User talk:Ktrain85

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We're so glad you're here! I dream of horses (talk) 22:41, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Kui dong
A tag has been placed on Kui dong requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies.

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Copyright problem: Kui Dong
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 * While I realize that you may be the original author of that student essay, I am afraid we will need to verify this if we are to retain the content, since there is evidence that it was published at Dartmouth prior to its placement here. Verifying can be complicated in these situations; please feel free to come by my talk page for some advice on how you might verify given that the source is a word document hosted there. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:43, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your note at the article's talk page; I'm afraid that we do need some additional verification because Wikipedia does not have means of verifying identity on account creation. As I said, this is a little more complex than some because it is a word document hosted at Dartmouth. I'm sorry for the "hoops", but hopefully we can resolve it fairly quickly. What we need is a release at the document itself or a communication from somebody in the dartmouth.edu e-mail system who is in position to confirm that copyright in the document belongs to you and that you are you. :) This is done through e-mail with the Wikimedia Foundation to [mailto:permissions-en@wikimedia.org permissions-en@wikimedia.org]. All communication is kept completely confidential; their personal identifying information will not be released on Wikipedia, and neither will yours. They should be sure to identify the article by URL and also the page where the document is hosted to facilitate handling.


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 * Thank you very much! All resolved; I've closed the copyright investigation. :) I hope you also have a happy holiday. --Moonriddengirl (talk)

Hello
You asked about putting a picture on. I think you can... Did you actually try? Try again and lengthen the article and it will be find! Good Day! §h₳un  9∞76   01:44, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

File permission problem with File:Derrick Spiva and Alex Shapiro in 2005.jpg
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Deletion discussion about Bridge to Everywhere
Hello, Ktrain85

Welcome to Wikipedia! I edit here too, under the username MJL and it's nice to meet you :-)

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&#8211; MJL &thinsp;‐Talk‐☖ 19:56, 17 December 2019 (UTC)

Hi MJL! Thanks for your note. I think that the ensemble is notable through #7 of WP:MUSICBIO, as one of the prominent examples of a new style of American classical music that is currently emerging (mostly in Los Angeles) that combines musical elements from other cultures into a classical music setting. Some contemporary composers currently writing in this style are Reena Esmail, Juan Pablo Contreras, Conor Brown, and Salina Fischer - but Bridge to Everywhere is one of the only performing ensembles that specializes in this particular genre/style of classical music. The group combines Western classical musical elements with non-Western ones (Hindustani classical music, Balkan folk, West African drumming, Arabic music, etc). I'm an ethnomusicologist and arts educator who is constantly tracking trends in the classical world, so I see this style/genre on the horizon about to make a significant impact on the classical music scene, where there has been a LOT of talk about "diversity" and how to be relevant to contemporary society. However, most of this talk about "diversity" has been centered around diversifying the performers (increasing the # of people of color in orchestras, etc) while playing the same old canon of classical music (written mostly by dead white men from Europe), rather than actually integrating diverse musical influences from diverse cultures of today into the classical music itself (what Bridge to Everywhere and some contemporary composers are doing). The approach that Bridge to Everywhere is taking to classical music is having a significant affect on the way these "diversity" discussions are playing out within the classical world. But perhaps I'm jumping the gun a bit with how recognized this currently is in the mainstream - It might make more sense to merge this article into the article on Derrick Spiva (one of the founders of Bridge to Everywhere), as a section. Let me know what you think! Thanks. I'll post this to the AfD talk, too. Ktrain85 (talk) 23:08, 17 December 2019 (UTC)