User talk:Dreamwiva

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Hello, Vala Publishing Co-operative, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I notice that one of the first articles you edited was Marian Partington ‎, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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Hi Cindy, thank you for your help. I have requested a username change - silly of me not to realise this would be an issue. Regarding Marian Partington's page and neutrality, what edits would you suggest? To my ear it already sounds neutral. Thanks, Vala Publishing Co-operative (talk) 13:17, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

April 2012
Welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I noticed that your username (Vala Publishing Co-operative) may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because Your username indicates that the account is being operated by a collective organisation and not an individual.. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account to use for editing. Thank you. AllyD (talk) 18:33, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

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Hello Ally, many thanks for letting me know - I wasn't aware that this was against your policies. I have requested a name change! Vala Publishing Co-operative (talk) 13:01, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

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I have changed my username. How do I remove the need for the 'Close Connection..' message on the Marian Partington page I created? Thank you. Dreamwiva (talk) 10:40, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for changing it to fit our policies! However, considering your previous username, it does suggest that you are affiliated with the subject - and the username change doesn't change the conflict of interest. I think the tag should stay on the article for now, as the article could still do with clean up, especially the sources. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask my on my talk page, or here. Ooh Bunnies! Leave a message 12:33, 1 May 2012 (UTC)