User talk:MartiniHoff

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I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Bushwackers Drum and Bugle Corps, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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Bushwackers Drum and Bugle Corps

With regard to above I have noted your concern, and the advice given by other editors, which speak to your unfamiliarity with Wikipedia. I am doing the same. Citations to the article is a way of establishing notability for Wikipedia purposes, which are different than from the real world. It appears that the corps is well-known, well-respected, and well-awarded; the the field of drum and bugle corps & marching bands not well-documented. I have added some refs, but looking further and adding more if they are there is wise. You, of course, are welcome to express your opinion on the entry for AFD (article for deletion).Djflem (talk) 18:52, 22 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It role in Drum Corps Associates Open Class World Champions appears important. Can't access these, anything there?

Thank you so much for helping me, as you already know I am very new to Wikipedia having only made my account a little more than 24 hours ago. I appreciate your information and could not be more thankful. As for the two articles, this one https://www.sungazette.com/news/top-news/2019/09/passion-for-dca-community-apparent-in-competition/ is more about DCA as a whole rather than the Bushwackers and this one https://poststar.com/news/local/annual-parade-to-add-drum-and-bugle-corps-competition/article_a4085166-b4da-11e2-94a2-001a4bcf887a.html doesn't have anything that isn't on the page already. Again thank you for helping keep the article not deleted. - MartiniHoff (talk) 22:27, 22 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please see:Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bushwackers Drum and Bugle Corps, where you can "ivote", as its called, to recommend a course of action (usually done in bold text), Wikipedia:DISCUSSAFD suggests "Keep", "Delete", "Merge", "Redirect", or other view. Djflem (talk) 06:27, 23 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

- Thanks for your participation in the process of making Wikipedia an better encyclpedia.Djflem (talk) 22:15, 28 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]