User talk:MikeSGraves

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Here's wishing you a belated welcome to Wikipedia, MikeSGraves. I see that you've already been around awhile and wanted to thank you for your contributions. Though you seem to have been successful in finding your way around, you may benefit from following some of the links below, which help one get the most out of Wikipedia. If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on or by typing helpme at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); that should automatically produce your username and the date after your post. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on, or place helpme on your talk page and ask your question there. Again, welcome! 7 06:39, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
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Real Name
Per our username policy, if you are Michael Graves (the poker player) could you please place a note indicating so on your userpage.

Please also note that some editors may read your statements (like "he plays under the username _ _ _ _ at site _ _ _ _.com") as overly promotional which is not allowed on Wikipedia. Thank you. 7 06:43, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the quick primer - I just realized this page was pretty far out of date and wanted to update it. I used my friend Phil Galfond's as a quasi template, but I definitely didn't mean to cross any lines with self promotion, and completely understand the revert. That being said, two things I do want to fix on the page are simply my birthdate (which it says it's missing, but I have no clue how to prove that) and my current situation (I am no longer a medical student, I'm a resident now - http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept493066/files/585380.html verifies that? but I feel like it's almost irrelevant to the article, it's just a fact that is incorrect!)  Should I just leave this alone and let it be? Cause I'd be more than happy to just do that. Oh, and I listed myself as me on the profile page. MikeSGraves (talk) 08:37, 16 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Thank you, and I appreciate your cooperation with this. If there are no reliable sources pubilshed with your DOB or current status the easiest way to make some of those updates is to verify your identity to the Wikimedia foundation.  You can do this by sending an e-mail to [mailto:info-en@wikimedia.org info-en@wikimedia.org]; be aware that the volunteer response team that handles e-mail is operated entirely by volunteers, and an immediate reply may not be possible.  Regards,   7  00:12, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
 * It may also help for you to review the guidelines at AUTO.  7  00:18, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for confirming. Your DOB has been updated in the article.   7  03:02, 18 November 2010 (UTC)