User talk:Mailander

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[edit] Use of user pages

Please review the policy mentioned above and note that the content of your user page is not really appropriate. We do not use user pages to host article-style content, particularly when the nature of that content may make it subject to deletion as spam if it were located in the main "namespace". Unsuitable user page content is likely to be edited or removed by other editors. Regardless of intention, it gives the impression that you are trying to promote something. To work on article content before uploading it into the main namespace, you should create a sub-page of your user space for draft articles and/or test edits. To learn more about what is and is not appropriate, please review the above links. You may also benefit from adoption. Adrian M. H. 14:28, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

In the absence of a response or action, I have removed the content. Adrian M. H. 17:20, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Please refrain from restoring the content. That is not the appropriate place for what currently amounts to a spam article. Please take note of my earlier advice. Adrian M. H. 22:01, 16 October 2007 (UTC)