Hovhanesscentre
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A tag has been placed on your user page, User:Hovhanesscentre, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be blatant advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person, and which is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages: user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources. Please read the general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 11, as well as the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for businesses.
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Dear Sirs,
Thank you for letting me know. I'm not certain whether I have pasted the correct materials at the top of this-I only hope so. No, I am not trying to advertise or anything of the sort. I have just been having the most awful time with Mr. Marco Shirodkar and his "hovhanessdotcom" private website.
- Mr. Berkofsky, don’t use Wikipedia as a platform against those whom you imagine to be against you. M. Shirodkar
I have been attacked up, down, and nearly everywhere by this guy, simply because I am trying to help supply Alan Hovhaness research.
- Even if this claim were true - it is not - Wikipedia is not a platform for character assassination or personal vendettas. M. Shirodkar
In trying to establish (advertise?) himself as the "number one authority" of Alan Hovhaness (does he have any credentials?) he has stolen materials from me and my colleagues in Armenia, and has just been a major upset and hindrance in every way imaginable.
- Your words, no-one elses, so perhaps that is how YOU perceive me ("number one authority”)? Whatever, nothing was stolen from you and there is also no legitimacy whatsoever in your inference of ownership. M. Shirodkar
I suspect he has initiated this present business.
- Just paranoia – what you failed to suspect was proactive oversight by Wikipedia senior editors. M. Shirodkar
Again, I am not trying to advertise.
- Putting up to five URLs after your name is blatant advertising / spamming. M. Shirodkar
I was a colleague and friend of Alan Hovhaness and just wish to see his story presented correctly and to contribute in this way.
- Evidently your version of “presented correctly” acutely lacks neutrality... hence Wikipedia’s justified intervention. M. Shirodkar
Please advise me that we can put things right.
- Stop being a Wikipedia Diva, quit with personal vendettas and familiarise yourself with the Talk page guidelines. M. Shirodkar
Sincerely,
Martin Berkofsky —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hovhanesscentre (talk • contribs) — Hovhanesscentre (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
- You show no signs of understanding our rules on account names, on conflict of interest, on reliable sources, or on neutral point of view. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:47, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Gosh,
I don't know how to answer. One feels like one is part of some bizarre Franz Kafka story. Back when I was trying to contribute as an individual, I was told to get a log-in identity. So I thought I was following the rules and did exactly that. Now it seems reversed. So what should I do? I'm grateful for your your kind advice.
Sincerely,
Martin Berkofsky