Talk:Multnomah Channel Yacht Club

Creation
I have created this article to be useful for boaters and members of other yacht clubs who may be passing through the Scappoose area. FatBear1 (talk) 17:31, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

Infobox
I could not find a yacht club infobox template, so I created one. I have never made a template, so it is probably ripe for some refinements by the more experienced Wiki programmers out there. I especially could use some help with the images. I wanted to put a header above the burgee image, but could never figure out how to do it. No matter what I tried, the two images always ended up together.FatBear1 (talk) 17:31, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

Tone
This article has been flagged for its tone, but I am not sure why. It is written in the third person and is factual/informational. It is not self-promotional, though I suppose it might seem so to someone not familiar with yacht clubs. FatBear1 (talk) 02:38, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

Removal of Warning box
A warning box appeared over three years ago complaining about how the article was written. It gives no specifics on what is wrong. It encouraged me to discuss the warnings in the Talk page. I attempted to start a discussion so that I could learn how to improve my page. But nobody answered. After three years I have given up waiting. I added a bit of information and another reference and deleted the box.

I attempted to make the article factual and objective, but if you look hard enough and read with a social or political bias, you can probably find fault with nearly every article in Wikipedia. The fact is that it takes a lot of work to make a Wikipedia page and the vast majority of pages are written by people with a direct interest in the subject. If the manager or agent of an actor or musician writes an article on them, is it self-promotional? But I've never seen these warnings on those pages. The fact is, most people who read this article are probably already boaters and already members of a yacht club or have already selected the marina that their boat is in. This article presents useful information for those people who may want to learn about another club - not because they want to join, but because they are friendly and curious people. And it presents useful information for a visiting member of another yacht club who may want to stop in at the Multnomah Channel Yacht Club. The club does not charge for that, so helping these people is not self-promotional.

This article presents no prices or rates, posts no links to membership applications or in any way encourages anyone to join. Those would be self-promotional. The descriptions of the docks and facilities are for informational purposes, but if they are inappropriate, then someone say so and I will modify or eliminate them.

This club is a legal, non-profit entity and it is completely legitimate that it should have a Wikipedia page. Anyone who wishes to help improve this is encouraged to do so. People with negative attitudes are requested to go elsewhere. FatBear1 (talk) 18:04, 9 July 2014 (UTC)

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