[WikiEN-l] WP:COI violation

Thu Nov 9 17:23:15 UTC 2006

On 11/8/06, Gregory Kohs <thekohser at gmail.com> wrote:
> Now, as a reminder, WP:COI says:
>
> * * * * *
> If you have a conflict of interest, you should:
>
>    1. *avoid editing* articles related to your organization or its
>    competitors;
>    2. *avoid participating* in deletion
> discussions<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_policy#Deletion_processes>about
> articles related to your organization or its competitors;

Am I the only one who thinks point #2 is ridiculously stupid?  I think
it's a great thing to hear from an officer of an organization when
considering whether or not to delete an article about the
organization.

Does this carry over to people too?  Should Angela not have
participated in the discussion over whether or not to delete the
article on her?  Or is there something in particular about
organizations here, that I'm not thinking of?

Anthony