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Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard regarding a possible conflict of interest incident with which you may be involved. Thank you. Rugbyfan22 (talk) 18:20, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

November 2022

You are suspected of sockpuppetry, which means that someone suspects you of using multiple Wikipedia accounts for prohibited purposes. Please make yourself familiar with the guide to responding to investigations, then, if you wish to do so, respond to the evidence at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/RugbyWorld. Thank you. Zekerocks11 (talk) 19:13, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

Didn't mean to cause any harm or offend anyone. Was just editing a mates Wiki page. RugbyMedia2022 (talk) 20:15, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

Don't worry about the sockpuppetry suggestion. I have closed the sockpuppet investigation, because I don't see any way in which your use of more than one account has been abusive or harmful. However, it may be be a good idea for you to post a note her saying what accounts you have used, to prevent anyone from suspecting your motives. It's also a good idea to try to remember to always log into your account to edit, to avoid misleading anyone.

There is, however, another issue which you need to be aware of. If you are connected to someone or something you have written about (a few examples are writing about yourself, your business, your band, a member of your family, your client) then you should be aware that Wikipedia's conflict of interest guideline discourages you from writing about that subject. The main reason for that is that experience over the years indicates that editors with such a connection to a subject they are writing about are likely to find it very difficult, or even impossible, to stand back from their writing and see how it will look from the detached perspective of an outsider, so that they are likely to write in ways that look promotional to others, even if they sincerely think they are writing in a neutral way. Also, if your editing forms all or part of work for which you are paid, whether as an employee, as a contractor, or in any other capacity, the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use require you to state who is paying you, and what your connection to them is. (To avoid the possibility of a surprisingly common misunderstanding, editing is part of paid work if it is done as part of normal employment or as part of a work to a contract, whether or not a specific payment earmarked for editing Wikipedia is made.) JBW (talk) 14:47, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

I have now noticed your edit summary in which you say "we would prefer if certain teams weren't on the wikipedia". I'm afraid that Wikipedia is not a medium for publishing only the information about people which they wish to have known. That is a job for a person's own web site, press releases, and other kind of PR or marketing material, not for an encyclopaedia which aims to give an independent account. JBW (talk) 14:54, 3 December 2022 (UTC)