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22:04, 28 May 2017 (UTC)

Florida Amendment 2 criticism

Hi there. Glad to see you are contributing to Wikipedia! I noticed you added a section on criticism to Florida Amendment 2 (2016). Just a thought, this might be better placed at Cannabis in Florida and the Amendment 2 article be just for the law itself and its history. This might make better sense going forward, especially if the state legislature makes changes on their own. - Bri (talk) 18:52, 30 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Thanks for that suggestion. I did consider putting in the Cannabis in Florida section, though I thought it would be better served in its current location because of a few factors. The additions that I included pertain to the constitutional law and the lawmakers who drafted it, as well as the regulators who are overseeing the rules-making process for the law. The Florida Amendment 2 (2016) also contains, prior to my edits, people and organizations in favor and in opposition to the law, so I guess you could say the entirety of the Florida Amendment 2 (2016) page isn't strictly about the new law but is also defining who the lawmakers, opponents, advocates and critics of the law are, as well as the implementation of law. If the FL legislators decide to change anything regarding the new law, that's OK. I'm a cannabis advocate and activists in Florida and keep abreast of almost everything (yay Google alerts) that's happening in the state regarding cannabis legislation, and will make any necessary changes should they happen since I'm following the Florida Amendment 2 (2016) page. Again, thanks for your input. --Stevenpeters (talk) 02:55, 31 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm assuming good faith and continue to request your contributions to Wikipedia. However I have to let you know if you are connected to a real-world entity (political campaign, cause, employer, publication, etc.) then you should take great care when writing about it or linking to it from Wikipedia. You may want to review the relevant conflict of interest guideline and the paid contributor/terms of use policy. Thanks. - Bri (talk) 21:55, 16 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your suggestions. I most assuredly will keep them in mind moving forward. --Stevenpeters (talk) 04:52, 22 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Well referenced content

Please do not remove again. Thanks Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 03:44, 23 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to join WikiProject Cannabis

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April 2018

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to Arctic Apples‎. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. Zefr (talk) 21:51, 21 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

May 2018

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to add soapboxing, promotional or advertising material to Wikipedia, as you did at Arctic Apples‎, you may be blocked from editing. You are using WP:SOAP to promote your view, with no Talk page consensus. Zefr (talk) 20:14, 25 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright

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November 2022

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Acroterion (talk) 23:43, 19 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Naturelo Supplements (May 28)

Your recent article submission has been rejected. If you have further questions, you can ask at the Articles for creation help desk or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help. The reason left by BuySomeApples was: This submission is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia.

BuySomeApples (talk) 20:06, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Naturelo Supplements

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