Mshirecliff

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Neutrality

Your editing on the Mark Shurtleff article has violated Wikipedia's neutrality policy. At least one of your additions (under the "Arrest" heading) has been removed, because it skewed heavily in favor of Shurtleff's position, and stated as fact (the failure of the DA to appoint a panel) something that Shurtleff had questioned, but which was not stated as fact in the cited article. Please remember, especially in the case of ongoing public controversies, to keep your writing at Wikipedia neutral, and not to use Wikipedia as a soapbox from which to defend Shurtleff's position. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 11:22, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Mshirecliff. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about in the article Mark Shurtleff, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, please:

• avoid editing or creating articles related to you and your circle, your organization, its competitors, projects or products;
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Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 02:34, 1 February 2016 (UTC)