User talk:Sportate
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[edit]Hello, Sportate, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.
I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Pat Fletcher, 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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- Hi Fred; I am Patricia Anne Fletcher. My brother Edward Michael Fletcher and I wish to improve upon the page about Patrick Oswald F. Fletcher. We do not see this as an issue of conflict just that it needs fleshing out. I have left a message on the Talk on the current page however I see the page was put up by WikiProject Saskatchewan and they are shown as semi-active which means I may never get a reply. I am quite willing to show you what we would like to place on the page. I don't think there should be a problem with the material, it just is more complete. Please let me know how to proceed. Thank you Pat Sportate (talk) 00:53, 7 November 2017 (UTC)