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Greetings Gareth. Let me thank you for declaring your connection to the article you've written. This is a good start and you've done the right thing by doing so. It's important that you know we appreciate your transparency - you've done well to establish a good reputation.

You seem fairly versed in the rules about conflict of interest already, but in case you haven't seen these links, I'll post them here for your convenience.

• Wikipedia:Conflict of interest
• Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide
• Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations

I usually don't review AfC submissions, so I will defer to the other editors there when your draft reaches that stage. Here are my suggestion for it, which may increase its chances of being accepted:

1. The sources seem good. If you are linking to a PDF, include a |format=PDF parameter in the citation.
2. The details of her career seem a bit sparse. If they can be expanded with reliable sources, that would be of interest.
3. Eliminate the top heading (=Yassmin Ghandehari=) - it's unnecessary. Bold the first instance of her name instead - that follows the standard style conventions.
4. Her full name at the beginning of each section isn't required. Details about the proper use of names, as well as other conventions in biographical articles, can be found at Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies.

Best of luck with your article! --Drm310 (talk) 16:55, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

Hi Gareth. I work the COIN board every now and then. I see Bell Pottinger editors around Wikipedia and am interested in knowing more about the behind the scenes at Bell Pottinger when it comes to posting at Wikipedia. If you have some time, I posted a question at COIN and would like your feed back. Thanks. -- Jreferee (talk) 01:53, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Hello Gareth. You asked me who are reviewers at Articles for Creation - there is a list of participants at Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Participants. Someone there should be able to guide you through the process. Best of luck. --Drm310 (talk) 16:10, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

File:Control copyright icon.svg Hello GATalbot, and welcome to Wikipedia. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — JJMC89 (T·C) 08:54, 30 May 2016 (UTC)

: {{Reply to|JJMC89}} Thank you for your support and the clear instructions. GATalbot (talk) 14:16, 30 May 2016 (UTC)