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Speedy deletion nomination of "vernacular music center"

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A tag has been placed on "vernacular music center", 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 an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.

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January 2013

Hello, I'm Widr. I wanted to let you know that I undid one of your recent contributions, such as the one you made to Jacobs School of Music, because it didn’t appear constructive to me. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks, Widr (talk) 21:33, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Christopher J Smith

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May 2013

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Vernacular Music Center article

I think that the large amount of "further reading" links to this article that you have placed in other articles has put this onto a lot of radar screens (that's what brought me there). Someone just tagged/nominated the VMC article for speedy deletion. I contested it and removed the tag. But what I wrote on my first post on the talk page is even more applicable. I would strongly recommend finding coverage by wp:notability-suitable sources and incorporating them as references. I don't mind helping a little in this area, but I think that it will require some work by you. Whoever tagged it for speedy deletion might nominate it for a regular deletion, and without those sources, there is a strong possibility that the result would be to delete it. Sincerely, North8000 (talk) 12:54, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

Understood. Am still getting a handle on authoring and what is/is not "best practice." Have now made first page through the article and modified "For Further Reading" content links from other wikipedia pages. I still need to make another pass but this should go to correct some percentage of the problematic links. Thanks again. Drchristopherjsmith (talk) 14:06, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

Understood. Am still getting a handle on authoring and what is/is not "best practice." I'll go into the article and modify the "For Further Reading" content immediately. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.98.88.196 (talk) 13:54, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

The most important thing is to locate coverage of the VMC by independent sources and to incorporate those as references. (that is my brief wording for what matters which is what's at wp:notability). All else is secondary. Sincerely, North8000 (talk) 17:05, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

Roger. Will comply. Have made a start and will continue the process. Feedback and assistance are much appreciated. I would hope to successfully conform to Wikipedia practices & expectations in all parameters. Thank you. CJS

Someone nominated it for deletion (see below) This is different than speedy deletion noted above. Speedy deletion was ended by me disputing it. Regular deletion will be decided by those weighing in. You should be sure to participate in that discussion. See link below and here Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vernacular Music Center . North8000 (talk) 18:29, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

Nomination of Vernacular Music Center for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Vernacular Music Center is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vernacular Music Center until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. 211.181.131.34 (talk) 14:46, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

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VMC

Hi Dr. Smith. As you already know the discussion concerning the future of VMC is not closed yet, but I wanted to leave you a message with a list of links that may be helpful to you in the future when ever you want to edit/create an article that has something to do with your professional life. I don't want it to seem like I'm trying to discourage you. I know that may be hard to believe since I'm the one who nominated your article for deletion but that's not true. To be clear, it is true that I still don't think VMC warrants its own article BUT it's not true that I think you shouldn't be contributing to Wikipedia. You should and you can. So I did some research and came up with the following links so that you're aware of what you're not allowed to do AND of the opportunities that only editors like you can participate in because you're a professor.

• WP:GLAM/Getting started
  • GLAM as in Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums: "Culture-sector professionals are encouraged to contribute to Wikipedia. Since it's not always easy to know how to contribute correctly, this page provides a centralised place to find relevant advice and to seek specific assistance."
• WP:COIU
  • In a nutshell "Editors who may have a general conflict of interest are allowed to make [six] kinds of non-controversial edits... Those with a potential conflict of interest are encouraged to upload good-quality digital media files that are appropriately licensed for Wikipedia and that improve our coverage of a subject. For more information, follow the instructions at Commons."
• WP:PSCOI
  • PSCOI stands for Plain and Simple Conflict Of Interest guide. This is a long but easy to understand essay "for editors who want to engage with Wikipedia articles about a subject they are affiliated with."
• Potential resources
  • Wordbuilder (talk · contribs) is the primary editor of the Texas Tech article. He/she could help with VMC intergration if that becomes the consensus of the deletion discussion. This link contains a list of editors who are professors like you. Someone on that list (as long as they are still active) should be able to help you navigate Wikipedia w/o running into any COI issues. Maybe this interests you as well --> [1]. I don't know anything about it. I found it while leaving you this message.

Good luck. 211.181.131.34 (talk) 10:03, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

Yes, this is very helpful indeed. Of course I am committed to full compliance and yes, as you've inferred, I have a lot to learn about guidelines & parameters. Time available is also an issue. My current intent is to communicate with the TTU primary editor. At the moment, if I'm not able to bring the article into compliance in a timely fashion, I'm resigned to its deletion.

thanks again Drchristopherjsmith (talk) 17:27, 27 July 2013 (UTC)