On 4/1/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm <macgyvermagic(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 3/31/07, Angela <beesley(a)gmail.com> wrote:
One big problem is that this is no longer true.
WP:COI prevents
correction of articles by those most motivated to correct them.
It doesn't prevent them editing such articles. It even gives them
tips on how to handle it properly:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest#Editors_who_may…
The literal words may not prevent people editing articles, in theory.
But many are prevented from doing so in practice when certain users
react to *anyone* who may have some connection with the subject by
screaming "conflict of interest".
Just like the problem of unsourced content, it's a problem of people,
not of policies.
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Stephen Bain
stephen.bain(a)gmail.com