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Your submission at Articles for creation: User:ShimsCabot (May 27)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by KylieTastic was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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KylieTastic (talk) 17:20, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

Hello, ShimsCabot! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! KylieTastic (talk) 17:20, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

AfC notification: User:ShimsCabot/sandbox/User:ShimsCabot has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at User:ShimsCabot/sandbox/User:ShimsCabot. Thanks! KylieTastic (talk) 17:21, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: User:ShimsCabot (September 30)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Theroadislong was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to User:ShimsCabot/sandbox/User:ShimsCabot and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to User:ShimsCabot/sandbox/User:ShimsCabot, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
• If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
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Theroadislong (talk) 13:02, 30 September 2021 (UTC)

Conflict of interest? Paid editing?

Two very singular articles there, ShimsCabot. Patrick McGuire (solicitor), of Thompsons Solicitors Scotland. It's not every new editor who chooses to write long & technically very well-formed articles on such a narrow subject-base. We learn that "Standing up for the masses has been Patrick's guiding principle throughout a large part of his career", which reads like pure PR bullshit. Eight or so references for the Six Pack Health and Safety Regulations also seems like bullshit, of the baffles brains type.

Please see WP:COI and, if you'd be so good, let me know whether these are COI/Paid articles. thanks. --Tagishsimon (talk) 21:52, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

If you don't have a COI, I would be curious about this image which you claim is your own work. Greyjoy ^talk 01:05, 27 October 2021 (UTC)

It is an interesting image. Doesn't seem to be on the solicitors' website, nor findable via tineye or google image search. Exif shows the photographer to be PAUL HAMPTON who is presumably https://paulhampton.co.uk/ ... so ... how comes this admittedly 2013 image to be the own work of ShimsCabot? --Tagishsimon (talk) 01:19, 27 October 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Thompsons Solicitors Scotland

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A tag has been placed on Thompsons Solicitors Scotland, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. DMySon (talk) 02:18, 27 October 2021 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, ShimsCabot. 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 organizations for more information. We ask that you:

• avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization or competitors;
• propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{request edit}} 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. As per the discussion on may talk page. [1] Greyjoy ^talk 08:13, 27 October 2021 (UTC)

Declaring Conflict of Interest

As ShimsCabot I am declaring a COI. I am paid by a media agency, BORN Thinking, to write content for law firms and financial services providers across the UK. When asked to create content for a Wikipedia page, I do this as part of my salaried work for BORN Thinking and I never take direct payment from the company. However, I understand the conflict of interest and agree to no longer add or amend content directly onto article pages and will suggest edits through the prescribed routes and article wizards. I am happy to abide by the Wikipedia rules and guidelines and understand that any content I suggest must be, factual, verifiable and encyclopedic.

Please accept my apologies for the Connected Contributor oversights. I am open to all advice and guidance. ShimsCabot (talk) 14:46, 27 October 2021 (UTC)

I have added this disclosure on your userpage in accordance with the paid editing disclosure policy. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 17:37, 27 October 2021 (UTC)

I do have a question regarding your addition to your userpage. You have mentioned that you have been employed by BORN since 2008, yet your Wikipedia account has only existed since April 2021. Have you edited Wikipedia prior to then using a different account or accounts? If so, are you still accessing any of them? --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 13:21, 28 October 2021 (UTC)

Hi, thank you for your interest. I am primarily a writer of news media for websites and social media. In the past, I have been asked to create page additions for Wikipedia, however, I have not been involved in adding any of it. I do not have access to the accounts used. My recent article, which has now been deleted, was my first attempt at creating a page and adding it. I hope to be able to continue creating articles and adding suggestions for page improvements using my ShimsCabot username, so the Notice of Paid Work Relating to Wikipedia on my User Page is worded to cover onward contributions. Do you have any advice or guidance in this respect? — Preceding unsigned comment added by ShimsCabot (talk • contribs) ; reposted and replied to at User talk:Drm310

Your submission at Articles for creation: Thompsons Solicitors Scotland (December 2)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Theroadislong was:  The comment the reviewer left was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Thompsons Solicitors Scotland and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Thompsons Solicitors Scotland, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
• If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Theroadislong (talk) 10:45, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Thompsons Solicitors Scotland has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Thompsons Solicitors Scotland. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 11:01, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Deletion discussion

Hello, ShimsCabot,

I just wanted to let you know I mentioned you at a discussion I started at Wikipedia talk:Proposed deletion#Contested PROD?. Thanks. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:31, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

Thank you, Liz ^{Read! Talk!}. I wonder if you had a chance to look at the proposed amendments for the page in my Sandbox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:ShimsCabot/sandbox and the supporting statement for my objection to the PROD. Patrick's work as a campaigner and solicitor advocate is notable for the reasons mentioned there; in particular his campaigning to change Scottish laws so as to benefit individuals who have suffered mass wrongs. His current work in the field of historical child abuse claims is particularly noteworthy now the case against Celtic FC has become a group (class) action - this is a first in Scottish law and the case will undoubtedly set precedents as to how the new Group Action laws, under the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018, are used in the future - it will be noteworthy whether the case is won or lost. Many of Patrick's previous cases have set similar precedents, but I took a list of these cases out of his page as there had been a negative comment about them and the source refs. I would welcome any advice on neutrality, so that I can make the entry as encyclopaedic as possible. ShimsCabot (talk) 10:01, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Thompsons Solicitors Scotland

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.

You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.

A tag has been placed on Draft:Thompsons Solicitors Scotland, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. Tagishsimon (talk) 00:32, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

Concern regarding User:ShimsCabot/sandbox/User:ShimsCabot

Hello, ShimsCabot. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that User:ShimsCabot/sandbox/User:ShimsCabot, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 19:51, 23 March 2022 (UTC)