| Revision as of 10:17, 11 October 2006 editCharles Matthews (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Administrators360,254 edits →Avoid conflict of interest edits: amplify← Previous edit | Latest revision as of 14:52, 26 October 2006 edit undoCharles Matthews (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Administrators360,254 edits implementing merge proposed 12 October; I think I was the only one against, and it seems inevitable now | ||
| (7 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| ⚫ | #REDIRECT ] | ||
| {{guideline|]}} | |||
| In keeping with Misplaced Pages's ] policy, edits where there is a clear ], or where such a conflict can or might be justifiably assumed based on the proximity of the editor to the subject, are strongly discouraged. The article ] discusses criteria to be applied in recognising such conflicted edits, and what to do then. This article is directed towards editors who are in the position of having such a conflict. | |||
| Of ''special concern'' are organisational conflicts of interest such as those posed by edits made by ''public relations departments of corporations or other public or private for-profit or not-for-profit organisations'', or by ''professional editors'' paid by said organizations to edit a Misplaced Pages article with the sole intent of improving that organisation's image. Failure to follow these guidelines may put the editor at serious risk of embarrassing himself or clients. | |||
| == Avoid conflict of interest edits == | |||
| If you fit either of these descriptions: | |||
| # you are receiving monetary or other benefits or considerations to edit Misplaced Pages as a representative of an organization (whether directly as an employee or contractor of that organization, or indirectly as an employee or contractor of a firm hired by that organization for public relations purposes); or, | |||
| # you expect to derive monetary or other benefits or considerations from editing Misplaced Pages, as, for example, by being the owner, officer or other stakeholder of a company or other organisation about which you are writing; | |||
| we '''very strongly''' encourage you to avoid editing Misplaced Pages in areas in which you appear to have a conflict of interest. Misplaced Pages's ] policy states that all ]s must represent views fairly and without bias. A conflict of interest ''may'' significantly and negatively affect Misplaced Pages's ability to meet this requirement of impartiality. It is for that reason that editors with an apparent conflict of interest may be treated with suspicion, despite the policy here that one ]. | |||
| If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid: | |||
| # editing articles related to your organization or its competitors; | |||
| # participating in ] about articles related to your organization or its competitors; | |||
| # linking to the Misplaced Pages article or website of your corporation in other articles (see ]). | |||
| Rather than editing Misplaced Pages, you should write a potential article on your own website, or create a listing on another ] such as ]. If you wish to have an article on Misplaced Pages, license your writing under the ], and ask a Wikipedian to consider copying some or all of the article onto Misplaced Pages. | |||
| If you feel it is necessary to make changes to Misplaced Pages articles, despite an actual or apparent conflict of interest on your part, we '''strongly encourage''' you to submit content (changes or additions to articles or subsections of articles) for community review, and to let one or more trusted community members make judgements concerning posting some or all of the content into the main Misplaced Pages article space. | |||
| == Full articles == | |||
| If you wish to submit an entire article for community review, follow this process for submitting articles and subsections of articles for community review: | |||
| # Create a ] for yourself that describes you and your professional background. | |||
| # Edit that page and add a link to a subpage for every article you intend to create, using the syntax <nowiki>]</nowiki> (note the leading slash). | |||
| # Click the red link, and create your article. Make sure it conforms to ] (]). | |||
| # Add a link to this article, of the form <nowiki>]</nowiki>, to the list below. | |||
| Using user space or any other part of Misplaced Pages for advertising purposes may result in an indefinite block. Label user space articles with the below template so it is clear they are not Misplaced Pages articles. Also put <tt><nowiki>{{proposed|type=article}}</nowiki></tt> at the beginning of the article, and use <]> around ] markups so they are not included into by Misplaced Pages categories. | |||
| The community will review and comment on the talk page of that user subpage. If content is to be placed in the main Misplaced Pages space, it is to be done by someone who is willing to stand behind that content as if he wrote it himself, deleting, rewriting or moving onto the talk page of the article anything he is not willing to stand behind 100%. | |||
| === Template to be used to label user space articles === | |||
| {| class="messagebox" | |||
| |- | |||
| | ] | |||
| || '''This page is a ''proposed'' Misplaced Pages {{{type|]}}}.''' It is currently in ], and '''is not an actual Misplaced Pages {{{type|article}}}.''' | |||
| |} | |||
| === Articles pending review === | |||
| *] - moved to userspace by me; see ]. <b>]]]</b> 17:50, 21 August 2006 (UTC) | |||
| == Changes to articles == | |||
| If you wish to suggest additions or changes to a pre-existing article, use that article's ]. | |||
| # Create a ] for yourself that describes you and your professional background. | |||
| # Go to the talk page of the article. | |||
| # Create a new section by clicking the "+" at the top of the page. Title it "Proposed change" or "Proposed addition". Type in the changes you wish to have made, and sign using <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. | |||
| == See also == | |||
| === Misplaced Pages policies and guidelines === | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| *] | |||
| === Further reading === | |||
| *, an essay from the ]. Note that this '''does not''' necessarily express the views of the Misplaced Pages community. | |||
| *] Some good advice to PR firms and people. | |||
Latest revision as of 14:52, 26 October 2006
Redirect to: