User talk:Chetnuman

Hello, For a number of years, I have occasionally edited Wikipedia pages to include pertinent content from a variety of sources. Recently, a series of pages I edited under the username CJM123 were marked as “linkspam” by a user named "The Banner"and my account appears to have been deactivated. I would like to appeal this decision and ask for these links to be reinstated.

The links in question were to articles that appear in Best Cultural Destinations, an online magazine that offers in-depth coverage of the world's cultural heritage, and headed by veteran travel journalist Meg Pier. Pier's credentials span 15 years and include almost a decade as a regular contributor to the Boston Globe as well as numerous other publications such as Art New England, Provincetown Arts, Long Island Pulse and the Huffington Post.

Best Cultural Destinations is a well-respected publication in the realm of cultural heritage, with a body of work that includes substantive interviews with some of the world's leading authorities on cultural heritage such former UNESCO director general Irina Bokova; Smithsonian Folklife Center Director Michael Atwood Mason; National Endowment for the Arts Director of Folk Art Cliff Murphy; President of the World Craft Council Rosy Greenlees; CEO of the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market Stuart Ashman, to name but a few.

It is certainly common practice among all mainstream media to consider as reliable and authoritative the work of journalists who have covered a specific beat over the long-term.

I look forward to receiving a response and hope we can resolve this.

Thank you and best regards, Chetnuman (talk) 17:38, 5 December 2019 (UTC)