Nile1964

FYI conflict of interest guideline

Hi - this confuses me - does use of a software product in 'refereed' journal papers and conference proceedings represent conflict of interest - surely by being 'refereed' does this not give 3rd party credance to the validity to notability, so required for a wiki page, regardless of the author? ie although i may have contributed to the authorship of any papers or books, the very fact this material now forms, by way of academic consensus, a larger part of academic knowledge, my view is simply a reportage? thans.nsm

• see also: Wikipedia is not a soapbox and Wikipedia:User pages#What may I not have in my user pages?

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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. – Athaenara ✉ 11:02, 22 June 2010 (UTC)