User talk:Icmus

October 2015

Hello, and welcome to editing Wikipedia. I hope you have a successful time contributing. However, I think it best to warn you of possible problems relating to the editing you have done so far.

Wikipedia is not a collection of information about just anything: for a topic to be the subject of an article it is necessary for that topic to satisfy standards, which are described in Wikipedia's notability guidelines. The particular guidelines which are most relevant in this case are the general notability guideline and the music notability guideline. It is not clear to me whether The News from Nowhere Fellowship Symphony satisfies those guidelines. I have certainly been able to find numerous sources mentioning the piece, but whether any of them constitute the sort of substantial coverage in independent reliable sources that is necessary to establish notability, I am not sure. Since you no doubt know far more about the symphony than I do, if it does satisfy the guidelines then probably it will be easier for you to find relevant sources, once you have looked at the guidelines to see what is needed. You should look at the guide to reliable sources, as well as the notability guidelines which I have already mentioned. If you do have suitable sources, you should add references to those sources to the article. Complete information about referencing is at Wikipedia:Citing sources, but when I started editing here I found that page far too complicated and confusing, so you may find it more helpful to look at Help:Referencing for beginners. If, on the other hand, having studied the relevant guidelines, it seems that the subject does not satisfy those guidelines, then my best advice is to cut your losses by leaving the article. Over the years I have seen many new editors come here, full of enthusiasm, only to see hours of work thrown away because they have been putting effort into an article which was never going to be kept, as its subject did not satisfy Wikipedia's standards. No amount of rewriting an article can ever change the notability of the subject of that article, and any article on a subject not satisfying the notability guidelines is liable to be deleted.
Your username suggests that this account represents an organisation, but Wikipedia's policy is that an account is for a person, and must not represent any group or organisation. There are two important consequences of that policy: (a) if the intention was for more than one person to sue this account, then each of the people involved needs to create a separate account: shared accounts are not permitted; (b) you must not continue to edit using the present username, as a username which implies an account representing a group is contrary to policy. You may either request a change of username for the present account (instructions are at Wikipedia:Changing username) or simply abandon this account and set up a new one. An account name such as "Annabelle at ICMUS" is perfectly acceptable, and has the advantage of both showing that the account is for an individual and at the same time putting your connection to an organisation upfront.
No matter what username you may use, you should be aware that Wikipedia's guideline on editing with a conflict of interest encourage us to either completely avoid editing on a subject where we have a close personal involvement (such as an organisation we are involved in) or else to exercise great caution. It can be difficult in such a situation to maintain the detached perspective and neutral point of view required in Wikipedia articles. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 15:01, 12 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A page you started (The News from Nowhere Fellowship Symphony) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating The News from Nowhere Fellowship Symphony, Icmus!

Wikipedia editor Jbhunley just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

I redirected this to Mike Roberts because there were no sources or indication this passed our general notability guidelines nor did I find anything on a brief search.

To reply, leave a comment on Jbhunley's talk page.

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Perhaps when I posted my message above I should have given more prominence to the statement "you must not continue to edit using the present username", as it is possible that in reading such a long message you did not take in that point. In any case, since you have continued to edit using the same username, I have blocked the account from editing. As I have already explained above, you may either request a change of username for this account or simply create a new account. My personal preference would be to request a change of username, as that way your existing edits and any further edits will all be clearly attributed to the same account, avoiding possible confusion, but it's up to you. If you do decide to request a change of username, now that the account is blocked you first need to request an unblock of the account. To do that, post {{unblock-un|your new username}} at the bottom of this page, replacing the words "your new username" with a new username you will be willing to use. Also, a point which I didn't mention above is that if your editing here relates to any work for which you are paid, Wikipedia's terms of service require you to state that fact. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 13:52, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]