User talk:Zorikh
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Who is author of Fawcett book? Pepso 20:24, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
- Oh , okay, I see the answer. Pepso 13:20, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Potential conflicts of interest
Welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you will have fun, and help, here. However: I don't know if you are Michael Carbonaro, or "Captain Zorikh" (or both); but if you are connected with Big Apple Convention in any capacity, please be aware of the rules about conflict of interest and autobiography in editing Wikipedia. --Orange Mike 22:20, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
- Hi, Orance Mike. Love the picture in you bio page! Heloooo orange! I see you are also in the SCA. I am known as Ld. Ervald the Optimistic there.
- Thanks for the heads-up about the conflict of interest here. I am "Captain Zorikh" and I do work for the Big Apple Convention in a somewhat amorpohous capacity that includes running the costuime contest, internet promotions, and general troubleshooting. When I saw that the NY Comic Con, the Big Apple Anime Fest, and the late Comic Art Convention all had listings, and that Carbonaro's convention was mentioned in the latter entry, I figured it would make sense for the BAC to have a listing also, considering its history. I also felt it was important because at a convention this past weekend I met many people who thought the Big Apple Convention I was promoting (that had been going on for over ten years) was the same Big Apple Anime Fest that had not happenned for the past three years or the same New York Comic Con that had only been going on for two years.
- I just searched for Creation Conventions, the company that used to have regular conventions in NYC through the '80's, but they don't have a listing either. I am considering starting one for them as well.
- Wading through all the discussion about COI, one dichotomy strikes me: while someone who works for a company profiled in a Wikipedia entry might be influenced in their description of the business, they are also the one most likely to have accurate information about the company. Where does that fit into the guidelines?
- The only other thing I wanted to do to the entry was include a list of dates and locations of the convention, and possibly include the more significant guests who were there, like the Comic Art Convention and Big Apple Anime Fest entries do. Would my doing so count as a conflict of interes? Would I have to basically just sit back and hope that someday a person will think to do that for us?
- Thanks for your help.
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- The big issue is that a too-big article, especially about a commercial venture, constitutes an ad, not an encyclopedia entry. (Both of the articles you mention are skating on the edge of that line, and may be subject to massive trimming.) Even the WorldCons don't have a long list of Guests of Honor. --Orange Mike 23:23, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

