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````Buster Seven Talk 13:26, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

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Hi there... I notice you have made significant changes to a number of articles relating to the RAD. I should warn you that many of the changes you have made are in violation of Wikipedia's neutrality policy and have clearly been done with the intention of promoting the RAD, rather than providing an impartial, encyclopaedic account of the organisation. I have contributed extensively to a number of these articles, carefully editing the text to meet wikipedia guidelines, much of which you have now replaced with text that is overly promotional in tone. In future, when making edits, you should not replace or remove large blocks of correctly written and referenced text without good reason, and then you should always get consensus from other people who have contributed to the article before doing so. If you want to discuss this, don't hesitate to get in touch. Thanks Crazy-dancing (talk) 16:46, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

Hello, JessicaWrad. 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 Royal Academy of Dance, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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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. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:13, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that the username you have chosen, "JessicaWrad", seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of a group, company or website. Please note that Wikipedia does not allow usernames that are promotional or shared by multiple people. Please take a moment to create a new account or request a username change that represents only yourself as an individual. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and remember that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:13, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

RAD

Hi there, don't worry about your changes, it takes time to get used to Wikipedia. I only messaged you because, on reading your edits I assumed you were perhaps an RAD employee as the tone of your contributions suggests that. Other Wikipedia users will come to the same conclusion and I wouldn't want the whole article ripping to pieces as a result. I've put a lot of work in to take the RAD article from a couple of paragraphs to what it is now, so we need to work together to improve it. Crazy-dancing (talk) 09:10, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Copyright problem: Genée International Ballet Competition

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Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 11:08, 23 April 2016 (UTC)