User talk:CustomOrthoticDesignGroup
May 2024[edit]
Please stop. If you continue to add promotional or advertising material to Wikipedia, as you did at Orthotics, you may be blocked from editing. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 22:12, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
- Hello, this was not promotional. It is merely a professional association like the other ones. I am not sure how it is promotional. 2605:8D80:662:A42E:F49A:ED59:40BB:2CBD (talk) 22:23, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
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- Hello, Thank you for the information.
- This account is for my use only and no one else has access to it. I used the username as I understood from the intro that I read that the username is permanent and I do not want to have my personal name used.
- I am considered a professional subject matter expert and have spoken in large educational forums regarding the subject of orthotics and prosthetics. I have spoken internationally for the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics and the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (both cited as resources in the article). I was merely adding the professional association for orthotics and prosthetics (Orthotics Prosthetics Canada) in Canada for your Canadian readers as the article is biased to the USA. I have not added my workplace or my name in any location as I did not want to seem like I was self promoting.
- In addition, I receive no compensation, commission or salary from OPC or ISPO or AAOP.
- I would reconsider the addition of the Orthotics Prosthetics Canada information as it is an asset to the resources section.
- Sincerely,
- Linda Laakso MSc CO(c) FCBC 2001:1970:49A5:B500:64A5:7E19:EB71:A046 (talk) 23:37, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
May 2024[edit]
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