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December 2013 edit
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I have been block from editing the above listed page. Apparently my user name conflicts with Wikipedia COI. I honestly was not aware of this. Secondly, I am a volunteer for the organization (this maybe a no-no). I suggested this "project" to the organization realizing how much people around the world seem to rely on Wikipedia. I began gathering factual and up to date information approximately six months ago. The previous version of the page was grossly out of date and listed some nonfactual information about the organization. My intention then and now was to never promote the organization, only to provide stated facts, essentially creating an encyclopedia of the Desert Museum. I would be more than happy to provide someone who is well versed with Wikipedia, the necessary information to help create a page that is informational. I have all the appropriate references for citing. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I can only image what all of you encounter when going through Wikipedia and the crazy things people do. I am just trying to put the facts out there. Thank you.
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