User talk:Danbalsam

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Hello, Danbalsam, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! SmartSE (talk) 17:22, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
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Hi, per our policy regarding living people it is forbidden to add controversial information to articles without strong verifiable sources to back up your claims. I've noticed that you have added information to the Daniel Balsam article three times which paints Bennett Kelley in a negative light, without sources to back it up. He posted at the conflict of interest noticeboard where I have explained some points to him that you may find useful. I'm willing to mediate so that the article provides balanced coverage of what has been published, but we can't include information based on your personal knowledge. Additionally our guideline on autobiographies strongly encourages against people editing their own articles, so it would be best if you would refrain from doing so. If you wish to discuss this further, you can reply below, on my talk page, at the discussion linked above or via email at smartse [at] gmail.com SmartSE (talk) 17:22, 4 January 2011 (UTC)


 * If you continue to replace this content without any discussion, I will have to request that you are blocked from editing. Please discuss it, as I would prefer to not see you blocked. Thanks SmartSE (talk) 17:52, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

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