User talk:Goldpanners com

Welcome to Wikipedia! Thanks for your edits. Based on your user name, one might assume that you are connected with the subject of the article Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks that you have contributed to. Please see WP:CONFLICT OF INTEREST, which says in part:

"Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a forum for advertising or self-promotion, or a vanity press. As such, it should contain only material that complies with its content policies, and Wikipedians must place the interests of the encyclopedia first. Any editor who gives priority to outside interests may be subject to a conflict of interest.

There are no firm criteria to determine whether a conflict of interest exists, but there are warning signs. Adding material that appears to promote the interests or visibility of an article's author, its author's family members, employer, associates, or their business or personal interests, places the author in a conflict of interest. When editors write to promote their own interests, their contributions often show a characteristic lack of connection to anything the general reader might want to consult as a reference. If you do write an article on an area in which you are personally involved, be sure to write in a neutral tone and cite reliable, third-party published sources, and beware of unintentional bias. Neutral point of view is one of Wikipedia's five pillars."

Best regards, Chuckiesdad (talk) 04:54, 23 November 2008 (UTC)