User talk:VTrory

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

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Rory Waterman (chemist), 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! AntiDionysius (talk) 21:49, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for this full suggestion. I will be wary in instances where there may be a conflict of interest. VTrory (talk) 22:11, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Could you clarify: do you have a connection of any kind to Rory Waterman? AntiDionysius (talk) 22:12, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am Rory Waterman. VTrory (talk) 22:17, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. Then you have a Conflict of Interest and should not edit the article about yourself. AntiDionysius (talk) 22:19, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay. Can you please remove the part about a NERF fight? I am not sure how that was an approved editorial change, but it has been affecting me. VTrory (talk) 22:22, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed it; it appears to have been a bit of drive-by vandalism by a random person that unfortunately was not caught. AntiDionysius (talk) 22:24, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

Can I ask a further COI question here? I can't edit the page about me, which is fine. I do have some relationship to other content. For example, a page like Sigma-bond metathesis is one for which I have a great deal of expertise (like my work being the primary citation for the content). Is that the kind of space that I should avoid as well? VTrory (talk) 22:28, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]