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LovemyOregonducks, good luck, and have fun.Aboutmovies (talk) 08:32, 21 January 2014 (UTC)Reply

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  Hello, LovemyOregonducks. 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 Oregon Culinary Institute, 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. Valfontis (talk) 19:06, 22 January 2014 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the feedback, Valfontis. I may have mentioned I added additional references, and stripped down ANY language so as not to appear flattering. This is merely informational, and was approved initially. Also, via chat, I was informed I need to add references, which I did. Please advise if it needs even more. Thanks.