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:Nope. [[Special:Contributions/PeterTheFourth|PeterTheFourth]] ([[User Talk:PeterTheFourth|talk]]) 03:55, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

(The rest of this inappropriate and unproductive discussion has been redacted.) [[User:MarkBernstein|MarkBernstein]] ([[User talk:MarkBernstein|talk]]) 17:31, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

::I don't think so. The COI standard here is not as stringent as the appearance of impropriety. If the editor were continually warring against consensus, then it would be something to consider, but that is not the case as far as I can tell. [[User:Dumuzid|Dumuzid]] ([[User talk:Dumuzid|talk]]) 03:56, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

:::Is [https://www.reddit.com/user/peterthefourth this]? [https://twitter.com/eastgate/status/545610519508701186 This] also appears odd.--[[User:Runescrape|Runescrape]] ([[User talk:Runescrape|talk]]) 03:59, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

:::The [[Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest#Writing_about_yourself.2C_family.2C_friends|WP:COI]] states: "You should not create or edit articles about yourself, your family, friends or foes. If you have a personal connection to a topic or person, you are advised to refrain from editing those articles directly and to provide full disclosure of the connection if you comment about the article on talk pages or in other discussions."--[[User:Runescrape|Runescrape]] ([[User talk:Runescrape|talk]]) 04:23, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

:::::The guideline is primarily targeting close friends and, most importantly, article subjects. Engaging with someone on Twitter, or expressing opinions on a forum, isn't enough to indicate a serious conflict of interest. - [[User:Bilby|Bilby]] ([[User talk:Bilby|talk]]) 08:14, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

::::Are you suggesting that people who post on Reddit should be banned from editing Wikipedia? In all honesty, I'd have some sympathy for that suggestion, but I want to make sure that's what we're talking about before we really dig in to the merits of the proposition. Thanks. [[User:Dumuzid|Dumuzid]] ([[User talk:Dumuzid|talk]]) 04:06, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

:::::The quality of editors in general would be greatly involved if the Reddit posters were eliminated. Were such a mass eviction possible (including those who choose to use different usernames), I'd be happy to be the first up against the wall. [[Special:Contributions/PeterTheFourth|PeterTheFourth]] ([[User Talk:PeterTheFourth|talk]]) 07:28, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

::::::Come to think of it, that would exclude me too. So maybe we should just keep the status quo around here! [[User:Dumuzid|Dumuzid]] ([[User talk:Dumuzid|talk]]) 08:00, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

Is it a problem that nobody deigned to ping me about this scurrilous and groundless personal attack? Yep. There is no conflict f interest whatsoever, except with these endless personal attacks orchestrated on Reddit and the chan boards. [[User:MarkBernstein|MarkBernstein]] ([[User talk:MarkBernstein|talk]]) 10:51, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

:Oop. Sorry. [[Special:Contributions/PeterTheFourth|PeterTheFourth]] ([[User Talk:PeterTheFourth|talk]]) 11:23, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

:[[Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest#Writing_about_yourself.2C_family.2C_friends|WP:COI]] states "if you have a personal connection to a topic or person, you are advised to refrain from editing those articles directly and to provide full disclosure of the connection if you comment about the article on talk pages or in other discussions." If you feel you have no personal connection to the subject, you can let your evidence speak for you. A search on your respective twitter handles suggests you do have a personal connection with the subject.

:You have also stated "there is no conflict f interest whatsoever, except with these endless personal attacks orchestrated on Reddit and the chan boards", would you care to expound on this claim or take it to AE?--[[User:Runescrape|Runescrape]] ([[User talk:Runescrape|talk]]) 14:56, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

::Runescrape, you seem to have come here solely to attack another editor. Are there, you know, changes you think should be made to the article? If so, let's hear about them. If not, I think Dr. Bernstein is correct above that this belongs somewhere else, like arbitration enforcement. [[User:Dumuzid|Dumuzid]] ([[User talk:Dumuzid|talk]]) 15:05, 6 March 2016 (UTC)