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Copyright problem: Fort Collins Museum of Discovery

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Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 21:36, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

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Also please note that editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 21:40, 11 October 2018 (UTC)