Brianmayer00

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Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Brianmayer00. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Freedom: The Underground Railroad, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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Thanks for the feedback. I tried to only present an overview of the game, mechanisms and links to the historical events and people along with the awards and nominations the game has received. I was not trying to write about myself or perform promotion, but instead write clearly about the game itself. A lot of media is represented in wikipedia, but board games are lacking in a robust representation despite the breadth and importance they have as a medium of experience and entertainment. After seeing that Pandemic (game) and others board games begun gaining entries, added to that the potential for connection and exploration with the historical aspects of the game, I thought it worthwhile to add the game to wikipedia. As it is my first article, I certainly welcome any adjustments to aspects that might seem to present bias and I understand the need to keep slanted representations and non-informational material out. Brianmayer00 (talk) 01:29, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

You're cool. Just make sure everything is neutral and balanced; and that there is plenty of third-party coverage to assert notability (which is what the article is most likely to be challenged by). -- dsprc ^[talk] 02:02, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

Hi Brianmayer00, welcome to Wikipedia! If the game you've written about is not affiliated with you, feel free to ignore the above message. However, if you do have a conflict of interest, we strongly discourage you from writing about the subject. However, if you are familiar with our guidelines on conflict of interest and neutrality and can adhere to them, feel free to continue writing about the subject. However, one issue that the article can potentially have might be that it is not notable enough for a Wikipedia article, but I'm not sure about that either. If you need anymore help, you can use the template again, or you can join #wikipedia-en-help ^connect (click connect) for help through chat. Thanks! Darylgolden^(talk) 02:05, 24 August 2014 (UTC)