User talk:Teethmeister

Teethmeister-

My name is Matt Nolan, I'm also an American Actor. I recently appeared in Oscar Winning Best Picture, ARGO. I've been in SAG since 1990. I'm wondering if there's a fair way to create a page for myself, without stepping on the present Matt Nolan page? Whatever wisdom you could impart, would be great. Mattnolan888 (talk) 04:07, 12 July 2013 (UTC)matt nolan[reply]

Hi Matt, I would recommend creating a page for yourself which is titled something like Matt Nolan (American actor, Argo) and then link to it from the Matt Nolan disambiguation page, adding the information (born 1970). Remember that your page should be entirely factual and not read like an advert for yourself. Teethmeister (talk) 09:23, 12 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

August 2015

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to Cymbal manufacturers. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. Theroadislong (talk) 09:46, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I can see your point of view, but I don't see how neutral, factual information about my cymbal making business is different to the information presented about any of the other manufacturers on that page. Respectfully, Matt Teethmeister (talk) 11:33, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest

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August 2015

Please do not write or add to an article about yourself, as you apparently did at Matt Nolan (English cymbal and gong maker). Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – see our guideline on writing autobiographies. If you create such an article, it may be deleted. If what you have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according to our policy for articles about living people, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see Wikipedians with articles). If you wish to add to an existing article about yourself, please propose the changes on its talk page. Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and not a personal web space or social networking site. If your article has already been deleted, please see: Why was my page deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss it with the deleting administrator. Thank you. Theroadislong (talk) 10:17, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry if I have caused offence. I thought it would be cleaner to have a separate page about my work as it is not all covered under cymbal manufacture (and also to keep that page more concise, with a link to the full page instead of a paragraph or two locally). I do not believe I have written anything that is not neutral and factual, nor anything any different than already exists on Wikipedia for my contemporaries, whether corporate or individual. Teethmeister (talk) 11:37, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Teethmeister,

I have today read and studied your current article. On first read, I tended to agree that theroadislong had a point and that your article was essentially autobiographical by Wiki standards (even though perhaps you are a "notable" person by normal standards - I am learning newly everyday how those things are DIFFERENT), although I recognized you did a sincere job at trying to remain factual. Upon further study of your references and other info, I changed my mind and now agree that you are a "notable" topic for Wiki (caveat: others may still disagree). I argue anyone who is doing something no one else in England is doing and that it attracts the professional interest of well-known musicians and they regard your work as significant and professional enough to collaborate with you justifies notability. although I do think your article needs to be significantly rewritten for a consensus to remove the "Autobiography" tag, I will defend your "notability." Thus, to let you know, I am working on a revision of your article that hopefully will seem "neutral" to other Wiki editors. I'll be in touch. Edward Dixon (talk) 19:23, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Edward. I appreciate your even handedness. I look forward to reading your revision. Teethmeister (talk) 21:24, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]