User talk:Juliantai

Hello! First I want to say that I really appreciate your work on tea articles. I am very interested in tea and the articles here on Wikipedia need a lot of work, and you seem to have a lot of knowledge and expertise to contribute, which is great.

I notice that you have added a few references throughout wikipedia to a website, www.amazing-green-tea.com, that you are affiliated with. I think it is important to be extremely cautious about adding such references whenever there is a possibility of conflict of interest in the sense of having an incentive to promote a website or company. I also think that these sites do not meet Wikipedia's guidelines for reliable sources in the few cases I've seen, because they are self-published. There's nothing wrong with adding references that you have some affiliation or interest with, but I think that you should be very cautious when doing so--and in general, only do so if the source very solidly meets Wikipedia's guidelines (for example, with a relevant article you authored in a peer-reviewed journal, or something published in a news source with a reputation for editorial integrity). When in doubt, you can ask other editors for feedback or input.

As a side note, however, if you're interested in ways of letting more people know about your website and tea company, I might be able to help you out in other ways. I run RateTea.net and would be glad to talk to you more, if you contact me through the form on that website. Cazort (talk) 18:14, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
 * BTW I just followed you on twitter...as @RateTea. Feel free to talk to me there too.  Cazort (talk) 18:15, 3 June 2010 (UTC)