User talk:Sjalkema

Your username

Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw that you edited or created Draft:Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, and I noticed that your username, "Cape CTPO", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are invited to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you personally, such as "Jack Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

Please also note that Wikipedia does not allow accounts to be shared by multiple people, and that you may not advocate for or promote any company, group, organization, product, or website, regardless of your username. Moreover, I recommend that you read our conflict of interest guideline. If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please create a new account or request a change of username, by completing this form, choosing a username that complies with our username policy. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. Primefac (talk) 14:29, 29 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sjalkema (talk) 08:41, 12 April 2017 (UTC)Concerning my previous username being 'conflict of interest', I gladly provide the following affidavit: Initially, not having researched the Wikipedia's login process properly, I registered as Cape CTPO simply because I thought to register a name I would not forget easily whilst constructing the article on the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra. I do apologize for my ignorance. It was pointed out to me as 'conflict of interest', so, after some research, I register a new username (Sjalkema) as advised. May I state that I was never a member of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, have never performed with the orchestra as pianist, but simply attend concerts regularly. In 2012, I completed a PhD on the conductors of the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra since inception in 1914 until 1965. The title reads: Conductors of the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra, 1914-1965: a historical perspective. I do hope that there is no misunderstanding concerning my previous username anymore.Sjalkema (talk) 08:41, 12 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (November 30)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Gbawden was:

This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies.

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Gbawden (talk) 08:56, 30 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Cape CTPO, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Gbawden (talk) 08:56, 30 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (March 3)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by SwisterTwister was:

Thank you for your submission, but the subject of this article already exists in Wikipedia. You can find it and improve it at Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra instead.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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SwisterTwister talk 07:22, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra

Hi, I noticed your edits to Talk:Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra. I suggest you add a note to the Your username section of this talk page (or on your user page) to clarify your non-connection with the CTPO, in case other editors reach the same conclusion that I did about a conflict of interest. I have not studied your proposed changes to the article in detail. As you have no conflict of interest you could edit the article yourself, subject to the usual Wikipedia rules and conventions.

You are allowed to cite your own PhD thesis, or other works that you may have published. This is not normally treated as a conflict of interest, provided that the citations are merited. I quickly found your thesis online – you may want to read WP:REALNAME.

Regards, Verbcatcher (talk) 01:45, 12 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Verbcatcher I re-wrote the article: Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra on its Talk page. Above it, I wrote an Affidavit explaining why there no conflict of interest in my opinion, and would like to continue discussions on the article in an effort to have it placed in the Wikipedia Encyclopedia. Can you suggest what I need to correct, please? Sjalkema.

Your draft article, Draft:Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra

Hello, Sjalkema. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Legacypac (talk) 18:32, 19 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]