Skiman514

Welcome!

Hello, Skiman514, 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.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or another editor to proofread it. See our help page on userspace drafts for more details. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

One rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing. Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which imply that the account belongs to a company or corporation. If you have a username like this, you should request a change of username or create a new account. (A name that identifies the user as an individual within a given organization may be OK.)

In addition, if you receive, or expect to receive, compensation for any contribution you make, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation to comply with our terms of use and our policy on paid editing.

Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

• Best practices for editors with close associations
• Plain and simple conflict of interest guide
• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• Contributing to Wikipedia
• Tutorial
• How to edit a page and How to develop articles
• How to create your first article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
• Simplified Manual of Style

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using 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 ask your question on this page and then place {{Help me}} before the question. Again, welcome! Drm310 🍁 (talk) 05:18, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Hi back Yes - been editing for a while and now looking to add my own articles. Would indeed like to have your input / oversight on this new page for Diana Zicklin Berrent, Founder, Survivor Corps, the largest grassroots COVID movement in the world (www.survivorcorps.com) and with over 167,000 members on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/COVID19survivorcorps) How best to share the draft / sandbox i have started. Open to any and all suggestions and looking forward to working with you in get this page reviewed and approved MAny thanks Andrew Lindsay Skiman514 (talk) 05:26, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Got it. Thanks for the assist and support. Yes, I am being paid by Fiscal Sponsor - Multplier.org, whose project is "Survivor Corps' to which I am a Member of the Leadership Team / Executive Committee (https://www.survivorcorps.com/leadership). Diana Berrent is the Founder. She is not paying me directly, but it's all part of the same effort of branding. Fill find the template and insert - here? Skiman514 (talk) 05:37, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

The {{paid}} template is the appropriate one to use in place of {{UserboxCOI}}. For example, using it like this:

{{paid|employer=Multiplier.org|client=Survivor Corps}}

Will render the statement "This user, in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, discloses that they have been paid by Multiplier.org on behalf of Survivor Corps for their contributions to Wikipedia."

You can look at the documentation at the page Template:Paid to see what combination of parameters would yield the most accurate statement. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 05:46, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Article content/paid editing

Your userpage is not considered to be a workspace for an article in progress. I have moved the content to your user sandbox, User:Skiman514/sandbox. You may continue to work on it there. Your userpage is meant for a small amount of personal information about yourself, as well as your interests and goals as they relate to editing Wikipedia. Please see the userpage guidelines for a more detailed description of what is considered acceptable content.

Also, if you work in a paid position with the organization Survivor Corps, then your existing conflict of interest declaration is insufficient. You will have make a mandatory declaration as a paid editor in accordance with Wikipedia's paid editing disclosure policy. If you are not paid for your work with this organization, a further clarification of your role with them would still be appreciated. Thank you. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 05:24, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

I see that you moved the remnants of your userpage into the main article space, a practice which I highly discourage. I am going to nominate the page for deletion so that you can continue to work on your article and/or properly submit it for review by uninvolved editors. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 05:33, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

New posts at the bottom

Hi, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. Your recent talk page comments were not added to the bottom of the page. New discussion page messages and topics should always be added to the bottom. Your message may have been moved. In the future you can use the "Add topic" link in the top right. For more details see the talk page guidelines. Thank you. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 05:30, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Diana Zicklin Berrent

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.

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice that the page you created, Diana Zicklin Berrent, was tagged as a test page under section G2 of the criteria for speedy deletion and has been or soon may be deleted. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia.

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, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Drm310 🍁 (talk) 05:33, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

No problem - Got ahead of myself - so, agreed - go ahead speed delete that page. Am still working on the draft in my sandbox, and will move to review by editor, once fine tuned further. Thanks for the help Skiman514 (talk) 05:41, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

I have moved the {{paid}} template from the sandbox to your userpage, which is the correct place for it to reside. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 05:57, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Noted and with thanks Skiman514 (talk) 06:35, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Diana Berrent (June 4)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by TheAafi 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:Diana Berrent 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:Diana Berrent, 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.

─ The Aafī ^(talk) 08:46, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the input. Will keep working on the text and citations. Will let you know when ready for a follow-up review, Cheers Skiman514 (talk) 12:51, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Some more advice for you... a lengthy list of external links is not desirable. You don't need to include a link to every piece of media coverage she has ever received. Also, you need to write in a formal tone, and refer to her by her surname only after the first mention. Articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, as if being described by a disinterested third party with no prior knowledge of the subject. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 15:24, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks and yes - am gathering other links and citations and re-working the text to align with your sugestions and reqs. to be continued Skiman514 (talk) 16:09, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

In this edit, Umakant Bhalerao removed copyrighted text which you then reinstated in this edit. I have removed it again, as the original removal was justified.

You cannot post copyrighted material on Wikipedia - even if you are the copyright holder or have the copyright holder's permission - unless the material has been released for use by the verified copyright owner into the public domain or under a license compatible with Wikipedia. These licenses allow anyone — not just Wikipedia — to share, distribute, transmit, and adapt your work, free of charge and in perpetuity, provided that you are attributed as the author. Also, because some derivative works may be commercial, we cannot accept materials that are licensed only for educational use or even for general non-commercial use. Releasing the material is both permanent and irrevocable.--Drm310 🍁 (talk) 12:22, 6 June 2021 (UTC) Thanks - this is still in draft mode and being revised to meet all the standards and regs as discussed and reviewed. I'll let you know when it's ready for another review - thanks for the ongoing assists. Skiman514 (talk) 04:02, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Survivor Corps (COVID-19

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.

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice that the page you created, Survivor Corps (COVID-19, was tagged as a test page under section G2 of the criteria for speedy deletion and has been or soon may be deleted. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia.

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, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Ost (talk) 19:54, 18 June 2021 (UTC) Thank you. I thought I had added it to my sandbox. If not, please do. Also, I need to close the parentheses on the title of new article Survivor Corps (COVID-19). And yes, I will continue to edit, improve and revise from sandbox, before further assessment, review and oversight. Thanks for the assist! Skiman514 (talk) 20:04, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

Image without license

Unspecified source/license for File:Survivor Corps EOM.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Survivor Corps EOM.jpg. The image has been identified as not specifying the copyright status of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. Even if you created the image yourself, you still need to release it so Wikipedia can use it. If you don't indicate the copyright status of the image on the image's description page, using an appropriate copyright tag, it may be deleted some time after the next seven days. If you made this image yourself, you can use copyright tags like {{PD-self}} (to release all rights), {{self|cc-by-sa-4.0}} (to require that you be credited), or any tag here - just go to the image, click edit, and add one of those. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided copyright information for them as well.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:

• Wikipedia:Image use policy
• Wikipedia:File copyright tags

This is an automated notice by MifterBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. NOTE: Once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. --MifterBot ^{(Talk • Contribs • Owner)} 22:45, 20 July 2021 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Survivor Corps EOM.jpg

⚠

Thanks for uploading File:Survivor Corps EOM.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Salavat (talk) 00:22, 21 July 2021 (UTC) Thanks,User:Salavat - Was uploading for use on a new draft article I am writing - for Survivor Corps. logo / image is copyrighted, but will made available subject to "for use on Wikipedia only". Can you help me with that?

Your submission at Articles for creation: Diana Berrent (July 22)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Devonian Wombat 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:Diana Berrent 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:Diana Berrent, 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.

Devonian Wombat (talk) 11:49, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

Hello, Skiman514! 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! Devonian Wombat (talk) 11:49, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Survivor Corps (COVID-19)

Hello, Skiman514. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Survivor Corps (COVID-19), 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) 23:02, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Survivor Corps (COVID-19)

Hello, Skiman514. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Survivor Corps".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:33, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Survivor Corps (COVID-19)

Hello, Skiman514. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Survivor Corps".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:56, 2 January 2023 (UTC)