User talk:MusicAllan

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Speedy deletion nomination of Video Artists International
A tag has been placed on Video Artists International, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam as well as FAQ/Business for more information.

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FYI conflict of interest guideline
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August 2012
Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to Groucho Marx. While objective prose about beliefs, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. McGeddon (talk) 15:15, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

Gale Sherwood
Hello! What is your source for the assertion that Sherwood has died? I have reverted the change until we have a reliable source to cite. -- Ssilvers (talk) 00:09, 3 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi! the question above was sent to me via email, with a link to this page. I'm not sure if this is the way to reply, but I'm writing my response here nonetheless. Hope it reaches you. I have the information about Ms. Sherwood's passing on the authority of Mr. Jim Walker, who is the trustee of her estate. His phone number is 561-716-5503. I am also in the process of getting alerts to the New York Times and the magazine Opera News. If I get links from them, I can include them as references. -- Signed by User: MusicAllan on January 3, 2017


 * Yes, this is a good place to respond. As soon as an obit is published, we can add the information to her bio page.  -- Ssilvers (talk) 18:15, 3 January 2018 (UTC)