User talk:Rob Afp

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Happy editing! Cheers, S0091 (talk) 15:42, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, Rob Afp. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for article subjects for more information. We ask that you:


 * avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
 * propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the edit COI template)—don't forget to give details of reliable sources supporting your suggestions;
 * disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see );
 * avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see );
 * do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. ''Hi Rob, given your user name, might have a conflict of interest. If so, you need to make the appropriate declaration and avoid editing the affected articles directly.'' S0091 (talk) 16:43, 19 July 2024 (UTC)


 * In interest of full transparency. I admit to being a fan of Andy Falconer's musical work and given a "page" already existed. I thought I'd give him the recognition I think he deserves by fleshing it out a little bit.
 * However thank you for raising the subject, and I will trek along to the "conflict of interest guideline" section and take a look.
 * Thanks for all your help. Rob Afp (talk) 17:23, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Being a fan is fine but if you are affiliated with Afp or have any other affiliation with Falconer, then you have a conflict of interest. Having a COI is not a major issue as long as folks are transparent and stay within guidelines.  S0091 (talk) 17:31, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you for all your help, and helpful links. Rob Afp (talk) 20:23, 19 July 2024 (UTC)