User talk:SuzieMcKig

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Speedy deletion nomination of Ink.Academy


A tag has been placed on Ink.Academy, 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 encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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April 2017
There have been two problems identified with this account: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, and your username indicates that the account represents a business or other organisation or group, which is also against policy, as an account must be for just one person. Because of those problems, the account has been blocked indefinitely from editing.

If you intend to make useful contributions about some topic other than your business or organisation, you may request an unblock. To do so, post the text at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:CentralAuth to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy. Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In this reason, you must:
 * Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the kind of edits for which you were blocked.
 * Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Seraphimblade Talk to me 22:14, 12 April 2017 (UTC)


 * The name would be fine, but what type of editing do you plan to do if unblocked? If it's another organization "profile", I'm afraid we don't allow those. Was there something else you wanted to edit? Seraphimblade Talk to me 22:28, 12 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Renamed. An uninvolved admin will assess your unblock request. Just Chilling (talk) 22:58, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

Reason to unblock
Hi Seraphimblade, Oh, I did want to continue the Ink.Academy profile. Can you let me know what the qualifications are for an organizational profile? It is a school after all, not a business corporation so I am not sure in what way we are different from other academic institutions. I am more than happy to remove links to Twig&Fig and just keep it plain as Ink.Academy. As you can see, we have a couple of Faculty members who do have their own Wikipedia page and are very well known in the calligraphy world (I know, it is a very specific world to be well known in). Thanks so much! Suzie
 * There would need to be a substantial amount of reference material available that is reliable, was produced independently of the organization, and covers it in reasonable depth (not just mentions or name drops). Most organizations, I'm afraid, don't meet these standards. The article also needs to be neutral and in the style of an encyclopedia article, not a business profile, and would need to stick strictly to what the references have to say. We generally discourage people about editing about things they're very close to (themselves, employers, family members, etc.), because it's very difficult in those instances to remain neutral and stick to only verifiable, referenced information rather than personal knowledge. But Wikipedia is not a directory, of people, organizations, or anything else, and like I said above, most organizations don't meet the guidelines to have an article about them. If there is reference material like that, do you know where it can be found? Seraphimblade Talk to me 22:49, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

Hi Seraphimblade, I totally understand!! I can send you references from: Berkeleyside Inc., a local newspaper: http://www.berkeleyside.com/2017/03/21/shop-talk-maisilk-ink-academy-azalea/ Also, we are referenced by the administrator of the Flourish Forum (a calligraphy community site): http://theflourishforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=5269.0 Furthermore, we had an article in Dasherie magazine, I can scan you the article and post it here. We will be mentioned by the newsletter of Friends of Calligraphy soon too. As soon as it comes out I can send you a picture of it! I rewrote the article too to make it sound more neutral (I used the Harvard page): Ink Academy is a private calligraphy academy based in Berkeley, California, established in 2016 to preserve the art of handwriting, historical calligraphy hands (styles) and other courses associated with the calligraphic arts (gilding, engrossing, etc). Established originally by the Suzie McKig of Twig & Fig, Ink.Academy is the first International Calligraphy School since the Zanerian College which existed during the Golden Era of Penmanship. With an academic curriculum designed by IAMPETH Master Penman, Michael R. Sull, the certification curricula is based on a formal path of study, harkening to the Zanerian College methods. The Academy is organized into learning paths for both individual courses, certification of proficiency and Master certification for either Penmanship or Calligraphy. Faculty members include Master Penwomen Barbara Calzolari of Bologna, Italy, Pat Blair (White House Chief Calligrapher), Giovanni de Faccio of Austria, and Tom Kemp of England. Ink.Academy’s main campus for live weekend study workshops is located at the historical Berkeley City Club in Berkeley, California, designed by famous architect, Julia Morgan. Ink.Academy’s classes will be accessible internationally via an online platform. Based on the mentor-apprentiship relationship, each Certification Student will have access to learn directly from their instructor. Aside from offering courses in the Calligraphic Arts, Ink.Academy will also provide a full academic library of historical manuscripts and calligraphic texts, full 40 minute documentaries on each of its instructors and a complete Children’s cursive handwriting program will be offered free of charge to qualifying students. Let me know if this is good enough!
 * The language is still very much a sales brochure, and you'd need to have the references. But, if you'll agree to write any proposed article as a draft rather than direct into the main encyclopedia, and run it through the articles for creation process rather than putting it directly in, I'm willing to go with that. Determining if a subject is appropriate and directly writing an article that's ready for the encyclopedia is something of a challenge even for experienced editors, and your conflict of interest could make that even tougher. Having someone disinterested look it over might help find problems you weren't able to spot. Is that agreeable to you? Seraphimblade Talk to me 00:20, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

Cool, that sounds like a plan! If you have any more tips, you are more than welcome to share them. Thanks for all your help!
 * I've unblocked your account. (If you get a message indicating there's an "autoblock", that message will give you instructions for how to have that removed.) The only real advice I can give is to listen carefully once your article is reviewed; like I said, creating an appropriate new article is somewhat of a challenge, and moreso when you're close to what you're writing about. Try to stay away from any promotional language or "talking up", and just stick to the facts that your references verify. Seraphimblade Talk to me 18:19, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

I will definitely go by your advice to have someone who is not at all interested in Ink.Academy look it over so it doesn't sound salesy. We will make sure to have the right references too. Thanks Seraphimblade!