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- Welcome ... I wanted to provide some additional details regarding why I've added this to your talk page. If this account was indeed created by someone working on behalf of Six Flags Over Texas' Public Relations department, it would be considered highly inappropriate to edit any articles involving the park or its attractions. I will say that the initial edits I've seen thus far do appear to be straightening out some things, or making factual corrections, and I will also say that it is possible to edit articles where one has a visible conflict of interest, but great care must be taken to keep things neutral and avoid advertising and marketing-type language.
- Please do not take this as a personal sleight. On the contrary, I'm a huge fan of the Six Flags chain, and live mere minutes from Six Flags Over Georgia. If anything, I'm asking that you take a close look at the relevant guidelines. If you have any questions, please post them here, and thank you for your contributions. --McDoobAU93 01:58, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
Thank you for the kind words and taking the time to respond and provide clarification of the polices. I understand the intent to keep information on Wikipedia neutral and, of course, not be a promotional outlet for companies. I can assure you that we have no intent of using Wikipedia as a form of marketing. Many of our potential guests may frequent this article to find information regarding our park and our aim was to ensure this information was factual and up-to-date.
I keep the input to this article as minimal as possible; however sometimes feel that a visual reference to a subject may benefit the Wikipedia community (this was the reason of my initial request to upload images.) Being that Six Flags Inc. owns the rights to our photography, rides, and attractions, it is usually not possible for the editors of Wikipedia to upload high-quality photography without violating copyrights. Do you have any suggestions on how an image could be added to represent a subject of interest from our park?
Thanks again for your help, SFOTPR (talk) 16:50, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
June 2013[edit]
Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that the username you have chosen, "SFOTPR", seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of something other than yourself. Please note that you may not edit on behalf of a company, group, institution, product, or website, and Wikipedia does not allow usernames that are promotional or accounts that are shared. If you are willing to use a personal account, please take a moment to create a new account or request a username change that represents only yourself as an individual. You should also read our Conflict of interest guideline and Plain and simple conflict of interest guide, and remember that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 20:44, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
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Daniel Case (talk) 20:19, 7 June 2013 (UTC)