User talk:Erfan2017

Hi there, please feel free to write on this page.

LauraFair (talk) 00:08, 12 March 2022 (UTC) Hello. I can see you made changes to my edits. Please feel free to add credible sources for your edits.

Hello, actually I removed a small part which didn't have a valid reference. Provided references -for that part- didn't mention the name of the person-that is unacceptable. For sure I would provide credible sources if I add anything new. Thanks anyways. Erfan2017 (talk) 00:15, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

LauraFair (talk) 00:47, 22 July 2022 (UTC) Please do not links and others edits. You are more than welcome to add your parts but deleting other works is vandalism and against Wikipedia's policy.

I'm a bit confused and would be very grateful if you could kindly enlighten me. As of my understanding you are saying that if you made a "wrong" statement which is not in the provided reference, I should not remove it. It is because it is "other"'s work? It this your understanding of Wikipedia? I read the reference several times, what you mentioned that VOA named 20:30 as "This program was criticized for interviewing with political prisoners" is never mentioned in the article (only in comments by one of the readers). Therefore, that sentence is totally wrong. I will delete it again and would be more than happy to take this to the "notice board". Please read the definition (vandalism!). Erfan2017 (talk) 01:09, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

I understand you have political association with Mr. Kamran Najafzadeh (or you are his pseudo personality) but please stop vandalizing my work. External references from credible sources (e.g. Guardian) have to be published.

I will report you and your associations if you continue this behavior.

Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Kamran Najafzadeh, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. If you only meant to make a test edit, please use your sandbox for that. Thank you. LauraFair (talk) 00:57, 27 October 2022 (UTC) (variant for removal of content) LauraFair (talk) 00:54, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for uploading File:Najafzadeh Hejazi.jpeg. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file has agreed to release it under the given license.

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There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. AndyTheGrump (talk) 01:12, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

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Nil Einne (talk) 20:43, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Hello, Erfan2017. 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:

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicizing, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:55, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

Hi Jim, thank you for the feedback. I am not a regular editor, as you can see from my limited contributions over the last five years; the complexity of the regulations can be quite discouraging for occasional contributors.

Regarding the article: my intent was to document a unique, interdisciplinary program at a high-ranking institution. I didn't see it as promotion, especially since the program only accepts 10% of applicants; I viewed it as an academic record rather than a recruitment effort. I would have preferred to list this under a Department page, but that doesn't exist yet.

To be transparent per COI guidelines, I have a professional affiliation with the university. I appreciate your guidance on the matter. Erfan2017 (talk) 17:36, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

I have a professional affiliation with the University of Toronto. I am not compensated for editing Wikipedia and contribute in a volunteer capacity. I follow Wikipedia’s conflict of interest and neutral point of view guidelines. Erfan2017 (talk) 18:05, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

please a=expand on this affiliation. Do you receive, Broadly construed, any reward whatsoever from them. If so please make the WP:PAID disclosure for full transparency 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 18:48, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for asking. To clarify: I do not receive any compensation, payment, or other material benefit (direct or indirect) from the University of Toronto for editing Wikipedia, nor is Wikipedia editing part of my job responsibilities. My affiliation is academic/professional only, and my Wikipedia contributions are entirely voluntary. Erfan2017 (talk) 19:01, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

I understand. Thank you.

You may be surprised to learn that, if you are paid for your day to day work by an organisation and edit an article related to it, Wikipedia considers you to be subject to WP:PAID, whether you receive any time allocation in your day to day work to edit here, or whether you do not. It also covers your editing out of hours in what might feel like your own time

This is not particularly restrictive, and making the declaration saves accusations at a later date and possible unpleasantness. I recommend most strongly that you use {{Paid}} on your user page to do this. 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 19:08, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the guidance, Timtrent. As a volunteer who has contributed to Wikipedia for over eight years, I want to ensure my account's integrity remains clear. I have added the disclosure to my user page as requested, but I have included a specific note stating that this applies solely to University-related content. My past and future contributions on unrelated topics remain strictly independent and voluntary. I appreciate your help in keeping my account compliant with the Terms of Use. Erfan2017 (talk) 19:48, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. Adding the note makes perfect sense. You are only action-limited in drafts and articles about (ing very broad terms) your employer. If you make an accidental transgression the best method is apology! 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 19:50, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

improved the Paid template. If you disapprove pease edit it further or revert me. I am about to place this on your USER page 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 19:53, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

Or not, it seems. Creating a local user page for you is a step too far. But I recommend it to you simply for this purpose. 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 19:55, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

I created a local page and transferred the Paid template to that page. Thanks. Erfan2017 (talk) 20:20, 2 February 2026 (UTC)