User talk:Earthwanderer97

A question
I see that you have posted a conflict of interest declaration on your user page and then immediately removed it. Why have you done that? JBW (talk) 14:32, 17 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi! I just joined a few hours ago, and I was tinkering around with the settings here and there and I'm actually not sure what I might have clicked or unclicked - could you please let me know what this conflict of interest thing is, exactly? Earthwanderer97 (talk) 17:22, 17 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the answer. Quite often I see new editors posting conflict of interest declarations and then removing them. I have often wondered why, but for some reason I've never asked any of them before. It had never occurred to me that it might be just trying things out, but now you said that, it makes perfect sense. As for "what this conflict of interest thing is, exactly", the easiest way to understand that is to read the guideline at Conflict of interest. I am also giving you, below, some links to other policies, guidelines, and information pages, some of which may be helpful to you. Unfortunately in my opinion Wikipedia has far too many policies and guidelines, and most of them are longer and more complicated than I think they need to be, which can make it difficult and confusing for new editors to understand what's going on. For that reason, don't try to read and learn them all before you start contributing, but you may like to have a quick look at what's there, and of course you can come back to them whenever they become relevant to you in the future. JBW (talk) 23:34, 17 February 2024 (UTC)