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:: I have read and understand all of the above. I will continue to try to reach consensus with you on the talk page of the subject to prevent any further issues. Thank you. Loudersoft (talk) 06:59, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

Hello Loudersoft. Ssilvers contacted me and asked for a review of the editing at Malea McGuinness. Ssilvers wrote (on the article talk page): "Not only are you trying to delete the information from the Lead about The King and I, which is the only information that we have about McGuinness's career for the decade from 1996 to 2007, but you removed most of the other information from the lead about her albums and other matters."

I haven't verified any of this, I'm just noting that I saw this claim. A quick read of the discussion suggests to me you are trying to slant the content of the lead for publicity purposes. You want to emphasize some aspects of her career and avoid mention of others. The advice in WP:LEAD is that it should summarize the content of the article. If you find yourself unable to conform to Wikipedia policies here, you should not be editing this article. Any administrator may block your account if it appears that you are here to serve goals other than the improvement of Wikipedia. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 14:52, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

: Hi EdJohnston. I misunderstood at first the WP:COI and the WP:Lead sections. I now understand them and there should be no additional need for action. I am clear as to how Wikipedia works now and am willing to work with other editors who are also willing to work with me to make factual corrections to articles. Thank you for reaching out to me. Loudersoft (talk) 15:00, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

:: One note regarding the statement but you removed most of the other information from the lead about her albums and other matters.: my edits will show that I removed sections which did not have proper citations and reworded existing content to match WP:Style. Ssilvers is upset because I did not understand about WP:COI and is understandably over-reacting slightly with some mild hyperbole. I'm not upset by it, Ssilvers was simply trying to make a point. I have no intention of rewording the lede at this point unless there are grammatical or spelling errors. Loudersoft (talk) 15:16, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

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• recognition in the SingerUniverse "Best Vocalist of the Month" competition.Kawashima, Dale. {{red|[}}http://www.singeruniverse.com/competition-winner-76-123.htm "Malea McGuinness Named January 'Best

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