User talk:HWT 1986

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, HWT 1986. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Heaton Woods, you may have a conflict of interest.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:


 * Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
 * Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Spam).
 * Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. 331dot (talk) 10:36, 29 June 2014 (UTC)

Managing a Conflict of Interest - Response
Hello 331dot. Thank you for your invaluable feedback, this is my first time editing / creating an article on Wikipedia and I will certainly hold onto it for any further involvement I may have with this online encyclopedia. I only donate money to The Heaton Woods Trust each year, this is where my regular direct involvement with the charity ends.

I was only involved with this entry on Wikipedia as one of the committee members I know as a friend found the article and after reading it found that it was biased and could be argued libelous with quotes such as "In recent years, the sledge run that has been valued by Heaton residents for generations has been built on with dangerous benches to deter sledging, much to the disappointment of children. A local resident described the erection of benches as a "despotic" act." The reference that was inserted for this quote - "chats in the woods."

The Heaton Woods Trust committee tried to edit this article themselves but could not do so - they did not know how to after looking at the edit page and the coding used. My friend from the committee knew that I deal with building websites so I would understand the Wikipedia edit page more. With their guidance, I used their username and I typed what they wanted not understanding the guidelines for editing / creating articles on Wikipedia (I am sorry about that). After your feedback I went back to the article to refine it further.

I hope the recent version of this article is an improvement and I do sincerely welcome any further feedback where you feel it is appropriate to do so as I would like to respectfully adhere to the guidelines and policies followed by the Wikipedia community.

Kind regards - Kathryn HWT 1986 (talk) 14:46, 29 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your edits. If you are using someone else's username, I would suggest that you register your own username, as usernames are not supposed to be shared. 331dot (talk) 14:52, 29 June 2014 (UTC)