User talk:Douglaskarr

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July 2011
Hello Douglaskarr. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Douglas karr, 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. MikeWazowski (talk) 19:59, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

Response to July 2011
Hi Mike, totally recognize the hazards associated with editing a page like this. Another author, Erik Deckers, surprised me by publishing this and his version was a very light paragraph with no details. I honestly kept the edits to a minimum but utilized the same 'styling' I saw on other biography pages. In no way shape or form was I trying to self-promote or sway the page. Only providing information that was factual with respect to my history. I spent about an hour or so on it and then left it. I don't believe I violated ANY of Wikipedia's compliance issues - nor did I put any verbiage in a light that would promote myself over anyone else. That said, I believe my history online is one that many seek out so I was pretty excited to see that someone had started a page about me!

Whatever your response, I'll honor your opinion. Douglaskarr (talk) 21:05, 28 July 2011 (UTC)

File permission problem with File:Douglas-karr.jpg
Thanks for uploading File:Douglas-karr.jpg, which you've attributed to Paul D'Andrea. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file has agreed to release it under the given license.

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