User talk:Artlovermx

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Speedy deletion nomination of Turner Carroll Gallery
A tag has been placed on Turner Carroll Gallery, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam as well as FAQ/Business for more information. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

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September 2009
Your account has been blocked from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended or used for publicity and/or promotional purposes. Please read the following carefully.

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Hi Mangojuice. Thank you for your reply. I am the owner of the gallery, and certainly can abide by the restrictions at WPCOI. I attempted to follow the spirit of neutrality in the first iteration of this particular article, but obviously I failed. My goal is to (have someone else) create an entry that describes the gallery in the context of art history. We have other ways of generating web traffic and business, and in no way tried to blatantly self-promote. We've had a Ph.D. thesis and a Master thesis written on our artists; we have started the careers of notable artists; we show very important artists who have entries in Wikipedia; we are in touch with museum and university staff to provide research and curatorial input for books and exhibitions; and we take on interns who want to learn the art trade. My specific problem as it relates to Wikipedia is that we are also a business. I'm sure you understand that galleries are an important part of the arts and culture landscape: artists (who have entries herein) show in galleries. Important collections of art are sourced from galleries. As someone in the art world for 20 years, visual arts are my area of expertise, and the area in which I would like to fill in gaps in the arts record. Any suggestions you have for achieving this goal would be greatly appreciated. Best Tcgallery (talk) 18:02, 30 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Ok. I'm unblocking you to allow you to make your name change request.  I understand the importance of galleries and recognize your expertise.  I'll leave it up to you to judge where you have a conflict of interest, with the understanding that you certainly do with regard to an article on or prominently mentioning the gallery itself.  As for requesting an article be created independently, the best way to go about that is via Requested articles, though it may take some time.  Please file your name change request at Changing username as soon as possible.  You are now unblocked.  Mango juice talk 05:05, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

Many thanks for the help and your understanding. Best Tcgallery (talk) 16:57, 1 October 2009 (UTC)