User talk:MajesticBrass

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Speedy deletion nomination of Eric Berlin


A tag has been placed on Eric Berlin requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article or image appears to be a clear copyright infringement. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from https://www.facebook.com/events/1486080861676011/. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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I've moved your comment here, articles are not appropriate for comments. It's best to ask on my talk page, linked below. Your comment began ''I have no idea why anyone would delete a page that I created about myself. I did some significant editing of the material here last night and would like to have it restored. Please contact me directly if you need further verification. These are my sites... '' I deleted your article because
 * The article was a copyright violation of his FaceBook page. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by you or your organisation, unless they state clearly and explicitly that the text is public domain. The Facebook page does not have such a claim. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright, or you have permission to use the text, isn't sufficient. But in any case the copyrighted text is far too promotional to be useful for Wikipedia's purposes, so there would not be any point in your jumping through all the hoops that are required. Although we normally restore deleted text on request, we do not do so with copyrighted material for legal reasons.
 * it did not provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that he meets the notability guidelines. It is now Wikipedia policy that biographical articles about living people must have independent verifiable references, or they will be deleted. Note that sites that can be-self edited, including social media, are not acceptable as independent third-party sources even if not copied
 * it was written in a promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic.
 * Examples of unsourced claims presented as fact include: made the music of our time the focus of his career... today’s most exciting composers... acclaimed recordings... Mr. Berlin enjoys international regard as a trumpet pedagogue'&mdash; it's a press release, not an encyclopaedia article
 * It's stuffed with glowing reviews, but strangely there are no negative ones. In any case, only works have a Reception section, not the performers. And why is he always "Mr"?

Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, not a free platform for self-promoting autobiographies Jimfbleak - talk to me?  15:39, 19 May 2015 (UTC)


 * I've now seen your message on my talk page. You have an obvious conflict of interest when it comes to editing articles about yourself. If, after reading the information about notability linked above, you still believe that you are notable enough for a Wikipedia article (and that there is significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources), you could, if you wish, post a request at Requested articles for the article to be created. See also Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest. Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  15:43, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your response. I totally understand the importance of a "neutral tone". I was in the midst of editing this text last night for that purpose and went to bed meaning to complete it in the morning. I used my standard press bio as a starting point and left it all there as I was editing. I have not thought of putting up a wiki page until I was doing some work on a bio for my recently deceased colleague Rolf Smedvig for a tribute I am in charge of for the International Trumpet Guild. I saw my name listed in the Empire Brass article without a link and am also referred to in the article on Charles Schlueter. So, I started an account and began. I intend to work on these other articles as well at some point, so having an account will be helpful. I am also not clear why when I cited my own www.americantrumpeter.com page which has the entire text which I was working from, it was bounced because of a facebook event post.

I will request that a page be made and leave it for now.

Best wishes,

Eric Berlin MajesticBrass (talk) 16:04, 19 May 2015 (UTC)