Submissions:2014/Organizations participating in an article about them

Organizations participating in an article about themselves
 * Title of the submission:

Community
 * Themes (Proposal Themes - Community, Tech, Outreach, GLAM, Education):

Panel
 * Type of submission (Presentation Types - Panel, Workshop, Presentation, etc):

David King
 * Author of the submission:

dking@ethicalwiki.com
 * E-mail address:

Not disclosed
 * Username:

United States
 * US state or country of origin:

Ethical Wiki (Also see Ethical Wiki's Statement of Ethics and/or an ebook on my advice to organizations)
 * Affiliation, if any (organization, company etc.):

Blog LinkedIn
 * Personal homepage or blog:

There is a timeless, ongoing discussion about organizations that get involved in an article about themselves and the various tactics that are deployed by their representatives. I've been advised that several editors have an interest in my participating on a panel on the subject, due to my work being hired by organizations to assist and advise them on how to participate in an appropriate fashion.
 * Abstract (at least 300 words to describe your proposal):

My views are rather simple and traditional. COI editing is discouraged because the editor is unlikely to be neutral, but it is not forbidden because sometimes a PR person is neutral enough, their client/employer may be treated unfairly, or the article may have factual errors. Good judgement must be used by both parties in each circumstance.


 * Length of presentation/talk (see Presentation Types for lengths of different presentation types): TBD

Yes, I have already booked travel and board
 * Will you attend WikiConference USA if your submission is not accepted?:

None
 * Slides or further information (optional):

None
 * Special request as to time of presentations:

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