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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article The Markdale Standard is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Markdale Standard until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Bearcat (talk) 01:37, 23 November 2019 (UTC)
Hi there,
As you might imagine, lots and lots of people come to Wikipedia every day to promote themselves, their business, their friends, an organization they're connected to, etc. It's for that reason that many users are skeptical (or even cynical) when it comes to people who may be editing with a conflict of interest. Wikipedia has a policy of neutral point of view, which led to a policy on conflict of interest, because it's hard to write neutrally about something one has a connection with. Here's my short take on best practices here: if you have a close conflict of interest, it's best to simply avoid writing about the topics directly, but you're always welcome to comment on the talk page to suggest changes to articles. But there's a ton of gray area. What Wikipedians care about most is following our policies and guidelines. I'd just err on the side of transparency with the gray area. The only absolute bright line is that if you're being paid to edit Wikipedia, that must be disclosed. But erring on the side of transparency is always a good thing on Wikipedia, even if whether you have a conflict is maybe unclear. FWIW. I left a note at the deletion discussion with best next steps for that. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 18:08, 23 November 2019 (UTC)