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

I noticed 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.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or another editor to proofread it. See our help page on userspace drafts for more details. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

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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! Exemplo347 (talk) 20:05, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Hi --- yes, we'll look into changing the username, that's not a problem. However, I did leave a note on the talk page prior to editing, almost a year ago, with a heads up about the edits, and heard nothing back--what was the correct procedure? The page is woefully outdated. Scientificsolutions (talk) 20:10, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

• @Scientificsolutions: The process you should follow is listed at WP:COI - there are very comprehensive, easy to follow instructions on that page. Regards Exemplo347 (talk) 20:12, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Your username

Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw that you edited or created User:Scientificsolutions, and I noticed that your username, "Scientificsolutions", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are invited to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you personally, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

Please also note that Wikipedia does not allow accounts to be shared by multiple people, and that you may not advocate for or promote any company, group, organization, product, or website, regardless of your username. Moreover, I recommend that you read our conflict of interest guideline. If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please create a new account or request a change of username, by completing this form, choosing a username that complies with our username policy. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. Exemplo347 (talk) 20:05, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Conflict of Interest.

Please can you confirm here that you have read the page at WP:COI - you have stated that this account is used by your group to edit Wikipedia so you should be following the procedure outlined clearly on the page. Exemplo347 (talk) 20:27, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Yes, thanks. What was done to violate it? As suggested there, edits from accounts that carry a COI, such as this one, should propose edits on the talk page first, which was done; hearing nothing, the changes were made. It's unclear where the problem here is.Scientificsolutions (talk) 20:32, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Firstly, there's the issue that multiple people may be using your account to edit. Secondly, you are meant to suggest edits on the talk page and not edit the article yourself. The Conflict of Interest template on the article must remain, because you work for the group in question. It's all quite straightforward. Exemplo347 (talk) 20:37, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Username change was just submitted--wasn't aware that was an issue (but thanks for highlighting). And no one responded to the edits made on the talk page over a year ago. What recourse do we have at this point? Can you please help to ensure the article's neutrality? Can we revert to the state it was? That's fine--the edits were incredibly minor (updating links, etc).Scientificsolutions (talk) 20:44, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Further, I would add that the template's wiki says "Do not use this tag unless there are significant or substantial problems with the article's neutrality as a result of the contributor's involvement. Like the other POV tags, this tag is not meant to be a badge of shame or to "warn the reader" about the identities of the editors." Can you please help clarify what you see as the problem in the edits themselves, so that they can be resolved? Scientificsolutions (talk) 20:48, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

There is a procedure outlined on the WP:COI page (which you said you've read) that enables you to highlight your proposed edits for review. You may wish to read the COI page again, as the questions you are asking me are all answered on that page. Regarding the COI template, at some point an Administrator will read through the article and if they feel the neutrality of the article has not been compromised, they will remove the tag. Again, you should not be editing that article at all. Regards Exemplo347 (talk) 20:51, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Ok, I guess we'll wait for that review, and will use the request changes feature going forward (wasn't aware of that). FWIW, I don't believe this template you've applied is warranted, particularly as I review the "Do not" instructions on its wiki pages... Scientificsolutions (talk) 21:00, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

The template is justified because you're an employee or representative of the group that is the subject of the page. You'll note that it says "the article may require cleanup" - it's not some sort of accusation or personal insult, it's simply a standard template meant to inform other editors or administrators that a person who contributed to the article has a conflict of interest. Good luck with your future editing. Exemplo347 (talk) 21:03, 28 March 2017 (UTC)