On Fri, 8 Dec 2006 11:27:54 +0000, <charles.r.matthews(a)ntlworld.com>
wrote:
This area is covered in outline by [[WP:COI]].
Conflicted editors
should back off (i.e. not press the point) in POV arguments. However
potential conflict of interest should not be used as an argument in
such disputes: it is not proper behaviour to bring it up and attempt
to bludgeon other editors (with either declared or suspected COI).
These points simply reflect our commitment to both of NPOV and AGF;
whch are idealistic standards, maybe, but are thereby written into the
COI guideline.
Absolutely. If we excluded people on the basis of potential conflict
of interest we would have no encyclopaedia, but in my experience,
David presses the point long and hard, and that is precisely the point
Alphax was making, I think.
Understatement and being nice to people aren't
wasted on Wikipedia.
For sure. And aggression and bluster are much less useful. Especially
when combined with forcefully pressing a point in a case where there
is a potential conflict of interest.
Guy (JzG)
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