User talk:Stinescene

Farmington Central High School

Hello, thanks for editing and working to improve this article.

I removed the image that you placed there of the Class of 2009. Considering that this is the seventh most popular website on the entirety of the internet, a photo that shows living classmates like that is probably not in the best interest for the privacy of the individuals photoed. Such pictures are probably better on facebook or another site like that.

Now, if you can provide an image of say, the front of the school, that would be fantastic.

Happy editing to you, contact me if you have any questions. Keegan (talk) 06:48, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Looks great, thanks! Keegan (talk) 06:57, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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