On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Dan Dascalescu ddascalescu+wikipedia@gmail.com wrote:
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.
Yes, that's a sad reality. :-( Wikipedians respond too crazily to COIs... what we usually suggest is that people don't tell others that they have first-hand knowledge. :-) In the end, it should matter what is written and how it's supported -- not who wrote it.