RingARoses

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November 2012

Hello, RingARoses. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Optical Express, you may need to consider our guidance on conflicts of interest.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

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• Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
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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. Theroadislong (talk) 21:45, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard regarding a possible conflict of interest incident in which you may be involved. Thank you.Hardlygone (talk) 16:47, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

Blocked

This edit was completely inappropriate. First, don't post private emails to Wikipedia. Second, that was a completely uncalled-for attack on Theroadislong, who is a long-established editor simply trying to keep the article in compliance with Wikipedia policy; to accuse him of having a conflict of interest because he doesn't support your view is a disgraceful attack that is likely to have a chilling effect on the willingness of third parties to intervene in the dispute. Third, your whole attitude with regards to the dispute about Optical Express is repugnant; I thought we were making progress with this edit, but aside from that, you have shown no interest in the collaborative editing process or in adhering to Wikipedia policy. You continually berate Hardlygone, who has disclosed a conflict of interest and avoids editing the article, only to promote a gripe site and continually edit the article in the knowledge that your opponent's hands are tied. Thus, I have blocked you for two weeks. I very nearly made it permanent, and I'm not quite sure why I didn't; perhaps I hope you can contribute constructively. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 13:35, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Re "only to promote a gripe site and continually edit the article in the knowledge that your opponent's hands are tied"? Would appreciate explanation of why you claim his/their hands tied? RingARoses (talk) 23:56, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

In accordance with guidance and best practice (and my instructions), Hardlygone has disclosed his conflict of interest and generally does not edit the article itself—that's how I end up coming back to it time and again, because you have no such qualms, and every time you make a questionable edit, all hell breaks loose on the talk page. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:35, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

• Please don't post email addresses or other contact details on Wikipedia (except your own, and even then I'd advise against it). Than you, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 21:49, 11 April 2014 (UTC)