User talk:Shark Neal

January 2021
Hello, I'm Njd-de. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Osterley have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia.   NJD-DE (talk) 23:12, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

What was being used to advertise?

The Sharks is a not-for-profit organisation like any other club, many of which are on Wikipedia. The Club is a large participation club based in West London, we would actually like to have a Wikipedia page saying who we are.

Shark Neal (talk) 00:26, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

You have actually deleted the whole paragraph, all I did was to add links to what had been accepted.

It appears to be okay to mention football clubs but not Canoeing clubs Shark Neal (talk) 00:31, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, I removed the part about the cricket club and your edits because both were unsourced, there is no Wikipedia article for them and it included unnecessary external links. I can assure you that there is no preference towards football clubs.
 * No matter whether it's a not-for-profit organisation or a company, the nature of your edits seemed promotional. This is due to the tone used, your username and by including external links in the article.
 * You write that we would actually like to have a Wikipedia page saying who we are – there is an apparent conflict of interest here.
 * Please familiarise yourself with conflict of interest guideline WP:COI, and the policy on not sharing accounts WP:SHAREDACCOUNT. NJD-DE (talk) 22:21, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Sorry if I did not make myself clear. I am Neal Underwood, I use the name Shark Neal on social media, when working in my capacity as the Development Officer of The Sharks.

The Sharks are a Canoe Club based in West London, we operate at:

Osterley, where we provide recreational and come and try it session aimed at families.

Southall, where our Marathon and Sprint (flat water) teams are based, we also do lessons and work with schools at this location

Harefield, where our Slalom and Wild Water Racing Teams are based (rough water), we also teach at this location.

NW10 (Harlesden/Park Royal) where we are establishing a flat water section to the local community, which will operate as a satellite to our Southall base.

When doing the edit, the plan was to link to a Wikipedia page about The Sharks, but I could not work out how to do that. (I am very new to this), I had added the Wikipedia page links for the National Trust, British Canoeing and Osterley Park. I only added The Sharks link as (you righty stated because the cricket club had), therefore thinking it was legitimate.

I apologise for an infraction I may have made, it was a genuine mistake through lack of knowledge.

I would be happy to work with you to get The Sharks on Wikipedia, so that we can enhance what is available in different locations.

Best wishes Shark Neal (talk) 22:42, 27 January 2021 (UTC)