User talk:SaFo wiki

I am Sascha Fonseca, and I am editing the article about myself to ensure accuracy, provide reliable sources, and maintain a neutral tone. I will follow Wikipedia's guidelines on autobiographical content and conflict of interest editing.

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Hello, this is just to let you know that I have not performed the move you requested at WP:RM as that is not the correct venue to request draft approval. Your draft is submitted and will be reviewed in time by WP:AFC reviewers, please have patience as we currently have a large backlog! Best, CoconutOctopus talk 12:09, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{Re|Mrfoogles}} Thank you for accepting the article and for your helpful feedback throughout the process. I appreciate the Start-Class assessment and will continue working on improving the article's tone, sourcing, and structure in line with Wikipedia’s guidelines. SaFo wiki (talk) 12:49, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi SaFo wiki. Thank you for your work on Sascha Fonseca. Another editor, Mrfoogles, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

{{Bq|1=Just accepted the Sascha Fonseca article, because I think it's notable, but it's written in a very promotional way and needs more substantial coverage of the photographer. https://worldart.news/2023/03/07/breaking-down-elements-behind-sascha-fonsecas-award-winning-wildlife-photo-world-of-the-snow-leopard/ and https://mymodernmet.com/sascha-fonseca-siberian-tiger-camera-trap/ would probably help.}}

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Mrfoogles (talk) 18:24, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{Re|Mrfoogles}} I appreciate the feedback and will revise the article to ensure a neutral tone and include the sources you mentioned. SaFo wiki (talk) 09:43, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi SaFo wiki. Thank you for your work on Sascha Fonseca. Another editor, Mrfoogles, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

{{Bq|1=Also, @User:SaFo wiki, per wikipedia policy you need to declare your conflict of interest (I assume you have one based on your username).}}

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Mrfoogles (talk) 18:26, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{Re|Mrfoogles}} Thanks for the review. I’ve added a conflict of interest disclosure on my user page and will ensure edits remain neutral and well-sourced. SaFo wiki (talk) 09:41, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

Are you the copyright owner of that photo? Polygnotus (talk) 08:43, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

:Yes SaFo wiki (talk) 12:01, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

If you are Fonseca, can you please upload a photo of yourself that is not already on an existing website? Thank you, Polygnotus (talk) 08:48, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{Re|Polygnotus}} Yes, I am the copyright holder of the image. I've uploaded it to Wikimedia Commons and marked it as "own work." SaFo wiki (talk) 09:42, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

:Please explain why this is necessary. This my standard profile photo. SaFo wiki (talk) 12:03, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Information.svg Hello, SaFo wiki. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for article subjects for more information. We ask that you:

• avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
• propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{tl|edit COI}} template), including links or details of reliable sources that support your suggestions;
• disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see {{Section link|Wikipedia:Conflict of interest#How to disclose a COI}});
• avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see {{Section link|Wikipedia:Spam#External link spamming}});
• do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicizing, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you.{{#ifexpr: ({{#time: U | now}} - 1748252399) < 13150000 | {{PAGENAME}} | }} CycloneYoris ^talk! 09:39, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{Re|CycloneYoris}} Thank you for the guidance. I’ve added a Conflict of Interest disclosure on my user page and will ensure all contributions follow Wikipedia’s content policies. My intent is to improve accuracy and cite reliable, third-party sources. I appreciate your oversight. SaFo wiki (talk) 12:05, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

:Keep – Subject meets Wikipedia’s notability criteria as outlined in WP:BIO and WP:CREATIVE. Coverage includes multiple reliable, strong and independent sources.

:I have also declared a conflict of interest on my user page and am working to improve tone and citation quality in the article. SaFo wiki (talk) 12:08, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

• Do not restore the removed boldface. --Altenmann >talk 02:39, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
• :{{Re|Altenmann}} Understood — I won’t reintroduce the boldface. Thanks for the note. SaFo wiki (talk) 04:46, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
• Please format the external links in footnotes including page tiles. This will help find articles when the ownr moves the article under a different URL. --Altenmann >talk 02:47, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
• :{{Re|Altenmann}} Thank you for the clarification. I understand now that including full citation formatting with article titles in footnotes helps preserve context even if URLs change. I’ll revise the external links accordingly to follow that standard going forward. SaFo wiki (talk) 04:43, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
• File:Nuvola apps important.svg Please do not use false references as you did [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sascha_Fonseca&diff=1292465510&oldid=1292465044 here]: Fonseca is not mentioned there. I was already removing such pieces [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sascha_Fonseca&diff=1292413908&oldid=1292413553 before], but you seem to ignore the edit summaries. --Altenmann >talk 02:50, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
• :{{Re|Altenmann}} I respectfully disagree with the accusation that this is a false claim. My photographs were indeed exhibited at the event mentioned, and I have ample photographic evidence to support this. The linked article visually documents my work being displayed. Additionally, both the event organizer and the Snow Leopard Trust can confirm my participation in writing, if required.
• :That said, I acknowledge that the article may not name me explicitly in the text — it focuses on the exhibition rather than individual contributors. If more direct sourcing is required by Wikipedia standards, I’m open to working with the organizers to provide further documentation.
• :Please know this is not an attempt to mislead but to represent a verifiable fact with good faith and transparency. SaFo wiki (talk) 04:41, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

::*I did not write it is false claim, I wrote it was false reference. Wikipedia does not accept any confirmations other than references from published reliable sources, see our policies WP:CITE, WP:RS. --Altenmann >talk 04:50, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

::*:{{Re|Altenmann}} Thank you for the clarification. I understand the distinction now — and I appreciate your point that Wikipedia requires references from published reliable sources, not personal confirmation or visual cues alone.

::*:In that case, I will follow up with the exhibition organizer or Snow Leopard Trust to request a published reference or statement that explicitly lists contributors, which I can then cite. I’ll hold off reintroducing that line until a WP:RS-compliant source is available. SaFo wiki (talk) 05:09, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

File:Ambox warning blue.svg Hello, I noticed that you may have recently made edits to :Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sascha Fonseca while logged out. Please be mindful not to perform controversial edits while logged out, or your account risks being blocked from editing. Please consider reading up on Wikipedia's policy on multiple accounts before editing further. Additionally, making edits while logged out reveals your IP address, which may allow others to determine your location and identity. If this was not your intention, please remember to log in when editing. Thank you. CycloneYoris ^talk! 19:09, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{Re|CycloneYoris}} Thank you — I wasn’t aware. I’m new here and still learning the ropes. Will make sure to stay logged in going forward. SaFo wiki (talk) 06:53, 28 May 2025 (UTC)