User talk:71.247.78.188

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[edit] January 2008

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[edit] Reply

If you're his assistant, you shouldn't be editing his article, as that is a conflict of interest (see my message above). All information about living people need to follow WP:BLP strictly. Changing his date of birth would need some sort of verification. Wikipedia isn't meant to be for promotional purposes. All information should be verifiable. His date of birth has been listed as 1977 on Wikipedia for some time now. If you have actual proof of a different birth date, you could contact an administrator and provide him or her a copy of a birth certificate (via email) if there is no third-party source available. But a third-party source is preferable. We simply can't take you on your word that you are his assistant and he wants information corrected. The danger here is someone wishing to "rewrite" their biography for self-promotional purposes. I'd suggest you contact an administrator and if you are actually Koh's assistant, you can provide verification of his year of birth. But I do need to remind you that you shouldn't be editing his article yourself. Thank you. freshacconcispeaktome 22:10, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

An administrator with an art focus that you could contact is User:Tyrenius who you could email directly. freshacconcispeaktome 22:17, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
You really need to stop editing the article. You claim to be Koh's assistant. This is a conflict of interest. The date change needs to be verified. Contact the administrator above, or another one of your choosing. Thank you. freshacconcispeaktome 22:23, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
If you want to send an email, click on User:Tyrenius. On the left of the screen there is a "toolbox" and there's a link to "email this user." That sends a message to Tyrenius' personal email. Otherwise, just go to Tyrenius' talk page (which is public). Thanks. freshacconcispeaktome 22:33, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
You can post to User talk:Tyrenius (new posts at the bottom of the page). I have replied to your email. Tyrenius (talk) 22:54, 14 January 2008 (UTC)