User talk:Dawsoncitymusicfestival

Your submission at Articles for creation: Dawson City Music Festival Association (July 24)
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 Mori Calliope fan   talk   01:11, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Dawson City Music Festival Association


A tag has been placed on Draft:Dawson City Music Festival Association, 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, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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Block
 Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because of the following problems: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, and your username indicates that the account represents a business, organisation, group, or web site, which is against the username policy.

You may request a change of username and unblock if you intend to make useful contributions instead of promoting your business or organization. To do this, first search Special:CentralAuth for available usernames that comply with the username policy. Once you have found an acceptable username, post the text  at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with your new username and replace the text "Your reason here" with your reasons to be unblocked. In your reasons, you must: Appeals: If, after reviewing the guide to appealing blocks, you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal it by adding the text  at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your reason here" with the reasons you believe the block was an error, and publish the page. Alexf(talk) 01:37, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
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OK, so you don't get paid. But do you have any connection to the festival? Daniel Case (talk) 06:09, 24 July 2022 (UTC)


 * I'll note that you don't have to use your legal name, there are, in fact, good reasons not to if you don't wish to. But you may if you wish. 331dot (talk) 06:56, 24 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Please note that writing about an organization you belong to is an inherent conflict of interest and something we highly discourage. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 13:58, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I am the President of the Board of the Directors of the Association however there is over 40 years worth of documentation supporting it's existence, incorporation documents, government statements, etc. At the very least, I would like to include the names of artists who have performed over the last forty years, similar to what the City Folk Festival and Vancouver Folk Music Festival have done on Wikipedia. The "List of Canadian Music Festivals" lists our Association/festival as a red link and I would like to at least have information available about the dates the Association was incorporated, where it is, etc. I see why it's obviously discouraged and is a conflict of interest to be connected to the subject matter but the reality is nobody else is going to write this... The Association has been around for over forty years and it hasn't happened yet. If it's too much of a conflict I'd be happy to hire a third party to do it... Dawsoncitymusicfestival (talk) 00:44, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Daniel, not sure if you can see the other reply I have made, but if not... I am an unpaid volunteer board member, and will not receive any compensation for this or anything else I do regarding the festival. Regarding the username, that's a very fair point. Thanks! Dawsoncitymusicfestival (talk) 00:46, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Hiring a third party only would transfer the conflict of interest to them(as well as adding a paid editing relationship). Third parties offering paid editing services have varying degrees of reputablity. Despite what they say they can make no guarantees(such as writing an article that will not be deleted).  Don't hand over any money until you see the finished product, and make sure that they have complied with the disclosure requirements should you go that route.
 * Most of the sources that you describe are not publicly available independent reliable sources. Wikipedia is primarily interested in what such sources say- not what a topic says about itself or what it considers to be its own history- we want to know what others say is the history of your organization or event. Wikipedia is not a mere directory of events or organizations. If you just want to tell about the history of your organization or event, that's what social media is for, or other websites with less stringent requirements. In any event, are there any topics unrelated to your organization or event that you want to edit about?  Usually in this situation we ask an editor to edit in other areas for a time, to demonstrate that they can edit according to Wikipedia content and sourcing guidelines before permitting them to submit edits related to their COI. It's possible someone may unblock you without asking that, but that's what many of us are looking for. 331dot (talk) 06:11, 26 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Reviewing unblock requests. Deferring as in capable hands. Would need to show an interest in encyclopedia building and not just WP:COI writing from my viewpoint. Deepfriedokra (talk) 14:27, 1 August 2022 (UTC)