Jack McHugh

Well I came back to finally deal with your edits and I see they are gone.

I think that having J.C, the MC web guy compile a massive download for Wikipedia is a long way from what the founders of Wikipedia had in mind. The bad press Wal Mart got doing the same thing wasn't all that long ago.

Anyway, you asked what I think. I think it's fair to edit the article, but your method of drowning my work by reproducing the MC website is an obvious attempt to drive material you don't like out of view.

If you're serious about a balanced article, you'll offer a more balanced edit.

Welcome!

Hello, Jack McHugh, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I notice that one of the first articles you edited was Mackinac Center for Public Policy, 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. 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 Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{help me}} before the question. Again, welcome! – S. Rich (talk) 18:10, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

Yes, Jack, this is an overdue welcome message. I noted that a lot of data was posted on the MacKinac article page and then even more on the talk page. It looks like you are the Senior Legislative Analyst at MacKinac. (If this is not the case, please let me know.) Thus COI is a factor. I will be posting a {{connected contributor}} template on the talk page. If you are the Jack McHugh, please let us know. Then I can change the "declared" status on the template to "yes". If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to post them on my user talk page. Thanks. – S. Rich (talk) 18:15, 18 September 2013 (UTC) OH! I do see where you talked about your connection back in 2008. Thus my inquiries about needed COI declaration do not apply. Thanks. – S. Rich (talk) 18:20, 18 September 2013 (UTC)