User talk:Gordon at CollegeCurlingUSA

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I noticed that one of the first pages you edited  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 page.

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Your username
Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw that you edited or created College Curling USA, and I noticed that your username, "CollegeCurlingUSA", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, service, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are permitted to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you individually (not your role), such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87", but not "SEO Manager at XYZ Company".

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Conflict of interest
Could you please explain your relationship with College Curling USA? It seems obvious that you are affiliated with the organization, and you should disclose this affiliation on your userpage (User:Gordon at CollegeCurlingUSA). However, if you are in a paid position with this organization, it is necessary for you to disclose this information per Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure policy. If you could please reply to this message before making any further edits to the article, it would be appreciated. Thank you. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 21:56, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

February 2022
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Thank you. Drm310 🍁 (talk) 17:08, 9 February 2022 (UTC)