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Rewriting the lead section of this article as suggested in the header warning
I have researched the FAQ for answers and found none. I wish to address and satisfy the three warnings at the top of the page for Marianne McDonald, which state the Lead section needs addition information. I have researched and edited the lead section such that it now contains accurate and complete information and is sufficient in it's scope.

As well there is an issue with this articles additional citations, which has also been corrected, amended and expanded.

Lastly, there was an issue with the neutrality of this article being disputed. Again I have thoroughly researched, validated and noted the issues of this article and find that it fairly and neutrally reflects the subject. Much like the Wikipedia page for Edith Hall.

Please advise me as to how best to go about removing the warning box at the top of the page for Marianne McDonald.

Thank you. Michaelthomasca (talk) 19:32, 16 September 2014 (UTC)

Discovered the code at the top of the page. Believe I have remedied the issues. Thank you.

Michaelthomasca (talk) 17:12, 17 September 2014 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Divorce Coaching (September 27)
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Kenneth P. Stoller (December 20)
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SK2242 (talk) 02:31, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

December 2020
Hello Michaelthomasca. The nature of your edits gives the impression you have an undisclosed financial stake in promoting a topic, but you have not complied with Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. Paid advocacy is a category of conflict of interest (COI) editing that involves being compensated by a person, group, company or organization to use Wikipedia to promote their interests. Undisclosed paid advocacy is prohibited by our policies on neutral point of view and what Wikipedia is not, and is an especially serious type of COI; the Wikimedia Foundation regards it as a "black hat" practice akin to black-hat search-engine optimization.

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I am not sure how to answer this question, but I am and have always been an unpaid and usually underappreciated old computer geek just trying to either broaden my tech skills and do something productive or just help out when I see a void in information. I am not aware of breaking any rules, just tried to present information as I personally know it. or have researched. This page needed tons more work but I have Lyme disease and have been ill as of late so kinda dropped the ball. Michaelthomasca (talk) 20:32, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Kenneth P. Stoller


Hello, Michaelthomasca. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Kenneth P. Stoller".

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. ✗ plicit  09:09, 20 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the feedback. I have been overwhelmed with other issues and in time will attempt to restart the draft on the subject. Michaelthomasca (talk) 02:38, 18 October 2022 (UTC)