User talk:Naismail

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Username and conflict of interest concerns

Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw that you edited or created Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Bristol Law Journal, and I noticed that the username you have chosen, "Bristollawjournal", seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of something other than yourself. Please note that you may not edit on behalf of a company, group, institution, product, or website, and Wikipedia does not allow usernames that are promotional or accounts that are shared. If you are willing to use a personal account, please take a moment to create a new account or request a username change that represents only yourself as an individual. You should also read our Conflict of interest guideline and Plain and simple conflict of interest guide, and remember that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. —C.Fred (talk) 17:18, 12 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thank you for raising the issue with me. I am one of the Academic Editors of the Journal (Nasrul Ismail). I am writing the page as I am part of the Journal, however I am equally happy to change it to my name. I would be grateful for any guidance on this issue. Thank you. Bristollawjournal (talk) 17:33, 12 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You could use your actual name as your username. Some editors do; many choose not to (I'm one of those). However, your account needs to represent you as a person; it may not represent the journal as an organization.

Regardless of what you do with your username, because you are an editor of the journal, you will continue to have a conflict of interest. —C.Fred (talk) 17:58, 12 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have now requested a name change from bristollawjournal to nasrulismail to represent my individual identity. It is awaiting approval. What should I do next to resolve the conflict of interest? The page you provided stated that I could declare my interest on the profile. What else should I do? I don't think there is a conflict of interest per se, since the Journal is a not-for-profit entity, the editors are not being paid at all and a Wikipedia page would give people from the legal field some idea about the existence of the Journal. Thanks.92.233.39.220 (talk) 19:47, 12 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]