User talk:Gordbowman

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I notice that one of the first articles you edited was List of long-distance motorcycle riders, 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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Thanks, I was just in the process of asking how to cite the source when it's clearly a conflict of interest for me. My parents' ride should be part of the historical record but I guess I can't even mention it at all because I'm their son (and I'm publishing my Dad's travelogue about it)? If so, no worries, that makes sense. Hopefully someone else will write it about it someday... Gordbowman (talk) 16:09, 11 September 2013 (UTC) Gordbowman (talk) 16:09, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Discuss it on the article's discussion page and see if a neutral editor will assist you with the edit. Singularity42 (talk) 16:13, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
 * As an addendum, the first thing to do is find independent sources about their journey. If they exist, it shouldn't be a problem to get the ride added (especially with no mention of the book, which is where the COI lies)Pinkbeast (talk) 16:14, 11 September 2013 (UTC)