User talk:Prelude after noon

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Content protection network

I've added a reply to your request at the article's talk page, which is the best place to discuss its content. Cheers! Diego (talk) 18:20, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

Nestlé Purina PetCare

I don't think two weeks is actually an unreasonable amount of time to wait; user:Xanthomelanoussprog has been reviewing it now and then, but hasn't provided any response yet and said he/she was busy in real-life. If you have time to take a look and consider whether it is worthy of article-space, your input would be welcome. CorporateM (Talk) 18:42, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

@User:CorporateM I hold the sincere belief that the complete replacement of the current Wikipedia article with your proposed change would be to the benefit of Wikipedia's reputation and to readers. Am I allowed to just copy-paste it in, kit and kaboodle? Would any repercussions befall me for having assisted a paid editor? Does Jimmy Wales consider what you do "paid advocacy editing", which he says is block-worthy? Prelude after noon (talk)

Sorry for the delay; I must have missed the ping. From user:Jimbo's perspective, my proposing a draft on Talk and a disinterested editor like yourself merging it into article-space is appropriate conduct. You can see an instance where Jimbo himself did this with a draft I created here (see discussion here) You can also see additional context at User:Jimbo_Wales/Paid_Advocacy_FAQ, which states:

"Ideally, paid advocates should offer specific suggestions for edits on the talk page of articles; these suggestions should be well-referenced, justified by policy, and well-written. There is no limit on the length of such offerings - in some cases, paid advocates may find it helpful to offer an entirely new version of an article on a sub-page of the talk page, for discussion and ultimate acceptance or rejection, in whole or in part, by the community."

This kind of contributed content format has emerged as the accepted best practice. I do make "non-controversial edits" directly in article-space, such as the dozens of minor copyedits and citation parameter items needed during Good Article reviews. This practice is not considered acceptable from Jimbo's perspective due to the slippery slope aspect, but is accepted by the community (when the edits are genuinely non-controversial).

Of course I can't promise that no repercussion would befell you, because there is always a chance with any edit anywhere that someone will dox you and show up at your doorstep with a bat, but it's highly unlikely in this case ;-) CorporateM (Talk) 01:05, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

@User:CorporateM I have voluntarily and boldly replaced the Nestle Purina article with your proposed (COI) content. Prelude after noon (talk) 13:13, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

Hey Prelude; if you have an interest in collaborating on articles where I have a conflict of interest, I have a few open items where your time would be greatly appreciated.[1][2][3] If you don't have the time or interest, I'd understand too. Cheers! CorporateM (Talk) 01:45, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Knowledge Universe

Hello Prelude after noon,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Knowledge Universe for deletion, because it seems to be promotional, rather than an encyclopedia article.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Goalbox (talk) 21:42, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

@User:Goalbox Strange that you'd complain that the content seemed to be "promotional", when (as was stated in the edit summary and on the Talk page) that most of the content was merely copied from another existing article in Wikipedia. It made little sense to me that Wikipedia would have an article about a subsidiary company, but no article about its larger parent company. If anything, I balanced the so-called "promotional" content by noting a recent financial downgrade of the company by Standard & Poor's. Anyway, it appears that another editor disagreed with you and removed the deletion tag. Prelude after noon (talk) 17:15, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

Not a big deal, I won't pursue this any further, although I can't guarantee that nobody else will. Just be careful about copy-pasting too much--you may just want to link to the content in question. Goalbox (talk) 23:07, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

Friskies

Since you were involved on the Wikipedia page on Nestle Purina Petcare, I thought you may also have a minute for a related article on Friskies here. CorporateM (Talk) 20:10, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard regarding a possible conflict of interest incident with which you may be involved. The thread is Swiss Mister in NY. Thank you. —Nil Einne (talk) 04:20, 7 December 2023 (UTC)