User talk:Thardac

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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, visit the Teahouse, 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! -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:11, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ponyo,

I've been updating this article for years. It's the only record on the internet of the Executive at my alma mater's student union.

I have no ties to the organization anymore, but I update the chart annually and have for the last decade.

I have not touched the article itself, only the elected representative list which is easily confirmed each year on the org'd website.

I lost my previous wiki account and used my current email to update the chart this year.

My previous account was called Jfish44.

I do not understand why the chart was removed, so I reversed the change. 131.104.23.82 (talk) 22:20, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, that was from my phone.

I legit just update the chart - I try to do it in May when they get elected, but sometimes I slip. This year, I was on the ball.

Please keep the chart on the page. I can ask someone else to update it if I'm personally an issue. Thardac (talk) 22:26, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is not meant to be a document of record - it is an encyclopedia that includes information on notable topics that are verifiable through published reliable sources independent of the subject. Just a glance at the article makes it clear that individuals with a conflict of interest have been controlling the content for years. The inclusion of the names of private individuals who are non-public figures is discouraged in most cases - this content may be pertinent for the organization's website, but not Wikipedia as it is not a indiscriminate collection of information. Anyone affiliated with the Association would also have a conflict of interest and would need to follow the policies and guidelines I outlined in my welcome message above.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:33, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Noted.

Please delete the entire page then, since the University of Guelph's Central Student Association is not a business of note.

Yours,

John Jfishe44 (talk) 22:36, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I'm very sorry about the account change. I did think this one got deleted, which is why I made a new one.

But on the other browser I had open, it turns out Google remembered my password. This was not intentional. Jfishe44 (talk) 22:38, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Multiple accounts

Ok, now you're edit warring to restore disputed content using multiple accounts, which is a violation of our policies regarding multiple accounts. -- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:35, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not intentional.

I won't touch the page again.

Thanks for your work with Wikipedia. I really didn't intend for this to be a fight.

-John Jfishe44 (talk) 22:40, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely not a fight, you just managed to check a bunch of "what not to do" boxes in very quick succession. Your main account (Jfishe44) remains unblocked for the entirety of Wikipedia, save for the single article on Central Student Association. As of writing this, Wikipedia has 6.8M+ articles; perhaps you would be interested in contributing in an area where you're not in direct conflict with the topic?-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 22:49, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe another day.

Thanks for staying positive.

Cheers,

-John (jfishe44) [again, on my phone and I do not remember my password, but the notif went to my email] 67.70.62.80 (talk) 07:05, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]