User talk:John Rentoul

April 2013[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. I notice that you removed topically-relevant content from John Rentoul. However, Wikipedia is not censored to remove content that might be considered objectionable. Please do not remove or censor information that directly relates to the subject of the article. If the content in question involves images, you have the option to configure Wikipedia to hide images that you may find offensive. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Deadbeef (talk) 14:15, 18 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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

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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. Deadbeef (talk) 14:16, 18 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

COI[edit]

Hi John, have you gotten a chance to read our conflict of interest policy? It strongly recommends that you do not edit your own article. I think your recent removal at John Rentoul was a good one, and I think it would have been implemented if you had suggested it at Talk:John Rentoul. It can be really helpful to have article subjects participate in the project, but COI has many pitfalls; I have frequently seen people blocked for violations of the policy. PS:I am assuming you are actually John Rentoul, but know that we also have to act as if you are a convincing imitation. Firefangledfeathers 16:06, 7 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I'm not familiar with editing Wikipedia, and wanted to correct an unsourced claim. I'll know in future. John Rentoul (talk) 17:05, 7 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]