User talk:Teazer999999

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COI declaration needed

Given your involvement in the subject matter of Virtual reality and other articles you contributed to, could you please read WP:COI and make a pro forma WP:DISCLOSURE of your possible involvement with VR topics, on this page? Given that you are simply trying to disambiguate the name, I don’t think anyone will see your edits as problematic, but transparency calls for laying it out so all can see. Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 22:22, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Teazer999999. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for article subjects for more information. We ask that you:

avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{edit COI}} template)—don't forget to give details of reliable sources supporting your suggestions;
disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest § How to disclose a COI);
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do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. MrOllie (talk) 14:39, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop writing about yourself on Wikipedia. MrOllie (talk) 14:39, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mr. Ollie. I'm writing something I know about, as I was there, and I'm citing US Patents and a published thesis that describes the work. Perhaps someone else could check the references to verify what I claim? I just want the history to be correct. Teazer999999 (talk) 00:25, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Primary sources like patents or a thesis are not usable sources for Wikipedia - not for what you have been adding. Secondary sources would be needed. You can have others check your work by raising it on the associated talk pages of the articles in question instead of making article changes yourself - this is the process COI editors are advised to follow. You can find details in the links embedded in the message above. MrOllie (talk) 00:42, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Teazer, this may seem counterintuitive, but trust me here, you will likely have better luck as a Wikipedia editor writing about what you do not know about, because in that case you will be obliged to consult reliable sources to see what they have to say about the subject. Writing about what you know is of course allowed, and can be a big help if you understand our policies, but can be more difficult for new editors, because of the temptation to simply add content to the article based on what you know. However, this is forbidden by our WP:NOR policy. So, please either write about what you don't know, or if you write about what you know, please be sure to find references that cover that ground, and cite them to back up your additions. Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 08:01, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Mathglot for taking the time to explain the reasoning behind the policy. Teazer999999 (talk) 00:41, 21 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]