User talk:BasilPuglisi

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

I notice that one of the first articles you edited 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, 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! MrOllie (talk) 19:21, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

-response- so basically instead of being upfront about placing a source which I have ties to and may be the subject matter expert on - the nature of conflict, I have to go create another account or have other people I know put it in for me... seems counterproductive... BasilPuglisi (talk) 19:44, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

It's true, it's possible to game the system if your primary goal is to see references to yourself in Wikipedia. On the other hand, as an expert who is here to help collaboratively build an encyclopedia, you are surely familiar with a range of research from people who have no direct ties to your career. Why not source articles that way? - MrOllie (talk) 14:35, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

Please do not add original research or novel syntheses of published material to articles as you apparently did to Alternative facts. Please cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Thank you. - MrX 14:02, 26 January 2017 (UTC)