User talk:Commongroundny

Conflict of interest
Your user name clearly indicates a possible conflict of interest in regard to the Common Ground organization, and the article about it. Please read the Wikipedia policy on editing with a conflict of interest and follow the suggestions there. Specifically, do not again try to "whitewash" an article by removing mention of someone connected with the organization, as you apparently did to Rosanne Haggerty. I will be watching the article closely. Beyond My Ken (talk) 20:03, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Also, have you edited under any other account name, now or in the past? Please be advised that such sockpuppetry is forbidden under Wikipedia policy. Please also read this policy, Wikipedia is not a promotional medium. Beyond My Ken (talk) 20:18, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

-- Hello Beyond My Ken,

First, thank you so much for taking the time to give feedback on my edits. I am a very new Wikipedia user and you have helped me realize that I have inadvertently caused some disruption and raised red flags. I am indeed an employee of Common Ground. Our Wikipedia entry is quite out of date so I would like to make some edits to bring it up to date.

Regarding the sockpuppetry matter: I am a new user (since 2012) when I created this account to update this page. Previously, edits were made to the page by lstuffle1, the previous communications coordinator at Common Ground.

Keeping in mind that it is not a promotional medium, I would like to edit our page to reflect our new operating reality. Our organization underwent a major change in 2011 when the original founder Rosanne Haggerty formed a new organization, Community Solutions and left Common Ground. Community Solutions is an entirely separate and unaffiliated organization that operates at the national level whereas Common Ground will now be sticking to New York State and Connecticut. Rosanne is a significant part of our history, but as she is no longer affiliated with us, I thought her historical contributions to the organization might be more appropriate if they came later in the article. In fact, there is a good deal of confusion out in the public as to whether Rosanne is affiliated with Common Ground, which she is not.

Also, we have a new logo and tagline that we adopted in 2012 and I would like to add that. Commongroundny (talk) 15:41, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

SPI
A sockpuppet investigation request has been filed which involves you. You can comment there if you want to. Beyond My Ken (talk) 20:38, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

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 * Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?


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