User talk:EDCobb

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February 2010
If you are affiliated with 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, 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;
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Please familiarize yourself with 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 a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. PDCook (talk) 19:34, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Greetings
Don't fret too much about the message above. I just wanted you to be aware of Wikipedia's guidelines regarding conflict of interest. Since Edward Cobb has published papers with Karl Niklas, it's important that this page be reviewed for neutrality. I work with biographies of scientists a lot, so I'm willing to look it over. Also, take notice of the links in the welcome info above. It is best to familiarize yourself with Wikipedia policies before getting too involved with editing and creating articles. If you have any questions, please leave a message on my talk page. Regards, PDCook (talk) 19:39, 11 February 2010 (UTC)