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Tabernacle[edit]

I reverted you. I doubt that the book you linked to actually specifically says what the text you added says, and in any case book references always need page numbers. 19:02, 14 January 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Doug Weller (talk • contribs)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Amer Jamil[edit]

Hello Usmanaq,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Amer Jamil for deletion, because it seems to be copied from another source, probably infringing copyright.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to rewrite it in your own words, you can contest this deletion, but don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

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June 2020[edit]

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Hello Usmanaq. The nature of your edits gives the impression you have an undisclosed financial stake in promoting a topic, but you have not complied with Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. Paid advocacy is a category of conflict of interest (COI) editing that involves being compensated by a person, group, company or organization to use Wikipedia to promote their interests. Undisclosed paid advocacy is prohibited by our policies on neutral point of view and what Wikipedia is not, and is an especially egregious type of COI; the Wikimedia Foundation regards it as a "black hat" practice akin to black-hat SEO.

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Regardless, if you are receiving or expect to receive compensation for your edits, broadly construed, you are required by the Wikimedia Terms of Use to disclose your employer, client and affiliation. You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page at User:Usmanaq. The template {{Paid}} can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form: {{paid|user=Usmanaq|employer=InsertName|client=InsertName}}. If I am mistaken – you are not being directly or indirectly compensated for your edits – please state that in response to this message. Otherwise, please provide the required disclosure. In either case, do not edit further until you answer this message. Praxidicae (talk) 17:32, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Praxidicae: I can confirm that I am not being directly or indirectly compensated for my edits. I will have a look at the problems you have brought up and will resolve them in due course. Thank you for pointing this out. Usmanaq (talk) 17:51, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Usmanaq Please explain how you have no connection to the subject yet are the copyright owner of this photo. Praxidicae (talk) 17:53, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Praxidicae: I stated that I am not being compensated indirectly or directly for writing the article. However, I do have a relation to the subject in the sense that I know of the figure being written about and have attended some of his talks. I apologise I will remove the image as whilst I have permission to use it from the photographer, you would be correct in stating that I am not the copyright owner. Would you be able to advise how I can add an image and state that I have permission to use it without myself explicitly being the copyright owner please? Thank you for your help. Usmanaq (talk) 18:05, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

My warning also addresses conflicts of interest, which you must disclose. And no, you must provide proof of who the copyright holder is and that they have released it under an appropriate license as well as disclose your connection per policies linked above. Praxidicae (talk) 18:07, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Praxidicae: Okay so what should I say my relation is to the figure? I would not have personally said I have conflict of interest just by attending a few of his talks. And thank you I will delete the image. Usmanaq (talk) 18:10, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How did you receive the photo that you uploaded and the information you copied? Praxidicae (talk) 18:11, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Praxidicae: Both via google searching and looking through different results found. Usmanaq (talk) 18:13, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I apologise I will remove the image as whilst I have permission to use it from the photographer how did you get permission from the photographer? Where is that permission? Praxidicae (talk) 18:15, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Praxidicae:Oh i see, apologies. I found the photographer on facebook, facebook messaged him and asked if it was okay to upload Usmanaq (talk) 18:20, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Praxidicae: would you like me to send a screenshot of the conversation? Usmanaq (talk) 18:50, 4 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Proposed deletion of Glasgow University Muslim Students Association[edit]

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