User talk:Museum of SW Biology

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I've left a message at User talk:Museum of Southwestern Biology about certain matters. If that's not you, could you pass word to whoever it is, and if it is, do what it tells you. Peridon (talk) 17:02, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

OK. I get what you are saying. Perhaps you can help me out. There is The New Mexico Museum of Natural Science and History on Wikipedia, clearly touting this museum. Can you at least tell me how they are doing this. Museum of SW Biology (talk) 20:44, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

Museum of SW Biology and Museum of Southwestern Biology are one in the same. The second name was the first attempt to have a presence on Wikipedia.Museum of SW Biology (talk) 20:45, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
 * OK. I'd suggest using the rename option at the other name where things have been a bit politer... The New Mexico article is not BY the Museum. It was created in 2006 by a student at university in New Mexico (who still appears to be with us - impressive). I can see no sign of activity be the Museum themselves except possibly some minor edits in 2007 by a short term account. Don't assume that all organisation articles are by their subjects. We actively discourage 'ownership' of articles. See WP:OWN. I do agree that the tone is a bit promo - but we often get that from editors who have read too much PR Department stuff and think that is standard English. Apart from this, we have a policy WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS (also linked as WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS for when we're feeling that way out...). "Having a presence on Wikipedia" isn't what we're really here for. Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia. Not a directory or social media. On those, you write the page, and only you (or a hacker) can alter it. Here, anyone with net access who isn't blocked or banned (worse than blocked...) can edit. And so long as there are sound references, the stuff stays. A certain gentleman posted a vanity article a few years ago. We were heading for deletion, strongly opposed by the subject. Then someone posted something that the subject didn't want - with excellent references. We kept it, despite strong opposition from the subject. This probably won't happen with you - just telling you how the place works. There's a lot more to Wikipedia than just coming in and reading articles. I only signed up to remove some drivel from an article. Now I'm an admin, and I still find new places and things. Peridon (talk) 22:34, 30 April 2013 (UTC)