Lonniepark2
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September 2013
editHello, Lonniepark2. 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 Lonnie Park, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.
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File permission problem with File:Lonnie Park.jpg
editThanks for uploading File:Lonnie Park.jpg. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file has agreed to release it under the given license.
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Lonnie Park
editI don't know if you are Park or if you work with him, but you have to understand the article Lonnie Park is not yours, it is owned by the Wikimedia Foundation, owner of the brand "Wikipedia". As such, you have to understand that writing autobiographies is not easy. When writing them it is normal to add content like "His father’s first words when Lonnie was born were “He is going to play piano”.", but that information is irrelevant to the reader. Also, Park is a living person, as such the policy about living people applies. You cannot insert material about a living person in Wikipedia without citing an inline reference (<ref></ref></ref>). If the content is copied from another website, including Park's, you are creating a copyright violation. I recommend you to read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest because multiple statements you added are points of view, like "Lonnie’s journey from his gospel roots to the Grammys has been action packed." We can't give this to the reader, these are opinions not facts. So please, don't add unsourced content to Park's biography without citing where are you obtaining the information and downgrade the tone of these facts. Tbhotch.™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 18:44, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
November 2013
editWelcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to Wikipedia. However, please remember that editors do not own articles and should respect the work of their fellow contributors. If you create or edit an article, remember that others are free to change its content. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. © Tbhotch™ (en-2.5). 23:15, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
File permission problem with File:Lonnie Park.jpg
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Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion
editThis message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard regarding a possible conflict of interest incident in which you may be involved. Thank you. © Tbhotch™ (en-2.5). 23:41, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free image File:Lonnie Park.jpg
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