User talk:Karenatlakeareatechnicalcollege

September 2019
Hello, Lakearea270. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the COI guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:


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 * disclose your COI when discussing affected articles (see WP:DISCLOSE);
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In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. ElKevbo (talk) 19:51, 5 September 2019 (UTC)

Connection to Lake Area Technical Institute‎?
Do you have a connection to Lake Area Technical Institute‎? ElKevbo (talk) 15:26, 20 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Yes, I am the Communications Specialist at Lake Area Tech. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lakearea270 (talk • contribs) 10:28, February 20, 2020 (UTC)


 * Please stop editing that article until you have reviewed and complied with our policy regarding paid editing and conflict-of-interest guidelines. ElKevbo (talk) 15:37, 20 February 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for the information. We have reviewed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.176.101.2 (talk) 16:56, 20 February 2020 (UTC)


 * "we"? Please explain. Thanks. --Randykitty (talk) 06:21, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion
There is currently a discussion at Conflict of interest/Noticeboard regarding a possible conflict of interest incident with which you may be involved. Thank you. ElKevbo (talk) 00:35, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, club, organization, company, or website, I have blocked this account from editing. You are welcome to continue editing after you have chosen a new username that complies with Wikipedia's username policy.

You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable, regardless of the username that you choose. Additionally, if your contributions to Wikipedia form all or part of work for which you are, or expect to be, paid or compensated in any way, you must disclose who is paying you to edit here. Please take a moment to either create a new account, or request a username change of your current account here. The new username that you choose must represent you as an individual person, and it must comply with Wikipedia's username policy.
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Thank you. Alexf(talk) 17:37, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, Karenatlakeareatechnicalcollege. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Lake Area Technical College, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:


 * avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
 * propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the edit COI template);
 * disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see );
 * avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see );
 * do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Alexf(talk) 00:02, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

You have been blocked before, yet you persist in violating the rules. Specifically you have not declared your paid relationship. So, the request is simple. Please stop posting to sites you have a relationship with until the disclosure requirements are met. Failure do so will lead to a block of this account. If you have any questions about how Wikipedia works, please ask at the Teahouse. -- Alexf(talk) 00:06, 12 September 2023 (UTC)


 * In regard to my paid relationship, I am employed at Lake Area Technical College as the Communications Specialist. The page is edited on an infrequent basis to provide updates on programs and campus improvements. Karenatlakeareatechnicalcollege (talk) 16:59, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I cannot help but think you did not actually read the relevant policy and guidelines, since you haven't done any of the things outlined in DISCLOSE. A note here on your talk page is one thing, but what you should aim for is transparency. Drmies (talk) 17:02, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I have recently changed the username as requested and will add the appropriate paid relationship disclaimer the next time I attempt to edit. Karenatlakeareatechnicalcollege (talk) 17:11, 14 September 2023 (UTC)