User talk:Vcorch

Welcome!
Hello, Vcorch, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Rockland Youth Orchestra, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the Teahouse, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type help me on this page, followed by your question, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! 331dot (talk) 13:54, 7 February 2016 (UTC)
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Speedy deletion nomination of Rockland Youth Orchestra


A tag has been placed on Rockland Youth Orchestra, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which articles can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:
 * It 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. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Business for more information.
 * It appears to be about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), individual animal, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. (See section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. 331dot (talk) 13:54, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Re RYO
There are some things that you are going to need to do to reduce the chances of you having difficulty in the future and to satisfy certain Wikipedia requirements.


 * First you will need to edit your user page by clicking your username at the top of the screen to declare your affiliation with this organization(A simple statement like "I am Vcorch and I represent/work for/am affiliated with the Rockland Youth Orchestra) or some sort of variation of that) If you are being paid by the organization, you will need to state that as well per Wikipedia's Terms of Use.


 * Second you should review (if you haven't already) the organization FAQ page as well as the conflict of interest policy which will help you understand why it is somewhat problematic for you to create a page about an organization with which you are affiliated. It is not impossible for you to do so, but it needs to be done in the proper manner. An important principle of Wikipedia is neutral point of view, which can be difficult(no matter your intentions) to do when one is affiliated with an article subject.  We are all inclined to write favorably about things we are affiliated with, which is why conflict of interest, or even the appearance of one, is taken seriously here.


 * Please understand that the existence of other articles on youth orchestras does not necessarily mean that yours merits a page. Each article is judged on its own merits with Wikipedia users determining if there are independent reliable sources indicating how the subject meets the relevant notability guidelines, in this case those for organizations.


 * In the event your page is deleted, there are ways for you to create one as I mentioned above; if you make use of the Articles for Creation process you can draft your page and submit it for review by others who can then post it once any issues are resolved. Even if the page is not deleted, you need to take great care in editing the page; any significant additions or changes need to be supported with independent sources and should be discussed on the article talk page first before posting them, in the case of a conflict of interest.

This is all probably a lot of information, but it is given only to help you avoid difficulty in the future. The most important thing I hope you take away from this is that before editing in your subject area that you seek outside review of any significant changes. If you have any questions, please post them here; I will see your reply if you post one. Thanks. 331dot (talk) 14:52, 7 February 2016 (UTC)