MattKeegan

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For more details, please read the Conflict of Interest guideline. Thank you. Royalbroil 18:25, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for the information. I removed the link to the article and left a comment mentioning the reason. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by MattKeegan (talk • contribs).

I think that you would be permitted to use an article that you wrote as a reference if you can remain objective (as long as the periodical is considered reliable by the general public), but I don't think that you should add an external link to it. You can find out more about referencing at WP:REF. You should avoid contributing to the article on a periodical that you are working for, have worked for, or their competitors. The conflict of interest shouldn't hold you back from too many articles. Royalbroil 04:39, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

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If you have a close connection to some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Phishing, 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:

1. editing articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with,
2. participating in deletion discussions about articles related to your organization or its competitors,
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   and you must always:

4. avoid breaching relevant policies and guidelines, especially neutral point of view, verifiability, and autobiography.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have conflict of interest, please see Wikipedia:Business' FAQ. For more details about what constitutes a conflict of interest, please see Wikipedia:Conflict of Interest. Most editors will wonder when they see you citing yourself; it's best to take it to the talk page first. --CliffC 17:29, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, good to know. I developed that article for my own uses and published it to various article directories. No money or benefit was received, but I can understand that a conflict on interest could be present --MattKeegan 30 August 2007

Bob Parsons

Hi, I'd very much appreciate your input at the discussion regarding the conflict of interest situation on the Bob Parsons article. It's at the COI Noticeboard, here: [1]. Many thanks Howie ☎ 19:03, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

I'm going to pass on this one. I removed the libelous information which is probably the best contribution I can make with this article. Matt 26 April 2008

October 2008

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles or other Wikipedia pages, as you did to Sideblog. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" is strongly discouraged. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. I see that you've added links to your own blog in a number of articles. Besides the conflict of interest issues, of which you are obviously already aware, make sure that your references actually say what you claim and that external links meet the guidelines at WP:EL. WeisheitSuchen (talk) 19:26, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

Continued additions to articles you write WP:COI

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia. While objective prose about products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Thank you.--Hu12 (talk) 20:37, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

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You're being discussed at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard#User:MattKeegan. You can respond there if you wish. Since previous warnings have had no effect, you should be aware that editors can be blocked for spamming. If you want to continue to edit here, please try to comply with the advice you've been given. EdJohnston (talk) 14:33, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

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