User talk:Camerota
October 2023[edit]
Hello, Camerota. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Alistair Strathern, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:
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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Tim O'Doherty (talk) 23:38, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks Tim. Yes as his father so COI may well apply. I was just trying to correct a persistent (and maybe malicious?) rumour that he went to a private school and is therefore ‘posh’.
- In fact from Primary to Sixth Form College he went to state schools.
- Perhaps best just to wait till there is authoritative independent authentication ( the original citation was to a BBC article that didn’t mention his school at all). Mine was to a Labour posting where his school is mentioned at the bottom. Camerota (talk) 13:43, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks Camerota. You did provide a decent reference, so I only reverted your edit based on our COI policy; it's now been reinstated by a third-party editor, so we're fine there. Mr Strathern doesn't currently have a page on gov.uk, but when it is created we can also use that as it will likely include information on his employment and education. On a separate point, congratulations to your son; overturning such a large majority in the heart of Bedfordshire is impressive, and you're no doubt chuffed. Cheers, Tim O'Doherty (talk) 14:08, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
- Definitely chuffed, and thanks for keeping me in the loop. Camerota (talk) 16:04, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
- You're welcome, and thanks for your understanding; apologies if I came off harshly yesterday, but all ironed out now. Cheers, Tim O'Doherty (talk) 18:22, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
- Definitely chuffed, and thanks for keeping me in the loop. Camerota (talk) 16:04, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks Camerota. You did provide a decent reference, so I only reverted your edit based on our COI policy; it's now been reinstated by a third-party editor, so we're fine there. Mr Strathern doesn't currently have a page on gov.uk, but when it is created we can also use that as it will likely include information on his employment and education. On a separate point, congratulations to your son; overturning such a large majority in the heart of Bedfordshire is impressive, and you're no doubt chuffed. Cheers, Tim O'Doherty (talk) 14:08, 22 October 2023 (UTC)