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COI

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  Hello, 173.67.162.239. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Constitutional challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:

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Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 06:03, 26 September 2014 (UTC)Reply

September 2014

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You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Constitutional challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Please be particularly aware that Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states:

  1. Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made.
  2. Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 06:05, 26 September 2014 (UTC)Reply

  Please do not attack other editors. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Thank you. --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 22:49, 26 September 2014 (UTC)Reply

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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved. CutestPenguinHangout 14:12, 9 October 2014 (UTC)Reply


 
Hello! 173.67.162.239, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about why your article submission was declined please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! — CutestPenguinHangout 14:12, 9 October 2014 (UTC)Reply


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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved. Fiddle Faddle 13:16, 12 October 2014 (UTC)Reply

Talkback

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Hello, 173.67.162.239. You have new messages at Timtrent's talk page.
Message added 14:28, 12 October 2014 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.Reply

Fiddle Faddle 14:28, 12 October 2014 (UTC)Reply

October 2014

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You have been blocked from editing for a period of one week for persistent disruptive editing. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the following text below this notice: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. However, you should read the guide to appealing blocks first.  Bbb23 (talk) 15:52, 12 October 2014 (UTC)Reply
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