User talk:Toddschleiger

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Hello, Toddschleiger, and welcome to Wikipedia!&#32;Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Michigan gubernatorial election, 2018, which 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 article.&#32;Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! I dream of horses If you reply here, please ping me by adding to your message. (talk to me) (My edits) @ 01:28, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

Regarding your message earlier
I was unsure how to respond directly back to that previous message so i hope i did it correctly. I was wondering how to edit an already existing article with my information in it, for example, if i wanted to add into an article about having a cool stamp collection i could edit the article about "worlds greatest stamp collectors" and link an external link to my homepage. In regards to the conflict of interest you had said earlier - does that mean i cannot add my own name or article into certain things such as political parties, or stamp collections?

Toddschleiger (talk) 01:58, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
 * You mostly did it correctly, minus add the helpme, which is for when you are okay with receiving help from anyone. I guess you would be, but you seem to be wanting to contact me.
 * Stamp collectors rarely deserve a mention in Wikipedia. Even if, hypothetically, they could, generally it's best to wait and let a fan of yours do it for you. Same with your political campaign. --I dream of horses If you reply here, please ping me by adding to your message. (talk to me) (My edits) @  02:26, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

February 2016
Hello, I'm I dream of horses. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one or more of your recent contributions to Michigan gubernatorial election, 2018 because it appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. I dream of horses If you reply here, please ping me by adding to your message. (talk to me) (My edits) @ 02:08, 5 February 2016 (UTC)