User talk:Canadian Soccer league

April 2014
Hello, Canadian Soccer league. 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 have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:10, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
 * In my opinion, having inside knowledge of a subject is a great thing for Wikipedia. I assume that means an editor who will provide very valuable insights with verifiable and reliable sources. I also assume that means that editing will be done in a very fair way and in no way attempts to promote the subject. Your edits did not meet that threshold in my mind. CSL lost it recognition by the FIFA-authorized body in Canada. That does not make it a "private league" in any sense of the word, it makes it a non-league.
 * Please don't feel that me posting this conflict of interest material to your talk page is an effort to frighten or threaten you as an editor. I did not intend it to imply that. What I hope you do take away from this is that you should be very careful to use your inside information in a way that make Wikipedia a better place. Walter Görlitz (talk) 23:12, 15 April 2014 (UTC)