On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 13:08, Casey Brown cbrown1023.ml@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 10:34 AM, Ken Arromdee arromdee@rahul.net wrote:
(And WP:COI really does seem to say it's a conflict of interest for an article about the Earth to be made by Earthlings. It's easy to invoke IAR and say that that's not what it's supposed to mean, but it's not all that different from other examples that we're supposed to take seriously as being COI.)
In all seriousness, this is why it's just a guideline and not a policy. There are no problems with a subject editing his or her own article (or someone directly related to the subject), as long as they follow our other policies and guidelines.
Unfortunately, that was not my experience with the FOSS article [[MojoMojo]]. I am one of the project contributors and have first-hand knowledge of the subject. After submitting outside references from reliable specialized sources, and disclosing the fact that I am a contributor, I was accused of COI throughout the AfD and on IRC.
-- Dan [[User:Dandv]]