User talk:A Wales

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Hello, Burnley College, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I notice that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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Hi. Thanks for the tips. I'm brand new to Wikipedia. Please could you tell me if my edit is ok? I've tried to just include up to date statistical data. I've also requested a user name change. Thanks!


 * Unfortunately the name you chose, User:Marketing Angela seems to be taken already; there's a global account of that name: Marketing Angela. Unless that's you, you should probably choose another name.
 * Regarding your edit, I'm a little concerned about what may be seen as a whitewashing of past problems. There's nothing wrong with citing updated information, but wholesale removal of the rather unfavorable past results may be seen as unduly promotional. Huon (talk) 20:00, 2 June 2013 (UTC)