User talk:Jstaffordson

Michael Platt (financier)
You have been removing cited content from Michael Platt (financier) with the edit summary "This information is being used to phish/scam billionaires and is being removed for security purposes" or "This information is being used to target billionaires and is being removed for security reasons". Do you have any evidence to support this assertion? Edwardx (talk) 18:00, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

Yes - but this will not be shared in a public location (like wikipedia) due to ongoing investigations & for obvious security reasons. By leaving this information in situ you are creating an attack surface of information which has been used against people and their families. There is no information source to cite here, the accuracy of the information on wikipedia isn't what is important here. I ask you to allow this information to be removed in order protect the privacy and security of individuals.

Additionally he doesn't live in Geneva.


 * It sounds like you probably have a conflict of interest, which is why I have left you the appropriate notice below. Please read the policies, and make the corresponding declaration. If you have no conflict, then you should say so.
 * If you do believe that there is a real risk, you can contact the Volunteer Response Team, who will deal with your concerns in confidence.
 * We have to go with the reliable sources. Forbes says he lives in Geneva. Anyway, if this is wrong, surely that can hardly affect his security. What you are saying is inconsistent, and I can't see any plausible security risk, so I will have to revert your edit again. Edwardx (talk) 11:13, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

Hi - the issue here is that his address (right or wrong) is visible from the links, and for someone of considerable assets he and his family are at risk of abduction and other criminal activity, so it would be sensible to remove the links in order to make it simple to locate him. That is all. You may disagree with this premise, but that does not make your view more valid than mine on the security risk of the situation. I think if there is any doubt the it makes sense to remove it in order to make any intentional attempt against people of this position harder. Thanks for your time and ongoing desire to keep information accurate - I fully appreciate your position, and would ask you consider this.
 * His address is NOT visible - "Geneva" is a large city and "Jersey" is a country. You still need to address any conflict of interest issues! Edwardx (talk) 15:31, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Hi Edwardx - His address is visible from the referenced material, and the link in the references states it: Please can you follow the link is shows his address very clearly as 128 Central Park South, Apt. PH - Sales Info, and the link on cityrealty.com also shows the address.. So please can you undo that last change? Thank you. JS.
 * It's an apartment block, not a house. Wikipedia has no control over what appears elsewhere on the internet.  And he lives in Jersey anyway.  You need to address any conflict of interest issues - until you do so, I will not be responding to you. Edwardx (talk) 15:43, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Hi Edwardx - apologies - I've not mentioned conflict of interest as I have none, so, for the records I have no interest or direct dealing with Platt. Ref the house vs apartment, the building he resides in is identifyable. By all means leave it as has property in Jersey, and has a building in NY (and no doubt some others) but the specific address (if that is his residence) should not be disclosed, I feel. (P.S. the other changes done by Horticulture99 were also undone in the last undo, this may be an unwanted side effect.

Possible conflict of interest
Hello, Jstaffordson. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places, or things you have written about in the article Michael Platt (financier), you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic, and it is important when editing Wikipedia articles that such connections be completely transparent. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, we ask that you please:


 * avoid editing or creating articles related to you and your family, friends, school, company, club, or organization, as well as any competing companies' projects or products;
 * instead, you are encouraged to propose changes on the Talk pages of affected article(s) (see the request edit template);
 * when discussing affected articles, disclose your COI (see WP:DISCLOSE);
 * avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or to the website of your organization in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
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In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Please take a few moments to read and review Wikipedia's policies regarding conflicts of interest, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. Thank you. Edwardx (talk) 11:06, 2 March 2017 (UTC)