User talk:Fredmcain

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Hello, Fredmcain, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I notice that one of the first articles you edited was U.S. Route 66, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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 * You mentioned a possible conflict of interest. Hmmmn, could be.  What I was trying to do was to make readers on the U.S. 66 subject aware of the Initiative since it seems logical that people researching Route 66 would want to know that.


 * Probably the best course of action here is simply to have someone else do the edit. Could you possibly do that for me?  Or, if not you, would you know someone else who might?


 * Regards,
 * Fred M. Cain,
 * Topeka, Indiana USA  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fredmcain (talk • contribs) 11:04, 5 June 2012 (UTC)


 * The CoI would only exist for edits you make related to your organization, but not related to the larger topic of US 66 in general. Related to US 66, WP:USRD, the U.S. Roads WikiProject, has a task force, WP:USRD/US66, devoted just to covering the Mother Road, its landmarks and its cultural significance. You may want to check out that group of editors, or even post questions on the task force's talk page, WT:USRD/US66. If you want to update information related to your organization itself, but not the road, you can also post on Talk:U.S. Route 66 instead of the task force page. I already made some updates to what you added to the article, but if there is additional information related to the group you think should be covered, I'd suggest it at one of the two talk pages and let others refine and implement the suggestions. For updates not related to the group, or simple minor changes like typo corrections and the like, you're welcome to edit without any need to pre-clear the changes.  Imzadi 1979  →   11:21, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

It looks to me as though someone has already revised what I had written yesterday. Maybe it was you? Whoever it was, I am completely satisfied with the way that now reads. It presents the facts only which is all an encyclopedia is intended to do.

Thanks for you help!

Fred M. Cain, Topeka, IN — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fredmcain (talk • contribs) 12:52, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, I had done the edits. You can see who has made what changes by clicking on the "View history" tab at the top of any page. Just a side note, but many users prefer to keep the replies together so that a full conversation is located in one place. Since the initial message was here, I've moved all of your replies on my talk page here to keep the conversation together. You don't need to reply on my talk page to notify me, I've got this page watchlisted so any changes show up on my watchlist.  Imzadi 1979  →   13:02, 5 June 2012 (UTC)