Talk:DCU Center

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To: Wikipedia From: John LaHair Director of Marketing DCU Center, Worcester, MA (SMG)

To Whom It May Concern: The following notation on an article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DCU_Center) written by my coworkers and myself about the DCU Center  was brought to my attention. According to your website, this article or section is written like an advertisement. Please help rewrite this article from a neutral point of view per Wikipedia policy. Mark blatant advertising for speedy deletion with. (Help, talk).

I  personally do see any part of this article as an advertisement. It is intended to be seen as an overview of our event venue. We are not promoting any upcoming  events or using your website as a marketing tool to get clients to select the   DCU Center for an event. We are not saying our venue is better than another venue. The following parts of articles are not intended and should not be seen as advertisements.

1.For nearly 25 years, the DCU Center in Worcester has been recognized as the gathering place for people to experience the finest in entertainment, sporting events and public functions. Hailed as one of the most successful entertainment and convention facilities in the nation, the DCU Center opened its doors in September 1982 with the legendary Frank Sinatra Inaugural Concert. Since that time, acts of all musical genres have found their way to the arena stage. From rock to rap, country to contemporary, millions of fans from all over the world have come to the DCU Center to see their favorite performers.- Our Opening paragraph  talks about the   the kind of  entertainment that we attract. It is a known fact that singers such as  Frank Sintara  and entertainers such as Barnum Bailey Circus   have   drawn large   sold out crowds  at  any venue  they  played  at. People  came   to  the events because  of  the  performer’s popularity,not the venue. Our venue’s attendenance has  increased due  to  the type of performers  that held event here and as a result we have recieved  recogintion  that  have  make us  one  of best(not  the best)  successful  event venues.

2. The arena has featured annual appearances of the top family shows- These shows received top ratings because of events at venues including ours.

3. The Convention Center opened in 1997 and has been described as an architectural gem. With 50,000 square feet of exhibit space, 11 meeting rooms, a 12,144 square foot ballroom (the largest in Central Massachusetts) and a state-of-the-art kitchen, the Convention Center is home to a wide array of consumer shows, trade shows, conventions, conferences, high school and college graduations and other functions year-round. Since its opening, the Convention Center has far exceeded all anticipated projections in activity and attendance. This  paragraph is  not  meant to  be taken  as an opinion of our organization or the city of the Worcester. It is among   the many positive  comments we  have  received  from  organizations who have  used our event space. All the  events  held  at the convention space drew larger crowds than anticipated. Most event hosts have   requested to use  our  event venue again  and/or reccomended  to someone else. I have  also looked  at several articles on your website about other event venues. Most of  these were written  in similar format   to  our article. The authors  of Times  Union  Center(Albany,NY) clearly advertises an upcoming event. Our article  does not  advertise any  upcoming events.

I am  familiar  with  your policies on blatant advertising and  advertisments. I do not believe  that our article is  in violation of these two or any other  Wikipedia policies. We understand that all articles on  your website  are meant   to serve as  reference sources and not as marketing tools for  an organization’s product. The intended  audience  for our  article is   everyone, not just organizations who  are considering using our venue for an event. We do not anticipate  the viewing of tis  article  will   result in  event hosts  requesting to use our venue  in  the future.

We understand that your website may seen our article as  an adverisement. We are requesting that  notation  will  be removed  from our article. We are willing to make any reccomended changes to our articles. Thank you for  your assistance with this matter. Should any questions please feel to e-mail me at jlahair@dcucenter.com.

Sincerely,

John LaHair Director of Marketing

Advert-like rewrite
While the DCU Center is a great place, please remember WP:SOAP when contributing. The latest rewrite is inappropriate. Jfarr11 03:12, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Celtics Section
Someone please rewrite this section to fit Wikipedia criteria and style guidelines. Right now, I think it's a news article just copied and pasted in. Thanks President David Palmer (talk) 20:58, 5 January 2008 (UTC) Corrected 5/4/10

Renovations
A source for proof of these renovations is needed.

Tenants
Tenants are those who considering a venue to be their 'home' Such as home teams in sports. Or if an event only happens once a year at the same location everytime. Like the world series of poker is in LV every year, that would be a Tenant. Phish is not a tenant for having 1 concert a year at the DCU center. Therefore I have removed it from the list of tenants. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Peacekeeper 1234 (talk • contribs) 13:09, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Events
Perhaps a reworking of the events section, some sort of past events vs current events, I don't really think the article should become bogged down with every event that is in the DCU center making it long and borring, so maybe we set up for 5 or 6 recent (past 2 years) events and then the more historic events, Aerosmith, Ice Cats, Phish in the regular events section. Really just thinking out loud, any thoughts? PeaceKeeper1234 20:18, 11 February 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peacekeeper 1234 (talk • contribs)

Centrum name
The official name was the Centrum in Worcester, not the Worcester Centrum. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.68.134.1 (talk) 15:37, 10 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Where's your proof? Evangp (talk) 16:18, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

The name was inspired by the Philadelphia Spectrum. If someone can find a citation for this, we can add it. Brian wessels (talk) 20:34, 6 May 2021 (UTC)

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