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Happy editing! [[User:Peaceray|Peaceray]] ([[User talk:Peaceray|talk]]) 17:31, 24 September 2025 (UTC)<!–Template:WelcomeMenu–> |
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== Apparent conflict of interest at [[Extended evolutionary synthesis]] == |
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Benjamin, it looks as if you are citing yourself, as an author you are citing, “Ben Bradley”, has a name which might well be your own, as indicated by your username. If that is you, then please be aware that Wikipedia takes conflict of interest (policy: [[WP:COI]]) extremely seriously. Authors always have an interest in furthering their own point of view and often have a commercial interest in furthering their own books or in publicising themselves. Wikipedia is founded on neutrality of viewpoint, so any perceived or actual conflict of interest is highly damaging. It is very unwise to cite yourself; it is possible to edit articles on subjects on which you are expert, but always dangerous when you have published in those areas. Best is generally to edit other subjects; if you feel the need to edit somewhere that you may have a conflict of interest, you can place an edit request on the article’s talk page, and an uninvolved editor can make the edit if they feel it is appropriate for the article. All the best, [[User:Chiswick Chap|Chiswick Chap]] ([[User talk:Chiswick Chap|talk]]) 19:38, 24 September 2025 (UTC) |
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Benjamin, it looks as if you are citing yourself, as an author you are citing, “Ben Bradley”, has a name which might well be your own, as indicated by your username. If that is you, then please be aware that Wikipedia takes conflict of interest (policy: WP:COI) extremely seriously. Authors always have an interest in furthering their own point of view and often have a commercial interest in furthering their own books or in publicising themselves. Wikipedia is founded on neutrality of viewpoint, so any perceived or actual conflict of interest is highly damaging. It is very unwise to cite yourself; it is possible to edit articles on subjects on which you are expert, but always dangerous when you have published in those areas. Best is generally to edit other subjects; if you feel the need to edit somewhere that you may have a conflict of interest, you can place an edit request on the article’s talk page, and an uninvolved editor can make the edit if they feel it is appropriate for the article. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:38, 24 September 2025 (UTC)
