User talk:Madfiddler

Hey, I'm a fan of your work, but I'd advise you against inserting obvious POV (such as the recently added "Sadly," sentence in Mark Knight) and adding your homepage link to the Melon Dezign article, as it can be construed as self-advertising. Mikkel 00:56, 27 May 2006 (UTC)


 * I agree. See Vanity_page as well. It's very bad form to edit one's own Wikipedia entry - such edits are subject to reversion. You are free to put POV and vanity statements on your user page though. Cheers - RosinDebow 02:46, 27 May 2006 (UTC)


 * I don't agree that adding my homepage to the Melon links is Vanity since I was a member of Melon and the links should be used to show what the members are up to know. Point taken about the "Sadly" sentence, so I've deleted that part. I don't see why there should be a problem in editing a Wikipedia entry which refers to me (I didn't start it), if it means updating it and adding more infomation. Cheers, Mark 01:58, 02 May 2006 (GTM)


 * I stand corrected - this is what the Autobiography guideline says (emphasis mine), though it is a slippery slope: RosinDebow 05:38, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

It is difficult to write neutrally about yourself. Therefore, it is considered proper on Wikipedia to let others do the writing. Instead, contribute material or make suggestions on the article's talk page and let independent editors write it into the article itself.

However, in clear-cut cases, it is permissible to edit pages connected to yourself. So, you can revert vandalism; but of course it has to be simple, obvious vandalism, and not just a content dispute. Similarly, you should feel free to correct mistaken or out-of-date facts about yourself, such as marital status, current employer, place of birth, and so on.

Not having gone through this site in detail, I wasn't aware of the talk page and what it was for... so I will use that from now on. Thanks for that. Mark.

MIDI violin
Regarding your recent edit to the electric violin page, I think Drew Tretick did use a MIDI violin in the past (there are samples of his ZetaMan CD on his website (http://www.drewtretick.com/), but he apparently doesn't anymore. I would not say he is notable enough to include but I'll let someone else make that call. One violinist who has used a MIDI violin in new music who I might include in the list is Mari Kimura, though again I'm not sure how much she is using a MIDI violin these days.

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