User talk:Joelvau
A belated welcome![edit]
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Again, welcome! Cind.amuse (Cindy) 17:46, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
August 2011[edit]
Joel, a closer look at your editing practices shows that you are simply adding references to your book, The Rise and Fall of the Christian Coalition, on articles pertaining to the Christian Coalition and individuals involved. This is highly inappropriate, considered spam by adding references with the aim of promoting your own work. Please refrain from adding any more citations to your book. If your book is considered vital or scholastic to the understanding of various Wikipedia articles, other uninvolved editors will come along and provide citations. Further editing in this capacity may result in a suspension or blocking of your editing privileges. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Best regards, Cind.amuse (Cindy) 18:00, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
Joelvau (talk) 04:13, 20 August 2011 (UTC)Not sure if I'm doing this correctly, but I have done as you summarize above becaue a note from Wiki on the wiki page for my book says that it needs more links from related pages. I was just following the directions. Sorry if I misunderstood. Joel V Joelvau (talk) 04:13, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
DS Alert[edit]
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