Trislambert

Re: Cambridge City Council

Thanks for the explanation, Tris. I realise your edits were in good faith, but I'm afraid have to direct you to WP:COI, which explains our conflict-of-interest policies. The whole page is relevant, but in particular the part that says:

"If [...] you are receiving monetary or other benefits or considerations to edit Wikipedia as a representative of an organization (whether directly as an employee or contractor of that organization, or indirectly as an employee or contractor of a firm hired by that organization for public relations purposes) [...] then we very strongly encourage you to avoid editing Wikipedia in areas in which you appear to have a conflict of interest. Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy states that all articles must represent views fairly and without bias, and conflicts of interest do significantly and negatively affect Wikipedia's ability to fulfill this requirement."

Edits in such subject areas, beyond simple, uncontroversial, factual corrections, are almost always reverted immediately. Remember, the page is trying to be an encyclopaedia article, not a publicity platform for the council.

Having said this, I agree that the page is weak at the moment. Why don't you send me a list of the things that the council does that are distinctive (i.e., not things that lots of councils do), and I'll try and work them into the article in a more encyclopaedic way?

Stephen Turner (Talk) 15:44, 16 March 2007 (UTC)