User talk:CIRAT-6

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 * Dave is correct. There is an additional issue, this account appears to be a "role account," that is, is not an individual, but, on the face, represents an organization. I recommend that an individual connected with CIRAT register an account and do any editing here as someone personally responsible for behavior here. That person should treat themselves as having a conflict of interest. Conflict of interest accounts are allowed substantial freedom on Wikiversity, but COI should be disclosed. See my user page for an example. The COI disclosed there is trivial, amounting to gross income of less than $100 per year.


 * Err on the side of caution. I recommend abandoning the CIRAT account, and use a personal account instead. Authorize, by a CIRAT account edit to the User:CIRAT-6 page, the individual to maintain the user page for CIRAT. Speaking only for myself, I will not mind if CIRAT announcements exist on the User page, particularly since this is an educational organization, but role accounts create substantial problems, and others may disagree with me. A problem with a single user, accessing that account, and then using a personal account elsewhere, could lead to global blocks and locks. Don't go there! Work with established users where there is any possible issue, and my Talk page is always open, as well as email through the user interface here. By the way, I also operate a textile supply company, but that, of itself, would not create a conflict of interest with regard to dealing with issues of your account and supporting you. --Abd (discuss • contribs) 17:28, 19 January 2014 (UTC)


 * I see that CIRAT-6 has automatically created a user account on Wikipedia. Role accounts may be immediately blocked there. I strongly recommend abandoning that account, immediately. The account was automatically created when you looked at Wikipedia while logged in here. Wikiversity is the only WMF project where you might be greeted and warned instead of being immediately blocked for the edit you made here. If you had added more links to your conference, elsewhere, say on Wikipedia, the account might be blocked. Then, you or anyone sharing, even occasionally, internet access with you, might be considered a "sock puppet" evading the block, if this is discovered, and thus blocked on sight.


 * Please understand that my goal here is to suggest that an individual connected with CIRAT register and participate here (and this user may edit Wikipedia as well). The Wikiversity community would be happy to support the creation of educational materials here, relating to the work of CIRAT, and it's even possible that links to the CIRAT conferences could be part of such educational resources. It simply must be done properly, with respect to overall WikiMedia Foundation policies and practices. I'll be happy to assist. --Abd (discuss • contribs) 17:41, 19 January 2014 (UTC)