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Sincerely, w.carter-Talk 15:27, 6 August 2015 (UTC)   (Leave me a message)Reply

Jebblz, you are invited to the Teahouse!

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A belated Welcome!

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Here are some cookies for you.

Oh dear, I see that no one have taken the time to give you a proper welcome. Our bad! Above are some more helpful links for editing and getting around the Wikipedia. You are also always welcome to ask anything at my talk page. I am one of the many editors here who help newcomers. Btw, your article is coming along just fine!   Cheers, w.carter-Talk 15:27, 6 August 2015 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure!

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Walter Baets has been accepted

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Walter Baets, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. Note that because you are a logged-in user, you can create articles yourself, and don't have to post a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for Creation if you prefer.

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FoCuS contribs; talk to me! 16:51, 18 August 2015 (UTC)Reply

Undisclosed paid editing: Walter Baets by User:Jebblz

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  This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.Jcb (talk) 17:02, 13 September 2015 (UTC)Reply

Managing a conflict of interest

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  Hello, Jebblz. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Walter Baets, you may have a conflict of interest. People with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, see the conflict of interest guideline and frequently asked questions for organizations. In particular, please:

  • avoid editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, its competitors, or projects and products you or they are involved with;
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In addition, the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use require disclosure of your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing, and autobiographies. OTRS correspondence indicates an undisclosed conflict of interest, which violates Wikipedia's terms of service. Miniapolis 23:02, 13 September 2015 (UTC)Reply

conflict of interest

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Dear Editors,

Thank you all for the positive feedback and guidance with regard to conflict of interest posting. It was an issue I was not aware of in the slightest and did not come across it anyway in the various training modules that i went through here. I'm sure it exists somewhere, but I didn't see it.

I assure you that the article I uploaded was accurate and relevant and in no way influenced by the fact that I was commissioned to do it. The subject involved simply didn't have the time or energy to learn how wikipedia works.

Shall not happen again though, now that I know this policy!

Regards Jebblz Jebblz (talk) 10:50, 14 September 2015 (UTC)Reply

The conflict of interest, undisclosed until now, is not the only problem. As an encyclopedia (rather than a directory), Wikipedia has a specific notability guideline for academics. Please see Wikipedia:Search engine optimization for what is (and is not) appropriate here. All the best, Miniapolis 21:12, 14 September 2015 (UTC)Reply

Thank you Miniapolis for pointing me towards the academics notability page. I do believe the head of the Graduate School of Business qualifies under these criteria. My question to you is, will the School themselves be permitted to load a page on their head, as it wont be paid work and merely an acknowledgement of his academic achievements. Don't want him blocked from Wikipedia completely, merely because I didn't understand the rules clearly enough. Jebblz (talk) 08:45, 21 September 2015 (UTC)Reply

Greetings again, in particular to Miniapolis I haven't heard anything back again and was really anxious to resolve this conflict. May I reload the page of Walter Baets if I register that there was previously compensation for uploading him as the academic head of the Graduate School of Business? Or may I inform the School of Business themselves that they should be the ones to add their academics to Wikipedia? Would very much like to resolve this successfully for all concerned.

Thank you so much Jebblz (talk) 14:56, 5 October 2015 (UTC)Reply