Maustinjames

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Great edit. [1]. Welcome to Wikipedia.Malke2010 21:42, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

Hi

Thanks for deciding to contribute to Wikipedia. However you should be aware that it is forbidden to create an article about yourself, or any organization you represent. You are strongly discouraged from editing articles about organizations you represent. If you want to write about yourself then you can do so at your user page - however even there you should write only things relevant to your contributions to Wikpedia, and must not use it for promotion of anything. Please see the Wikipedia:Help desk if you have any questions. DJ Clayworth (talk) 20:22, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Move request

I thought your draft article (here) looked ready, until I saw that it appears you are a key member of the organization. I plan to remove the request to move this article into article space, please let me know if my assumption is mistaken.--SPhilbrickT 16:16, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

You are correct, I do work for the organization. I tried to write it from an objective place. I apologize for the inconvenience and would sincerely appreciate any advice moving forward. Thank you. --User:maustinjames

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