User talk:Clivemcfarland

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Removing referenced information
Clive, do not remove referenced information from articles without good reason. The fact that you don't like it is not a good reason. Also, please read WP:LINK for policy on adding linkfarms of policy papers and WP:COI so you can be aware of why removing negative elements of the DUP article is particularly serious as you are a DUP councillor and employee.Traditional unionist (talk) 12:11, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

COI
If you have a close connection to some of the people, places or things you have written about, 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 or creating 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;
 * 3) linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Spam); and,
 * 4) avoid breaching relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for businesses. For more details about what, exactly, constitutes a conflict of interest, please see our conflict of interest guidelines. BigDunc Talk 11:12, 7 November 2008 (UTC)