User talk:Patrick William Lloyd

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16:05, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Welcome!

Hello, Patrick William Lloyd, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, your edit to The Equals does not conform to Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View policy (NPOV). Wikipedia articles should refer only to facts and interpretations that have been stated in print or on reputable websites or other forms of media.

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Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Patrick William Lloyd. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about in the page The Equals, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, company, organization or competitors;
propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the {{request edit}} template);
disclose your COI when discussing affected articles (see WP:DISCLOSE);
avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must 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 WP:PAID).

Also please note that editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. — Mr. Guye (talk) (contribs) 23:49, 6 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

No conflict of interest

Hello G, any amendments added by be are facts. I am an original founder member and still a member of The Equals and trademark/copyright owner of our brand alongside Eddy Grant. Everything amended are true facts .Regards Pat Lloyd Patrick William Lloyd (talk) 10:09, 9 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for making yourself clear - but, it demonstrates that you do have a clear and obvious conflict of interest and should not be editing the article, especially when you are adding information about living people (see WP:BLP) that is not supported by independent reliable sources. As WP:COI says: "Conflict of interest (COI) editing involves contributing to Wikipedia about yourself, family, friends, clients, employers, or your financial and other relationships. Any external relationship can trigger a conflict of interest. That someone has a conflict of interest is a description of a situation, not a judgement about that person's opinions, integrity, or good faith. COI editing is strongly discouraged on Wikipedia. It undermines public confidence and risks causing public embarrassment to the individuals and companies being promoted. Editors with a COI are sometimes unaware of whether or how much it has influenced their editing. If COI editing causes disruption, an administrator may opt to place blocks on the involved accounts....". Other editors and myself are happy to make sure that the article is as accurate and full as possible - but, our basic principle is that all articles should be based on independent sources, and not on what the individuals concerned want to say about themselves. Viva! Ghmyrtle (talk) 10:34, 9 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]