User talk:MedVoc

File:CG Chute Manchester WHOFIC.jpg
Thanks for uploading this picture, but it would be appreciated if you could get the co-ordinating centre, or the photographer to confirm that they are actually releasing it under the CC-BY-SA license shown. Wikipedia needs this confirmation, so that the copyright status of the image can be confirmed if there is any query. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 22:08, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, MedVoc, and welcome to Wikipedia!&#32;Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited 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.&#32;Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your proposed changes on the talk page of the articles you want to update.

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).

Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
 * The plain and simple conflict of interest guide
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * Contributing to Wikipedia
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 * How to edit a page and How to develop articles
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 * Simplified Manual of Style

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! Sfan00 IMG (talk) 22:09, 12 August 2016 (UTC)


 * And apologies if the above seems like overkill for what were factual updates made in good faith. Wikipedia has rules about perceived conflict of interest to protect against bias, and from entities that would not want the contents to be written from the objective netural point of view expected in an encyclopaedic work. As you are a senior and respected professional in your field, that Wikipedia has these policies should not come as a suprise. That your first updates were factual updates to an article you had experience with is a promising start.

Sfan00 IMG (talk) 22:34, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Wikidata, Wikipedia and ICD11
You may also be interested to learn that there is a sister project to Wikipedia called Wikidata, which collates ontological and semantic data on many topics, and which links into the articles in many language Wikipedia's. Given your work in the development of ICD-11, You would appear to be an excellent contributor to help expand both Wikipedia and Wikidata's efforts in being comprehensive, in that field. Encouraging the use of accurate and appropriate ICD codes is something that should definitely be encouraged, so that what is clearly intended to be a global standard can be used much more effectively. On a side note would I strongly recommend, that were possible when ICD-11 is next revised, consideration be given to whether portions of it could be placed under an open-access publishing model, so that 'libre-content' works such as Wikipedia, Wikidata and the wider community can make more effective use of it. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 22:34, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

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ThePlatypusofDoom (talk) 22:58, 12 August 2016 (UTC)