User talk:Operissima

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Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. Additionally, if your contributions to Wikipedia form all or part of work for which you are, or expect to be, paid, you must disclose who is paying you to edit. If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. Please note that you may only request a name that is not already in use, so please check here for a listing of already taken names. Thank you. Alexf(talk) 11:46, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

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Operissima (talk) 12:04, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

Request new username

 * I'm curious as to what you mean by "my output on the Internet". I'm also wondering if you are associated with the event you wish to keep editing about. 331dot (talk) 12:38, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

My "output on the internet" is my writing on the internet - I write about opera online (unpaid) and have been doing so for over ten years. As a result, I know opera festivals like Grimeborn well because I go to review work there regularly, but I am not personally associated with the festival, its host theatre, or any theatre company. I don't get paid by any of them. However, as a critic it is useful for me (and others) to know when and where operas were performed, which directors are working where, which works have received repeated performances in certain places over the years, etc. Hence, I wanted to add to and update the Grimeborn page to make it a more useful resource for all, in line with the Glyndebourne page (which lists previous performances), and to update the associated pages to document performances in order to make Wikipedia more correct and more informative. The Grimeborn page was extremely out of date, missing lots of info, and unhelpfully formatted for research purposes. I was trying to improve its factual content - had added a lot - and would like to carry on.

Please let me know what you think.
 * I see one conflict of interest link addition from 2015. If you agree not to make any further WP:COI edits (links to your own reviews, etc.) or promotional edits, I'm inclined to think that an unblock may be appropriate (with the above-requested username change). User:Alexf, what do you think? OhNo itsJamie Talk 13:40, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
 * (Note that this includes WP:PAID writing not associated with opera; I can't imagine how anyone would create Emily Todhunter unless (1) they were paid to do so or (2) they were friends with or had other professional relationships with the subject. OhNo itsJamie Talk 13:42, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Under those conditions I'm ok with it. -- Alexf(talk) 13:54, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

I am happy to comply with the request, and happy to take down that link from 2015 (I don't think I realised the rules at the time, and there wasn't much press coverage of that performance apart from my review as far as I remember). I do know Emily Todhunter personally - I wasn't paid to make that page, but I made it because her name was a red link on her husband's page and I was able to fill in the gaps. Would you like me to take it down? Operissima (talk) 13:45, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Do you have any affiliations with her husband? I've already nominated both pages for deletion. OhNo itsJamie Talk 13:49, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

No, I don't; I've only met her (I also have relations called Todhunter, so I think we may be very very distantly related). Happy to remove it - it's not important to me, whereas the Grimeborn content is (I'm passionate about making sure that those small fringe performances are also recorded properly as they are a useful creative training ground for singers and directors - but often records of fringe productions are patchy and easily lost from research access accordingly). Operissima (talk) 13:55, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Your online professional profile makes it clear that you do indeed have a professional relationship with Todhunter. Given that you haven't been forthright about that, I'll leave this for someone else to consider. OhNo itsJamie Talk 14:02, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

I've met her because we are employed by the same company, but I don't work for her or with her; I'm not based in the same office, so we only have a brief personal acquaintance, not a professional relationship. My grandmother's maiden name was Todhunter so I think we may be related distantly, but have not yet worked out how. Operissima (talk) 14:28, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

@ohnoitsJamie: I'm so sorry you don't believe me. I am telling the truth; but I appreciate I have to respect your decision. I am heartbroken. Please let me know if there are any circumstances under which you might ever review your decision again. Best, Charlotte
 * You're free to make a new unblock request; it will be reviewed by someone else. Note that policy does not permit you to remove declined unblock requests. OhNo itsJamie Talk 16:01, 18 October 2019 (UTC)