Ewc23

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Ewc23. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Commend International, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for article subjects for more information. We ask that you:

• avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
• propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{edit COI}} template)—don't forget to give details of reliable sources supporting your suggestions;
• disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest § How to disclose a COI);
• avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam § External link spamming);
• do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicizing, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. BugGhost🦗👻 14:58, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi Ewc23 - could you disclose if you have an relationship to Commend International? Were you paid to create the article? Thanks BugGhost🦗👻 15:00, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi BugGhost,

Thanks so much for your review and advice! I didn't mean to cause trouble – it's my very first attempt at a Wikipedia article, and I must confess went into this somewhat blue-eyed. I didn't know about the conflict of interest regulations, although in hindsight they do make sense. Honesty is always the best policy. I've been working with some people at Commend International (I'm self-employed myself), and I did indeed receive a fee from them. Hoever, I did research the media references on my own.

Does that mean the whole article has to be scratched? Or would it be possible, for example, to purge any and all content that might be considered too marketing-minded (or even just leave the first paragraph or sentence and the non-commercial sponsorship info, for example) and preface it with an open invitation for independent editors to provide contributions? I'd be grateful for your advice on how to best proceed from here. Again, thanks for taking the time to review – the last thing I want is cause editorial embarrassment!

All the best,

Ewc23 Ewc23 (talk) 14:56, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

You will need to formally disclose your paid status, see WP:PAID. 331dot (talk) 15:22, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Ewc23 - Like 331dot says, you need to formally disclose the fact you've been paid to make an article - see that link above, especially the section "How to disclose". This doesn't disqualify you from editing, but it does mean your edits in this area will likely be given more scrutiny, in order to make sure your edits are neutral.

The article itself in it's current form is biased and promotional, but it's not unsalvageable, and doesn't necessarily have to be deleted - it's got potential to be an article in the future. I've moved it back to draft space, and you should rewrite it to be as neutral and well-sourced as possible. Once you think it's ready, go through the Articles for Creation process, which allows experienced editors to help review the article and figure out if it's a good fit for Wikipedia, and help guide you through any other changes needed. Once it's in a good state, it can hopefully be moved back into mainspace. BugGhost🦗👻 15:54, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

I would appreciate it if you could you maybe suggest an acceptable rewrite (let me know which parts/statements would have to be rephrased or omitted, which references don"t meet Wikipedia standards, etc.) as a basis to work from. Many thanks in advance! Ewc23 (talk) 00:34, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, just saw that you've already cut the article to size. Many thanks for that! Ewc23 (talk) 00:38, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

@Ewc23 Please move the Commend International article back to draft space. You have not formally declared yourself as a paid editor, and you did not go through the WP:AFC process. Reread the earlier messages and the linked pages and follow that advice. BugGhost🦗👻 00:19, 6 November 2024 (UTC)