User talk:SarahPats

Welcome
Hello  and welcome to Wikipedia! I am Ukexpat and I would like to thank you for your contributions.  ''Click here to reply to this message.''  ukexpat (talk) 12:35, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Please be cautious
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 * 1) editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with;
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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  00:11, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

Thank you Orangemike. I understand that because I work for a specific eLearning company a conflict of interest may exist when editing education content or adding new material. I have read the guidelines and I am confident that i will have no trouble adhering to them. The company I work for is mostly interested in open source resources and provides many things for free online. In kind, I also see a great opportunity in open source learning and that is why I am interested in contributing to Wikipedia and its sister sites. Thanks for the warning though, as well as the welcome message! SarahPats (talk) 15:40, 10 January 2011 (UTC)SarahPats