User talk:Orgelmusik


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American Fork High School
Greetings Orgelmusik!

I recently made some large scale edits on this article, and likely deleted some of the material you recently added, and wanted to explain why I made those deletions.

I have not doubt that much of the material you added is important to the school, and to the groups within the school, and likely very much so to the local community. However, one of the things that Wikipedia is not, is a website for school groups. Intricate details about the school and its groups are considered unencyclopedic, or of short term interest, and wouldn't belong in an permanent article about the school.

One of the cornerstones of Wikipedia is the need to provide reliable sources to support claims, especially extraordinary claims. I have tagged a few things that require references. If they are not given references within a reasonable amount of time, editors are free to delete material (they are free to delete it at any time, but I wanted to give a chance for this material to be supported).

I am an old marching band person myself, so I have a lot of love for these organizations ... but I can't let that cloud what the purpose of the encyclopedia is. If you have any questions, please feel free to question me at your convenience. LonelyBeacon (talk) 19:43, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Reply to LonelyBeacon
I am new to Wikipedia, and this was my first attempt at doing any major editing. (Previously, I have fixed some grammar and added citations to other pages.) I gather that this is how I email you my questions. If that is correct, would you be willing to work with me to fit my additional material within required guidelines? Also, I am not fully certain what citations are considered adequate or not. I look forward to talking with you.

I apologize about how long it took to get back to you. This is my first time checking the American Fork High School page since I made those edits. While I await to hear back from you, I will try to make some more limited additions to the marching band section.

With appreciation, Orgelmusik