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Pat Ryan (executive)

Hello, Alexfindlay. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places, or things you have written about in the article Pat Ryan (executive), you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic, and it is important when editing Wikipedia articles that such connections be completely transparent. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, we ask that you please:

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Please take a few moments to read and review Wikipedia's policies regarding conflicts of interest, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. Thank you. Edwardx (talk) 00:28, 23 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replaceable fair use File:Pat Ryan Insurance Journal.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Pat Ryan Insurance Journal.jpg. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of fair use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of fair use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:

Go to the file description page and add the text {{di-replaceable fair use disputed|<your reason>}} below the original replaceable fair use template, replacing <your reason> with a short explanation of why the file is not replaceable.
On the file discussion page, write a full explanation of why you believe the file is not replaceable.

Alternatively, you can also choose to replace this non-free media item by finding freely licensed media of the same subject, requesting that the copyright holder release this (or similar) media under a free license, or by creating new media yourself (for example, by taking your own photograph of the subject).

If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified how these media fully satisfy our non-free content criteria. You can find a list of description pages you have edited by clicking on this link. Note that even if you follow steps 1 and 2 above, non-free media which could be replaced by freely licensed alternatives will be deleted 2 days after this notification (7 days if uploaded before 13 July 2006), per the non-free content policy. If you have any questions, please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Majora (talk) 03:55, 29 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I'm sorry but "There is no free alternative" isn't sufficient justification for retaining the image as the criterion is that an "image might reasonably be found or created" (my emphasis) - so unless there is a good reason why someone, not necessarily you, can't go an talk a picture of Mr Ryan and upload it under a free licence then it fails this criterion. I know it sounds harsh but the WP:non-free content policy is deliberately hard to keep the amount of non-free material as low as possible. Nthep (talk) 22:17, 30 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion

This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard regarding a possible conflict of interest incident in which you may be involved. Thank you. Edwardx (talk) 01:09, 3 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Username change

Hello. I see that you have changed your username, which is your right. However, I will remind you that you are required to disclose any professional connection to Pat Ryan (executive) where you are paid for your editing, if there is one. Thanks. --Drm310 (talk) 18:24, 6 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]