User talk:Aag curator

To whom it may concern:

Apparently, there is some misunderstanding. The external links for a number of articles about American artists were create not because I am affiliated with American Art Gallery, a non-profit educational resource, but because most Wikipedia articles simply don't have artwork examples for those artists. All linked profiles at American Art Gallery are completely ad-free and pursue only educational purposes.

Please kindly let me know what needs to be done in order to resolve this situation. American Art Gallery project (http:americanartgallery.org) was created solely for reference and educational reasons and therefore does not create any conflict of interest.

With best regards, AAG Curator


 * You, personally, have a conflict of interest because of your affiliation with AAG. If you feel articles are lacking appropriate external links, you should add some non-AAG ones to show that you are not favoring your employer. 76.102.49.177 (talk) 10:56, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

Conflict of interest
Hello, Aag curator. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may need to consider our guidance on conflicts of interest.

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This includes link-spam to your employer's web pages. 76.102.49.177 (talk) 06:00, 29 December 2012 (UTC)