User talk:Malcolm Torry

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Hello, Malcolm Torry, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited 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. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{Help me}} before the question. Again, welcome! Gaelan 💬✏️ 20:57, 8 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, conflicts of interest

Dear Gaelan Thank you for your welcome to Wikipedia. I am aware of the possibility of conflicts of interest as for many years I have been involved in the Basic Income debate. I haven't edited any pages before, but discussions among members of the Basic Income Earth Network Executive Committee suggested that I might like to look at the relevant pages and check for inaccuracies and for where improvement might be possible. I have rigorously refrained from offering opinions in my edits. What I've done is add definitions from reputable sources, moved some material to more appropriate places (mainly to the Basic Income around the world page, which is where country-specific material belongs), corrected a few factual errors, added some citations, and added additional factual material where there appeared to be gaps. I'm hoping that I haven't broken any rules. I think Wikipedia is brilliant. Best wishes Malcolm Malcolm Torry Malcolm Torry (talk) 21:15, 8 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You're doing a great job so far—My message was more of a "keep this in mind" than a "you're doing something wrong." We get a lot of people here who don't handle conflicts of interest well at all, so we tend to be rather suspicious of such people. That being said, as long as you're careful to remain neutral and make your affiliation clear, there's no rule against you contributing (and we're always happy to have someone knowledgeable to help us with articles!). It's great to have you! Gaelan 💬✏️ 04:18, 9 January 2019 (UTC) (To be clear: I'm not anyone in charge—I'm just some guy who spends way too much of his spare time keeping an eye on Wikipedia edits, but I'm fairly confident what I said is in line with our policy.)[reply]

Dear Gaelan Thank you for your encouragement. All perfectly understood. I'll continue to exercise my expertise in the subject in as neutral a fashion as possible. Thank you for looking after Wikipedia. Best wishes Malcolm Malcolm Torry (talk) 09:01, 9 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]