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Happy editing! -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 00:00, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, 2605:E000:9143:7000:4541:FEA4:B7BA:FDE9. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

• avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, company, organization or competitors;
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Also please note that editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Theroadislong (talk) 10:57, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

If this is a shared IP address, and you did not make the edits, consider creating an account for yourself or logging in with an existing account so you can avoid further irrelevant notices.

I am certainly confused? From what is the cause of this statement. I see a movie, review the plot in WP, see inaccuracies and propose changed and then I am issued a warning about conflict of interest? Someone has conspiracy on their mind just as the other person said that I was a sock puppet because of the way the technology reacts to my going onto the site and participating. I've encountered a number of unusual personalities on the site and this just kicks the bucket? Just what brought this on? Everyone seems to be fixated about something tht a review shows there is no deception yet it seems to be treated like I am trying to look into your restroom stall while standing on a ladder.2605:E000:9143:7000:4541:FEA4:B7BA:FDE9 (talk) 15:26, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi 2605:E000:9143:7000:4541:FEA4:B7BA:FDE9: I'm sorry about this. It was a mistake - please don't let this drive you away from Wikipedia permanently. Unfortunately, we see a lot of vandalism from anonymous editors and so it's easy for some editors to assume anonymous editors are here to make trouble - May I suggest signing up for an account? I hope to see you around again soon! -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 01:20, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi Theroadislong - What's your rationale for this? I have this IP's talkpage on my watchlist (since I welcomed them), and I can't find any particularly POV-y edits that would suggest a COI. -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 23:46, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Because the IP address plus others they use is assigned to Time Warner in Los Angeles. Theroadislong (talk) 23:54, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

@Theroadislong: Yeah, Time Warner Cable are an american ISP. They own blocks of IP addresses. Five minutes of googling would have told you this, but you decided to shoot first and ask questions later, and (see above) the user has decided to leave Wikipedia. Please don't bite new users, and especially don't bite IPs. I know it's easy to assume anonymous editors are here to make trouble, but assuming good faith is one of the core tenets of Wikipedia - We must strive to treat every editor as if they're here to contribute to the encyclopaedia until they demonstrate otherwise, and even then we should attempt to understand their behaviour and work with them.

Think before you template, next time. This wasn't a smart thing to do, and we've lost a potentially good editor. Please don't do this again. -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 01:20, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Let us clearly understand what IS THE ISSUE INVOLVED HERE--not a conflict of interest which in any way attempted cannot be explained unless of course it dealt with an article or interest of TW (And I have never edited anything on TW) but that I ain my normal interaction with WP am issued at times differing IP, which I have absolutely no control. It seems to be an extremely volatile issue the use of IP addresses with some WP editors, although the use of IP addresses as an identifier is clearly endorsed by WP. Somehow it seems that there is an attitude among some that the use of an IP is betrayal because the other party has registered and function in WP under that user name. They do not realize that everyone who interacts with WP has the same interest of investing in WP therefore avoid registering a user name. I have no intention of registering a user name yet meet constantly with an attitude that the solution is registering a user name. Understand, if WP endorses the use of IP as identifiers then that is what I will do and to a degree I am offended to be told that registering a user name is the solution. If WP endorses the use of IPs as identifiers then Those who are far more invested in WP need to adjust their expectations so that those who follow the rules (i.e. use an IP addresses as an identifier as endorsed by WP) then we should be left alone instead of being accused and slandered. I understand that seems to be difficult development but I am certain that this will not be the last time i am accused of someone's misunderstood example of a conflict of interest or a sock puppet. It is one thing for there to develop minor slights along the way but when you go looking for trouble this is what happens--your reputation is damaged. This is what happens when a decentralize system is involved. This is what happens when someone goes rogue. It should not talk more than a simple explanation that my provider issues me the IP and I have absolutely no control over it therefore if you have a problem with that then you need to ask of the issuing source rather than the issue how to resolve your problem with that happening. But it seems that some editors are hell-bent on discovering cahoots and then accusing someone of being a sock puppet. No wonder why there are people out there who react with an attitude to interfere with WP instead of assist. For people with supposedly developed mind they certainly do their share of harm toward others that had best be let be. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:E000:9143:7000:2CF0:1BBB:E1E3:52EE (talk) 20:17, 17 February 2018 (UTC) The solution is not asking the person to sign up for a registered user name and using that template really makes the sender sound so robotic.2605:E000:9143:7000:2CF0:1BBB:E1E3:52EE (talk) 20:23, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

Okay, IP. I know you're frustrated, but impenetrable walls of text like this only pour fuel on a fire that's burning out. I don't disagree with you - I was an IP for about 9 years before I finally signed up for an account - but I do think WP:HOLE applies here. -- Thanks, Alfie. ^{talk to me | contribs} 21:12, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

When people denigrate your writing merely for a trait rather than the content then it causes suspicion as to what is the intent. It has been written and I expect it not to be changed because it has every right to be expressed regardless how you feel about it or its course or its application. This just shows how people supposedly with developed minds make fools of themselves when they react in an improper way. Now i know how embarrassing it might be for someone to be caught up in an action they caused by their very own negligence. But when it happens time and time again then it makes one wonder what is the intent. It does not matter how long you acted under an IP and "suggesting" that the solution is moving from an IP to a registered user name is not a solution. I am not asking you to read this text but if you do then it just might be best to not issue any comment. It seems just as justifuiable when I am confronted with the solution being registering a user name instead of using the WP endorsed IP address identifier.2605:E000:9143:7000:2CF0:1BBB:E1E3:52EE (talk) 00:58, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

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