User talk:Mikeriley23

Welcome to Wikipedia from RandorXeus

Hi, Mikeriley23. I welcome you to Wikipedia! Thank you for all of your edits. I hope you like editing here and being part of Wikipedia! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); when you save the page, this will turn into your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or put {{helpme}} (and what you need help with) on your talk page and someone will show up very soon to answer your questions. Again, welcome! -- RandorXeus. 00:39, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Conflict of interest

Hello Mikeriley23. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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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.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 20:23, 30 January 2012 (UTC)tokyogirl79

Removing the COI tag

Please stop removing this tag. You share the same name as the cartoonist, which is enough to suggest that you are the cartoonist or someone who knows him. This is a conflict of interest, but be aware that you can still edit the article but you should always be careful. All this tag means is that the person the article is talking about (or someone who knows him) is editing the article. It does not mean that the article should be deleted or anything along those lines, it's just a precaution. Please stop removing the tag. As long as you, the cartoonist, or anyone with ties to him (or anyone with a name similar to him) are editing the article, that's enough cause for the COI tag to remain.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 06:50, 4 February 2012 (UTC)tokyogirl79

Notice of discussion at the Administrators' Noticeboard

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 07:12, 4 February 2012 (UTC)tokyogirl79

Proposed deletion of Mike Riley (cartoonist)

The article Mike Riley (cartoonist) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Nothing here indicating notability per Wikipedia's standards. Mentions in a local newspaper do not demonstrate notability within that state or country, let alone the world. Wikipedia is not for free marketing, promotion, etc.

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You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. DreamGuy (talk) 20:05, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (File:Artwork for the cover of Lawn & Garden Special Victims Unit. Art by.gif)

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