User talk:EntVenturing

Question about references
You have added many references to article but one name that continually pops up is "Van Burg, E". Do you happen to have any connection to the person whose references you continually add to articles? Notfrompedro (talk) 19:47, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

I have added references and details to pages I am working on and thus have expertise on. Feel free to check out the references and see if they are relevant at those places. EntVenturing (talk) 07:36, 26 May 2021 (UTC)


 * So you are adding your own papers to articles? Please read the conflict of interest guidelines specifically "COI editors should not edit affected articles directly, but should propose changes on article talk pages instead." Notfrompedro (talk) 12:09, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

As far as I know this is not a COI, as I am not writing "about yourself, family, friends, clients, employers, or your financial and other relationships", but just adding sources to the statements in the article, which includes work of experts on those topics, including some of my own. EntVenturing (talk) 12:18, 26 May 2021 (UTC)


 * You are promoting your own work. At bare minimum WP:SELFCITE is relevant here. At worst it is WP:CITESPAM. You have a clear conflict of interest in promoting your own work on Wikipedia. Notfrompedro (talk) 15:39, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

Good to know the WP:SELFCITE rule, which indeed applies here. My edits seem relevant to me, and I comply with the rules of mentioning others who work on the same topics. I just need to identify myself then when citing own material; will work on that. Thanks for letting me know that rule, I checked out the COI rule before but did not learn about the selfcite rule. EntVenturing (talk) 20:12, 26 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Of course your edits seem relevant to you but that is where the conflict of interest comes into play. I don't feel like you are understanding the policy here. Nowhere in WP:SELFCITE does it say "as long as you identify yourself its ok". What it does say is

"When in doubt, defer to the community's opinion: propose the edit on the article's talk page and allow others to review it. However, adding numerous references to work published by yourself and none by other researchers is considered to be a form of spamming."


 * Your edits have all been to add references that are papers you wrote. That last sentence applies to you. Notfrompedro (talk) 20:21, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

I referred to the first part of that rule: "Using material you have written or published is allowed within reason, but only if it is relevant, conforms to the content policies, including WP:SELFPUB, and is not excessive. Citations should be in the third person and should not place undue emphasis on your work. You will be permanently identified in the page history as the person who added the citation to your own work." EntVenturing (talk) 20:26, 26 May 2021 (UTC)


 * I was referring to that part too. Your edits have been excessive as every one was to insert your own work into articles. The reason the COI guidelines ask you to use article talk pages is so other people can discuss whether or not your work should be included. You are too close to accurately gauge whether or not it is relevant. See WP:COINOTBIAS. Notfrompedro (talk) 21:21, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

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