User talk:JeremyCarmichael

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

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Astex Pharmaceuticals, which 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, visit the Teahouse, 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! Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 13:30, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Geoff, Thanks for the reply on the Talk page - which I've only just noticed. I see that none of my requested changes to the Astex page on wikipedia have been made. I am employed by the company, so I understand the concern regarding a potential for conflict. However the changes I requested reflect some recent internal re-organisations within the company and so the page does need some urgent corrections to reflect those updates. Please would you check the changes I requested and let me know which, if any, are of particular concern. I'm happy to send a draft version of the corrections so they can be assessed to see if any are deemed not to be neutral or correct. Please let me know how best to proceed. Thanks, Jeremy JeremyCarmichael (talk) 11:01, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you mean the eight pending requests posted at Talk:Astex_Pharmaceuticals#Article_requires_updating by an editor identified only by their IP address in mid-June, those remain pending review. As noted by the headings for each, there is a significant backlog of pending requests of this kind. You'll just need to wait. And, by the way, disclose as a paid editor as advised above before making any further edits for your employer. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 22:18, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]