User talk:MarylandEd

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I noticed that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article.&#32;Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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Conflict of interest and username concerns
Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw that you edited or created Maryland Symphony Orchestra, and I noticed that your username, "Marylandsymphony", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are invited to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you personally, such as "Jack Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

Please also note that Wikipedia does not allow accounts to be shared by multiple people, and that you may not advocate for or promote any company, group, organization, product, or website, regardless of your username. Moreover, I recommend that you read our conflict of interest guideline. If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please create a new account or request a change of username, by completing this form, choosing a username that complies with our username policy. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. —C.Fred (talk) 04:11, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Oh, and about the Maryland Symphony Orchestra logo
Just to be clear, you designed the logo yourself, and you've given it away for anybody to use for any purpose, including derivative and commercial reuse? —C.Fred (talk) 04:21, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Hmmm...not sure how to proceed
The information on the Maryland Symphony Orchestra page was inaccurate. I'm not sure how else to appropriately place the orchestra logo. I mean, if you look at the pages for the New York Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and others -- they all have an infobox (which was missing from the Maryland Symphony Orchestra) with a logo there to make the wikipedia article a more accurate representation of the organization. There was a dead link on the page and I recently wrote a more comprehensive history of the organization based upon research for the 35th anniversary of the orchestra. I don't want to violate any policies -- but I also wanted to correct any inaccuracies.


 * The first policy you need to address relates to conflict of interest and paid editing. Please answer these questions:
 * Are you an employee of MSO?
 * If you are not an employee, are you otherwise affiliated with MSO (volunteer, member)?
 * Did you personally design the new MSO logo? Did you design it under contract or as part of your duties as an employee of MSO?
 * Once those questions are addressed, we can figure out how to proceed. —C.Fred (talk) 04:43, 31 January 2017 (UTC)