User talk:Amccord

April 2019[edit]

Please do not add original research or novel syntheses of published material to articles as you apparently did to Michigan Marching Band. Please cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Thank you. John from Idegon (talk) 17:22, 29 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

February 8, 2021[edit]

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Amccord (talk · contribs) This user has declared a connection. ((Optional) Thanks for your message. I am not sure if this is how I should respond to your COI concerns, so please let me know if I should be responding in a different way. I was a member of the Michigan Marching Band in 1968-1972 when I was an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan. In addition, I am collaborating with the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan to gather user-generated photos and recordings of the band over a multi-decade period. I have no formal volunteer or paid relationship with the band. I and a few other older alumni volunteer our time to document the history of the band for the general public. Thank you. Al McCord)

Amccord (talk) 13:25, 8 February 2021 (UTC) Alan McCord[reply]

February 2021[edit]

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. 2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 23:19, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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February 2021[edit]

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Removing the COI tag after this conversation [1]. Drmies is right--you're not required to stay off the article, but the fact that you returned and removed the COI tag is proof that it's still an issue. 2601:188:180:B8E0:85B0:B2F8:1934:3327 (talk) 05:07, 13 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, Amccord: the IP is correct. Please don't remove that tag. It is not there to throw shade on this or that editor, but to alert the reader to possible non-neutral content. In other words, that tag should stay until the content is, by consensus, neutral. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 15:24, 13 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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