On 4/1/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm macgyvermagic@gmail.com wrote:
On 3/31/07, Angela beesley@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.