User talk:A. Patrick DeAula

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conflict of interest
Hi! I was just leaving a message for Corkythehornetfan , and I came across your message there. He gave you good information, but he left out one very important thing. Since you work for the marketing department at Emporia State University, you have what we call a conflict of interest when you edit the university's Wikipedia page. That does not mean that you are barred from editing it, but it does mean you need to do a few things. if you click the title of this section, it will take you to the "COI" policy page. The most important points from that policy are:


 * 1) You need to disclose your COI on that article's talk page.
 * 2) You must take extra caution to avoid promotional language (see WP:PROMO), and make sure to always source any edits you make to independent, reliable sources.
 * 3) Although not required, it is considered "best practice" for COI editors to refrain from editing the article they have the conflict on at all, and instead, request edits and participate in discussions on the article's talk page.

There are several editors that have successfully edited articles they have a COI on. However there have been many more that have not. Keep in mind that no matter how good your intentions are (and we assume they are. See WP:AGF), it is somewhere between hard and impossible to distance yourself enough from a subject you have connections with to effectively edit with the required neutral point of view. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me on my talk page or at the Teahouse (see link above). Teahouse is especially tailored for new users like yourself. Happy editing! Gtwfan52 (talk) 01:15, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

August 2013
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a message letting you know that one of your recent edits to Emporia State University has been undone by an automated computer program called ClueBot NG.


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 * The following is the log entry regarding this message: Emporia State University was changed by A. Patrick DeAula (u) (t) ANN scored at 0.959394 on 2013-08-12T15:43:56+00:00 . Thank you. ClueBot NG (talk) 15:43, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of William A. Bloomer


A tag has been placed on William A. Bloomer requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article or image appears to be a clear copyright infringement. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.emporia.edu/libsv/archives/gallery/when-you-hear-the-news-back-home.html. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. red dog  six  (talk) 16:13, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

Hello, I'm MusikAnimal. I noticed that you recently removed some content from Emporia State University without explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry: I restored the removed content. If you would like to experiment, you can use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks! &mdash; MusikAnimal talk 16:29, 12 August 2013 (UTC)