User talk:Blackvalleyfilms

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Your account has been blocked indefinitely because it has become apparent that it is being used only for vandalism. Furthermore, your username is a blatant violation of our username policy, meaning that it is profane; threatens, attacks or impersonates another person; or suggests that your intention is not to contribute to the encyclopedia (see our blocking and username policies for more information). We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia, but users are not allowed to edit with inappropriate usernames, and trolling or other disruptive behavior is not tolerated. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the text below this notice, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Daniel Case (talk) 18:45, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Please read the following: Once you understand those guidelines, please explain how you intend to contribute to Wikipedia to comply with those guidelines. ~Amatulić (talk) 20:21, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Conflict of interest, because you seem to have a conflict of interest.
 * Notability (people), which describes the criteria a person must meet to merit an article about that person on Wikipedia.
 * WP:NOTPROMOTION, which explains that Wikipedia is not to be used for promotional purposes, especially to give "exposure" to a person or company who may not be notable.


 * You still haven't responded to Amatulić's questions. Also, please indicate the username you chose. Max Semenik (talk) 17:27, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
 * He did specify the username previously; I have fixed the template to reflect that. I too am waiting for an answer to my request above. ~Amatulić (talk) 22:07, 1 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Okay, let me restate my request another way. You have stated your intentions, that's fine. We need to be clear that you will be editing within policies and guidelines. So I'll ask you something specific: Tell us please, what exactly in Notability (people) would cause the director you wrote about to merit or not merit an article? If you think he merits an article, explain what criteria in the guideline are met. If you think he doesn't merit an article but comes close to meeting any of the criteria listed, explain which one.


 * Sorry about making you jump through these hoops, but once you have done something to lose the community's trust to the point of being indef blocked, it does take a bit of explanation to regain it. ~Amatulić (talk) 21:32, 6 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Scott Hamilton Kennedy is a documentary director, his film the Garden was nominated for an Oscar. Several articles have been published on him in various big name publications including; The NY Times, The LA Times, and The Chicago Tribune. He is also listed on IMDB and within the Academy Awards database. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Blackvalleyfilms (talk • contribs) Note this comment was formatted as another unblock request, but I have reformatted it as the reply to Amatulić that it is.  Lady  of  Shalott  14:42, 7 August 2012 (UTC)


 * A listing on IMDB or any other database doesn't mean anything; many non-notable people are listed there. Because the content there is largely user-generated, therefore Wikipedia doesn't consider it a reliable source.
 * Can you provide citations for those articles you mentioned? Bear in mind they need to devote significant space to Scott Hamilton, not just mention him. I tried searching but all I found were articles about other people with the same name. ~Amatulić (talk) 16:17, 13 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Plus, per our conflict of interest guidelines, you are strongly advised not to create articles about colleagues or friends. Danger! High voltage! 09:06, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree 100% about the COI cautions here. But the notability of Scott Hamilton Kennedy is pretty evident. The Chicago Tribune has a collection of articles about Kennedy, including articles written about him and The Garden from the Los Angeles Times and Orlando Sentinel. The Huffington Post did an interview with him. He's not just famous for The Garden, another film called Fame High was a featured documentary at this years Tribeca Film Festival. Just pointing this out. I do agree that if this editor is affiliated with Black Valley Films that we need to be cautious about their contributions, it's hard to be unbiased about an article when you essentially work for the article subject. --  At am a  頭 18:55, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh, since Duncan Ferguson self-disclosed his identity, I took 5 seconds to check Google and saw that he is the Director, Sales and Development at Black Valley Films. Which isn't to say he shouldn't be allowed to participate but it's a good thing for us to know when it comes to edits related to his company's films. --  At am a  頭 18:58, 21 August 2012 (UTC)