User talk:Tzjones

Conflict of interest in Wikipedia
Hi Tzjones. By way of introduction, I work in Wikipedia mostly on health-related topics - drugs, diseases, medical devices, and the like, as well as health claims about dietary supplements and the like.. and on articles related to food (including health claims about organic food and GMOs and the like). Pretty much all science-based stuff. Articles about companies too, as I am interested in business and in how new products get to market. I also work a lot on conflict of interest issues here in Wikipedia.

I came across the recent edits you made related to omega 3, which led me to your history of contributions and your userpage, which led me to the website of your organization. (btw i think you should make it more clear on your user page, that Saving Seafood is a trade organization that advocates for the fishing industry and is funded by that industry.)

I also want to add that sourcing you used for health claims was really bad, per the note from Doc James ( a leader of WP:WikiProject Medicine). This is not how we source content with health claims here.

I've further reviewed your edits, and it is pretty clear to me that you are here with a COI. I am providing you with a COI notification. Please see the section below.

Hello, Tzjones. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:


 * Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
 * Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Spam).
 * Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies. Note that Wikipedia's terms of use require disclosure of your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you.

Comment and question
We really do aim to present the public with reliable, neutral information. It is OK for editors to be here who have a conflict of interest. We manage COI here in two ways. The first, is that we ask for disclosure, which you have already done (but could do more clearly). The second, is that we ask editors with a COI not to directly articles where they have a COI. Instead, we ask them to use the "edit request" function to propose changes on article Talk pages, for independent editors to review and implement, if the edits comply with our policies and guidelines. For an example of a user who does this scrupulously, please see User:Arturo at BP. Please follow his example. I have placed a box at the top of the Talk page for the articles you have edited to date, that semi-automates making edit requests. It has a big exclamation point by it, and reads: "Individuals acting on behalf of this person or organization are strongly advised not to edit the article. Click here to request corrections or suggest content, or contact us if the issue is urgent." If you click where it says "click here", the wikipedia software sets up an edit request for you.

Would you please do that going forward? Please reply here (I am watching your page), and if you have anything you would like to say or any questions - I would be happy to respond. Best regards Jytdog (talk) 00:58, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion
This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Conflict of interest/Noticeboard regarding a possible conflict of interest incident in which you may be involved. Thank you. Jytdog (talk) 01:25, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
 * note - i posed to COIN, as that is our process to ensure community discussion. This isn't personal - it is just our process. Jytdog (talk) 01:25, 30 April 2015 (UTC)