ICLucyG
September 2009
editIf you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Ithaca College, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred from the tone of the edit and the proximity of the editor to the subject, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:
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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. For more details about what, exactly, constitutes a conflict of interest, please see our conflict of interest guidelines. Thank you. TeapotgeorgeTalk 14:18, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks for pointing that out. I'm a new Wikipedia, and was unaware of the guidelines. See my discussion of the neutrality issue on the talk page of the topic. IthacaCollege (talk) 14:53, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
All that aside, we would prefer that you change your username not only because of the implied conflict of interest but because it suggests a role account, which we strongly discourage. Daniel Case (talk) 16:24, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
- Never mind; seems like you're already aware of this. Daniel Case (talk) 16:25, 10 September 2009 (UTC)