User talk:Mmeade7

I think it overstatement to claim that you are West's biographer. I accept that you wrote a biography of West, but you are not the only one to do so, nor were you commissioned by West to do so. Furthermore, Wikipedia policy encourages the synthesis of published sources to build articles, not arguments based on personal authority. No original research and Verifiability are the principles here.--Prosfilaes (talk) 19:38, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

Conflict of interest
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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. AshcroftIleum (talk) 22:54, 21 January 2011 (UTC)