User talk:Lsmatheny

Concern regarding Neutral POV and Possible Conflict Of Interest?

Hi Lsmatheny, wanting to assume good faith, am concerned that you have in your user name the name Matheny and you have been editing a page for Jason Gaverick Matheny on Wikipedia. Are you a family member related to the articles subject? WatchDogUS (talk) 00:05, 16 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi -- my edits have been simply to add a sentence that he was now director of IARPA (an edit made the day it was announced) and to add references (other articles or interviews). I have not made edits other than that and don't plan to. It seems to me that that is a "Neutral POV." However, if it is a problem that I am doing so, I will stop. There have been lots of articles and I was using Wikipedia as a reference page for all of them, but I don't have to. I am sorry if I was doing something against Wikipedia policy. Lsmatheny (talk) 00:29, 16 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Lsmatheny, you might want to read this article on Wikipedia's policy as it relates to Conflict of interest. There is a tendency to bias that can be triggered when a family member or friend edits a page about someone they know well. That can then bias other editors as well. WatchDogUS (talk) 02:02, 20 January 2016 (UTC) Here are additional details:[reply]

Hello, Lsmatheny. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about in the article Article, 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. In particular, please:

avoid editing or creating articles related to you and your circle, your organization, its competitors, projects or products;
instead propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the {{request edit}} template);
when discussing affected articles, disclose your COI (see WP:DISCLOSE);
avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
exercise great caution so that you do not violate Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. Thank you.