User:Ryan (Wiki Ed)/coi

Conflict of interest Wikipedia considers there to be a conflict of interest (COI) whenever editors contribute content which promotes their own financial, professional, or personal interests. Students as well as instructors should take care not to work on articles that pose such a conflict. At best, a conflict of interest results in an high degree of scrutiny placed on all of an editor's work; at worst, accounts may be blocked from editing and contributions may be deleted. A more nuanced type of conflict of interest is when students cite their instructors' work. In general such a situation is best avoided. Sometimes, however, an alternative source of similar quality cannot be found. In such a case, it is important to disclose the conflict of interest on the course page or on the talk pages of affected articles. Conflict of interest can be tricky. Find more information and explanations on the Resources page.


 * Conflict of interest - Wikipedia's official conflict of interest guideline
 * Conflict-of-interest editing on Wikipedia - article about the phenomenon
 * Plain and simple conflict of interest guide - simplified, unofficial version of the guideline
 * Best practices for editors with close associations - advice for people on managing a conflict of interest