User talk:WriterSunshine

Concern regarding Draft:Inpowerment

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 06:02, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Inpowerment

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

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!} 05:54, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: INpowerment (March 25)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by CNMall41 was:

This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:

in-depth (not just passing mentions about the subject)
reliable
secondary
independent of the subject

Make sure you add references that meet these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

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 after they have been resolved.

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CNMall41 (talk) 02:27, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, WriterSunshine! Having an article draft 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! CNMall41 (talk) 02:27, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

March 2025

Your account has been blocked indefinitely for advertising or promotion and violating the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use. This is because you have been making promotional edits to topics in which you have a financial stake, yet you have failed to adhere to the mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. Paid advocacy is a form of conflict of interest (COI) editing which involves being compensated by a person, group, company or organization to use Wikipedia to promote their interests. Undisclosed paid advocacy is strictly prohibited. Using this site for advertising or promotion is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia.

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Jimfbleak - talk to me? 09:31, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

{{unblock|1=I didn't know it applied to me because I don't have a financial stake because this is a charity and I'm a volunteer. I now understand the reasons and I won't do it again. ~~~~}}

WriterSunshine (talk) 22:59, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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I didn't know it applied to me because I don't have a financial stake because this is a charity and I'm a volunteer. I now understand the reasons and I won't do it again.

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WriterSunshine (talk) 6:59 pm, Today (UTC−4)

Hi there! As a volunteer for the organization, we highly recommend you do not edit related articles due to your conflict of interest, which makes writing from a neutral point of view more challenging. Are there any other topics you'd be interested in editing? Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 04:28, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Jimfbleak, is there other evidence of paid editing we should be aware of? This would be a simple COI and not UPE, so I'd happily unblock here. -- asilvering (talk) 21:46, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@asilvering, thanks. This user has twice created Draft:INpowerment, strongly linked to Compass Rose International, their only other contribution being a gushing promo Draft:Katie Hilborn for its founder. WriterSunshine also appears to know about Hilborn's inspirations and manuscript book. Most to the point, WS took the posed image File:Head Shot Katie Hilborn.jpg, which suggests that they have access you would not expect for a random volunteer. I think the claim made above is disingenuous, you don't have to be paid to have a declarable COI. It's up to you, but personally I wouldn't unblock without further clarification and perhaps undertakings regarding editing on these topics Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:57, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sometimes even unpaid volunteer work can be "paid editing" if the editor intends to put the work on their resume; this is often done with charitable work; community service work is also sometimes a requirement of schools. 331dot (talk) 08:48, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]