User talk:Chadsmith1707

January 2019
Hello, I'm Mstrojny. I noticed that you recently removed content from Chad Smith (politician) without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please 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. Mstrojny (talk) 20:37, 26 January 2019 (UTC)

Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Chad Smith (politician), without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. If you only meant to make a test edit, please use the sandbox for that. Thank you. Mstrojny (talk) 20:42, 26 January 2019 (UTC)

Hi Chadsmith1707. I appreciate that you want to ensure the Chad Smith page is accurate. However, Wikipedia has a strong policy around conflict of interest. You should read this first. My guidance would be to instead make your suggested changes on the talk:Chad Smith page and allow others to insert them into the main page. Thanks. Darren-M (talk) 21:00, 26 January 2019 (UTC)

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because the username, Chadsmith1707, matches the name of a well-known, living person.

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If you think that you were blocked in error, you may appeal this block by adding below this notice, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. 331dot (talk) 21:07, 26 January 2019 (UTC)

I want to emphasize you are only blocked because your username matches the person you are writing about. If you are the Chad Smith being written about, please follow the instructions above to confirm your identity. Please review Wikipedia's policy on autobiographical edits located at WP:AUTO. In general, if there is a change you feel is needed, please make a formal edit request on the article talk page(in this case, Talk:Chad Smith (politician)) as article subjects are discouraged from editing the articles about themselves. 331dot (talk) 21:09, 26 January 2019 (UTC)