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Editors with a conflict of interest are permitted to contribute to Wikipedia, so long as they abide by other policies and guidelines, including avoiding controversial edits on articles where they have a conflict. However, sometimes a disclosure of a conflict of interest can create strife on a talk page. The following set of suggestions, for both editors with a conflict of interest and editors responding to such an editor, can make everyone's life easier, by helping to ensure a civil and reasonable discussion.
An editor with a conflict of interest who wishes to suggest changes to an article should use that article's talk page, with the goal of ensuring a neutral point of view through discussion and consensus.
Editors responding to such a COI-compliant suggestion should bear in mind the following points:
![]() | This is an
essay. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
Editors with a conflict of interest are permitted to contribute to Wikipedia, so long as they abide by other policies and guidelines, including avoiding controversial edits on articles where they have a conflict. However, sometimes a disclosure of a conflict of interest can create strife on a talk page. The following set of suggestions, for both editors with a conflict of interest and editors responding to such an editor, can make everyone's life easier, by helping to ensure a civil and reasonable discussion.
An editor with a conflict of interest who wishes to suggest changes to an article should use that article's talk page, with the goal of ensuring a neutral point of view through discussion and consensus.
Editors responding to such a COI-compliant suggestion should bear in mind the following points: