cover as many bases as possible, and in some cases accounts may be blocked if there are serious problems associated with it.

Finally, a couple of things you might want to consider (since one of them was pointed out by someone else posting on the article's talk page) are (1) declaring your COI as explained here and (2) possibly having your identity formally verified by emailing the Wikimedia Volunteer Response Team (VRT). Item (1) is highly recommended but it's only required by the Wikimedia Foundation's meta:Terms of use if your editing falls under Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure; item (2) is optional but it will make it clear to everyone that "Jacki Randall " and you are one and the same. There can be a downside to item (2) since it does make it possible for others to make a direct connection between you and the "Her128" account, and it won't grant you any final special editorial control over what's written about you on Wikipedia. If you have more questions about item (2), a good person to ask would be Primefac because Primefac has VRT priviledges and almost certainly is more familiar with the identity verification process than I am. Anyway, I hope that clears up any misunderstandings. Just continue to use the article's talk page to make suggestions or propose changes, and other users will eventually assess them to see whether they're in accordance with relevant policies and guidelines. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:24, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! Lots to digest. 72.81.177.92 (talk) 07:50, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Definitely not getting paid- just trying to r=set the record straight. Thanks! 72.81.177.92 (talk) 07:55, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

December 2022

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Thank you. Lemonaka (talk) 08:28, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, much appreciated! 72.81.177.92 (talk) 07:51, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:LOGOUT, to edit, please log in. Lemonaka (talk) 10:44, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Yes, I realized this yesterday. Thank you. Her128 (talk) 10:49, 17 December 2022 (UTC)