Talk:Edward J. Steele

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I stumbled over this page after having a discussion with my boss (who was taught by Steele). The article was a bit of a shambles so I did some google searching and hopefully improved it a bit. IMO it reads like an essay so i have tagged it as such as I think it needs some wikification. I know I have at least three or four experienced editors watching every edit I make, so maybe one of them can comment, or wikify the article? R:128.40.76.3 17:01, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] COI Edward J. Steele

Hi Jack, I noticed that you tagged Edward J. Steele with a COI. Just out of curiosity, which section of the article represents a COI? I found the article was unsourced, and discovered the unfair dismissal stuff from google whilst trying to reference the article (as per WP:NLP). Interestingly my supervisor went to University of Wollongong as an undergraduate and took Steele's Immunology course. He lent me a copy of Lamarck's Signature to obtain some background on my own Immunology based chemical biology project. I just hope that I am not part of the COI problem! R:128.40.76.3 13:16, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

BTW, I have not met Steele, or even been to Australia for that matter. I think the article remains quite neutral though. R:128.40.76.3 13:19, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

You implied a WP:COI in your post to the article talk page and again here. --Jack Merridew 13:22, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Really? After reading through WP:COI, I do not see any criteria which suggests I have implied a COI. I do not have an interest in Immunology (I hardly understand the area), but I do have an interest in Chemical Biology. And I have no close relationship with the subject,and even my boss does not know Steele personally (here was merely a student in an undergraduate course). I mearly added the comment to request that someone else have a look at the article as I have limited experience in preparing/expenading BIO articles and would like some advice. R:128.40.76.3 13:45, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

I side with R. I don't see any evidence that his boss having been taught by the subject would necessarily constitute a COI. R is also telling us that he/she does not have a conflict of interest. Is there any other evidence weighing in on the other side of the matter? Silly rabbit 14:48, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

There is no evidence to suggest a COI, and I have removed the nonsense tag. I suggest if it to be replaced, then appropriate justifications from WP:COI be entered here on the talk page. R:128.40.76.3 09:08, 20 August 2007 (UTC)