On Nov 3, 2006, at 6:49 PM, Ray Saintonge wrote:
It's more important that potential conflicts of interest be declared so that the person's perspective is clear.
That was also discussed in talk page at [[WP:COI]]. I agree with you that declaration of COIs is important as it encourages transparency. But other editors are of the opinion that such declarations are meaningless in this context. I would appreciate your comments in talk.
-- Jossi