User talk:Dcuwebmaster

Hi there, and welcome to Wikipedia! I noticed that you wrote an article about the Derby Choral Union. Based on your name and user page, I assume that you're the webmaster of the DCU? If my assumption is correct, I would like to suggest that you have a look at our conflict of interest guideline. The main point of it is that writing an article about someone or something that you're personally involved with is generally a bad idea, and is strongly discouraged. Please have a look at the guideline and get back to me, and we'll try to figure out what to do with the article. Regards, Jafeluv (talk) 13:15, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

I've been away on holiday - hence the delayed response to your comments.

I can confirm that I'm the DCU webmaster, but, having read the COI guidelines, I don't understand why you feel that there's a conflict of interest. I believe that the article I've produced is completely impartial (neutral), objective, uncontentious and historically accurate. It has been thoroughly researched and then proof-read by the society's historian, the publicity officer and chairman. No-one 'outside' the society would have direct access to the historical archives that it's been based on, nor (I imagine) would have the motivation to write such an article. The article is exclusively about the Derby Choral Union which I believe has a unique name, and does not reference any other similar society except where it mentions joint ventures with a neighboring choir. This has been an honest attempt to make more public the fascinating background with its interesting historical references to one of the UK’s longest standing choral societies.

I sincerely believe that it wouldn't "cause disruption to the encyclopedia", nor "risk causing public embarrassment outside of Wikipedia for the individuals and groups being promoted."

I do hope that you feel the article is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia.

Regards, Dcuwebmaster (talk) 09:33, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

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