User talk:Edward Callary

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Happy editing! --Hammersoft (talk) 16:12, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

Your edits at User:E&J Callary
I noticed that you created this new account after your old one had been blocked for a username violation. We don't permit the use of account by more than one person here. This is codified in the very first paragraph of our Username policy where it says "a user account should be used only by one person". Your prior account implied it would be shared by two people.

More importantly, the nature of your edits under the old account obviously demonstrate a very serious conflict of interest. We have a policy regarding this issue located at Conflict of interest. Your edits under that old account constituted a large effort to advertise your book "Texas Place Names", published just two months ago. I appreciate your desire to improve the project with information you have managed to put together in a 432 page book. But, these edits are a direct conflict of interest and cannot be accepted. Our conflict of interest policy notes that editors with a conflict of interest "should not edit affected articles directly, but should propose changes on article talk pages instead." I recommend this course of action to you moving forward. Continuing to work forward through Texas towns alphabetically as you appear to have been doing is not acceptable. Myself and others have reverted those edits. Please do not continue them.

Please understand none of this is meant to be harsh or to criticize your desire to improve the project. We always need people to improve the project. The problem is that conflict of interest edits create a serious problem that undermines the credibility of the project and our ability to create articles from a neutral point of view. If we allowed such editing, it would be impossible for this project to function, as it would create a constant battle between various conflict of interest editors trying to promote their product.

If you have questions, let me know. Thanks, --Hammersoft (talk) 16:12, 17 October 2020 (UTC)