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Request for editor assistance: improving article with reliable sources

Hello, I'd like to request help from experienced editors to improve this article about attorney Ricky K. Patel.

On 31 March 2026, editor Zackmann08 reverted a series of edits with the summary "Massive dump of ai content." I understand the concern about AI-generated content in bulk, and I'd like to address this constructively through the Talk page as Wikipedia policy recommends.

The reverted edits included several genuine improvements backed by reliable, independent secondary sources:

Miami Herald – Coverage of the Dalvin Cook civil case verdict naming Patel as defense counsel:
Miami Herald – Coverage of the MLK Dream Award (February 19, 2021):
Law.com / Daily Business Review – Coverage of a 2024 lawsuit filed by Patel against a former law firm partner:
St. Thomas University (STU) official news – Alumni spotlight with biographical details:
St. Thomas University (STU) official news – Coverage of the "La Bella Oruga" children's book:
WSVN 7 News (Miami) – Coverage of the parasailing accident case:
The Florida Bar – Board of Governors candidacy platform statement:

The article currently carries an {{unreliable sources}} banner due to citations from amazon.com and marketersmedia.com (a press release wire). The above sources can replace those weak citations and justify removing the banner.

I'd welcome any experienced editor's help in incorporating these improvements in a way that fully meets Wikipedia's standards. I'm happy to discuss any specific wording or sourcing questions here. ~2026-19815-43 (talk) 22:25, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

Edit request – replace unreliable citations with reliable sources

The user below has a request that an edit be made to Ricky K. Patel. That user has an actual or apparent conflict of interest.
The requested edits backlog is very high. Please be extremely patient. There are currently 444 requests waiting for review.

Please read the instructions for the parameters used by this template for accepting and declining them, and review the request below and make the edit if it is well sourced, neutral, and follows other Wikipedia guidelines and policies.

I am Ricky K. Patel, the subject of this article. I am disclosing this conflict of interest as required. I am requesting the following specific, sourced changes to fix the {{unreliable sources}} banner that currently appears at the top of the article.

The banner exists because three citations in the article point to unreliable sources (amazon.com and marketersmedia.com, a press release wire). I am requesting that these be replaced with reliable published sources, as follows:

Request 1: Authorship section – replace amazon.com citation with university news source

Currently, the sentence "Patel is the author of LA BELLA ORUGA" cites amazon.com. Please replace that citation with:

"STU Law Student & Alumnus Come Together to Serve the Community". St. Thomas University. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2026.

Request 2: Authorship section – replace marketersmedia.com citation with university news source

Currently, the sentence about The Beautiful Caterpillar cites news.marketersmedia.com. Please replace that citation with the same STU source above (it covers both books in the same article).

Request 3: Philanthropy section – replace marketersmedia.com citation with university news source

Currently, the sentence about the Pay It Forward Scholarship cites news.marketersmedia.com. Please replace that citation with:

"Ricky Patel, '09 – 60th Anniversary Gala Alumni Spotlight". St. Thomas University. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2026.

This source (already cited elsewhere in the article as <ref name="STU">) explicitly mentions the Pay It Forward Scholarship.

Once these three citations are replaced, the {{unreliable sources}} banner can also be removed, as all remaining citations will point to reliable sources. Thank you. ~2026-19815-43 (talk) 16:09, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

Comment: I've replaced the {{Edit request}} template with the {{Edit COI}} template, which is used for conflicts of interest. I am bad at usernames (talk · contribs) 16:19, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

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