Stanigator

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So do I make a submission here? The article will need more revisions, as the problems actually still remain or the actual meaning ended up getting lost in the weeds (and there are more sources supporting the actual sentence that I originally intended to say before the edits were reverted).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Userspace_draft Stanigator (talk) 01:10, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

Furthermore, I pointed out the problem on the article's talk page prior to making the edits under the impression that my complaints were supposedly uncontested. But I will heed your advice on creating the draft for your team to review. Stanigator (talk) 06:40, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

@Fences and windows: Thank you for the welcome and the advice.

I have followed your suggestion to draft a revised version of the article to address the COI/NPOV issues without edit warring. You can view the completed draft here: User:Stanigator/sandbox/Colleen Hardwick

This version replicates the current article but fixes the WP:BLP issues in the "Stance on Housing" section:

1. It attributes the "without evidence" claim to the expert cited (Patrick Condon).

2. It clarifies the "Ponzi" quote to refer to the "financial business model" (per the Daily Hive source).

3. It neutralizes the MST vote description to avoid synthesis.

If this draft meets your approval, I would appreciate your help moving it to the mainspace.

Thank you,

Stanigator (talk) 06:43, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Stanigator. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Colleen Hardwick, 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. grapesurgeon (talk) 06:37, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

To others, this user disclosed in the WP:DISCORD that they had personal communication with Hardwick, but I feel their connection to Hardwick likely goes beyond that.

Skeptical of writings produced in this area. The draft they produced on Hardwick reads like a resume or advertisement; few people suddenly take a shine to random politicians/businesspeople and then write something this complimentary sounding. User:Stanigator/sandbox/Colleen Hardwick grapesurgeon (talk) 06:50, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Suspect Stanigator undisclosed paid editing for Colleen Hardwick. grapesurgeon (talk) 07:24, 3 May 2026 (UTC)