User talk:AtavisticPillow

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Conflict of interest?

Do you have any WP:conflict of interest wrt vision therapy? Bon courage (talk) 01:47, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

No. I did have a family member benefit from vision therapy in treating a post-traumatic convergence insufficiency, which is how I got interested in the topic. My (second-hand) experience there shaped my view that vision therapy is primarily based around, and has developed methods of adequately diagnosing and treating, convergence insufficiency. This is not the view the Wiki article takes, but I know enough about sourcing policies now to see why it is the way it is. But unless I’m misreading the COI policy I don’t think that this is an instance of one. In any case my most recent revision proposal is almost wholly editorial; I just want to clean up repetitive, extraneous, or unsourced information, not fundamentally change any claims. AtavisticPillow (talk) 02:49, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for clearing that up. Second question (for transparency in line with WP:SCRUTINY): have you edited Wikipedia with other accounts? Bon courage (talk) 07:34, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

I have not. I have fixed a stray typo here and there while logged out over the years, but this is my only account (which I just made a few weeks ago) and only time engaging in involved editing or editing discussions AtavisticPillow (talk) 11:36, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

And the immediate suspicion that you may not be trying to participate in good faith based solely on three talk page comments doesn't alarm you? You are dealing with a hostile user, unless he sees you give enough fealty. 8.26.155.10 (talk) 00:58, 13 April 2024 (UTC)