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With regard to User talk:Junekramer1, the editor appears to both have a COI with Paul Bilzerian (edit history, took the photo of subject).

And has now repeatedly deleted large amounts of cited material from the Paul Bilzerian.

And in an effort to keep that article with the cited material deleted - has asked for page protection perhaps to keep their preferred version of the page - with proper material deleted - intact. What is the best path forward to address this? Thank you. 184.153.21.19 (talk) 16:51, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It would be better to post this at WP:COIN, rather than here. --Tryptofish (talk) 18:50, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Connected contributor

The following Wikipedia contributor may be personally or professionally connected to the subject of this page. Relevant policies and guidelines may include conflict of interest, autobiography, and neutral point of view.

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Caccavaleelio (talk) 22:42, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Caccavaleelio: You posted this in the wrong place. It should go on the talk page of the article where you have a COI. If you just did this as a test edit, this can all be reverted. --Tryptofish (talk) 22:47, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm so sorry but I'm not what you mean. Can you please explain it step by step, so it clearer. Sorry! Caccavaleelio (talk) 23:19, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

i create the page to describe my professional profile. I'm a senior academic with an international profile and the information provided is cited. I declare that I've a conflict of interest but the details described are genuine and cited. Caccavaleelio (talk) 23:28, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The place to post the "connected contributor" template is at Draft talk:Elio Caccavale, not here.

You need to carefully read and understand: this guideline page (ie WP:COI), WP:Autobiography, and WP:PROF.

You can also ask questions of the reviewers and other editors who have posted at Draft:Elio Caccavale and Draft talk:Elio Caccavale. I've looked at what they have posted there, and I think everything that they have said to you is correct. You need to understand that Wikipedia has rules about the kind of article you want to create, and it's possible that you might not be able to get your draft accepted, in the way that you are doing. --Tryptofish (talk) 22:56, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Negative COIs

I notice this page says nothing about "negative" conflicts of interest. An example of a "negative" COI would be adding negative information about an entity you've had a real-life dispute with, such as a company you are currently taking legal action against or were fired from or such. Maybe there are other pages that cover this type of COI that I'm missing, but would there be any objection to me adding some information on negative COIs here? Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 17:44, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think that's a good idea. I'm a bit ambivalent, however, about the "negative" jargon, because the thing that is negative is arguably the content added, rather than the COI itself. --Tryptofish (talk) 19:01, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Moneytrees Not quite "nothing", as there's a little under the WP:COIBLP section (and, on the BLP page, at WP:BLPCOI no I don't hate that those acronyms are virtually indistinguishable, why do you ask) but oh please *do* expand stuff. GreenLipstickLesbian 💌🦋 20:18, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There's no difference between a "positive" and a "negative" conflict of interest. Both are the same thing, except they may result in different content. COI is COI, whether the editor is a fanboy, an employee, or a dissatisfied customer. Let's not make this any more complicated than it has to be. Risker (talk) 01:01, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Risker To be clear, we’re in agreement; I just want our guidelines to be clear that neither are acceptable. I brought this up because via COIVRT I’ve come across editors who think they don’t have a COI when they’re taking legal action against a company or in a real life dispute with someone because they aren’t adding “positive” content to an article. Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 01:20, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There are some ArbCom decisions discussing this point that may be useful. It's late here, but I'll post some links tomorrow. Regards, Newyorkbrad (talk) 03:30, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please see, for example, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Manipulation of BLPs (2011, principles 5 and 6); Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/BLP issues on British politics articles (2018, principles 10 and 11); and Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Skepticism and coordinated editing (2022, principle 5). The arbitrators' comments on the proposed decision pages may also be useful. Regards, Newyorkbrad (talk) 18:40, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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BhartiyaGraminUdyog (talk) 14:46, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@BhartiyaGraminUdyog: This page is to discuss changes to the conflict of interest guidelines themselves, not for issues with specific articles. The proper way to do this is through the edit request process.

Please be aware that no single editor or group of editors has any right of ownership or control over an article's content. Editors must assume good faith of their fellow contributors, and work together to achieve consensus within Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 15:03, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]