User talk:Xanderjwebb

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I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Marine Stewardship Council, which 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.

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Hello thanks for your note. I work for MSCI, which is connected to MSC the charity. I have made somefactual only changes and been careful to not offer opinion or editorial to ensure it remains balanced and impartial whilst not misleading on the facts. If there is a better way to achieve this I'd appreciate the insight.(Xanderjwebb (talk) 11:25, 13 July 2016 (UTC))


 * Hi Xanderjwebb, thanks for your honesty and cooperation. The best page for explaining how to handle conflicts of interest on Wikipedia is this one, have a look at it and follow the tips it gives, namely, disclosing your connections to any subjects you edit about, using templates such as connected contributor or connected contributor (paid) on the talk pages of the articles you edit, and using the UserboxCOI template on your user page. If you are paid for any edits you make on Wikipedia, please be aware of the Wikimedia Terms of Use, saying that "you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation". I would also suggest that before making any substantial changes to an article, first request the edit on the talk page of the article, using the request edit template. Further on from this, just make sure that any edits you do make are verifiable using reliable sources, and any new articles are notable and written from a neutral point of view. Hopefully this helped, but if it didn't either visit the Teahouse for friendly help, or just click here to ask another question, or just leave a message on my talk page. Thanks.  Seagull123  Φ  13:14, 13 July 2016 (UTC)