User talk:Park0977

December 2009

Please do not delete or edit legitimate talk page comments, as you did at Talk:National Association of Schools of Music and Talk:American Conservatory of Music. Such edits are disruptive and appear to be vandalism. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about, such as the American Conservatory of Music, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors. Orlady (talk) 06:15, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Please try to assume good faith

Hi. I saw your comments on Masong225's talk page, and I came here to ask you to try not to question other users' motives (assuming good faith is one of Wikipedia's core principles). Focus on creating article content that is verifiable from independent reliable sources. When you suspect another user has a conflict of interest, it's generally best simply to inform them (or remind them) of the wikipedia policy on conflicts of interest -- personal attacks on people's motives don't usually lead to productive results.

Regarding American Conservatory of Music, there are plenty of independent reliable sources documenting problems with the school, particularly during the 1990s. A good article about ACM should cover its complete history (warts and all), including proud achievements of the past, the fall from glory and financial troubles, and current status and controversies. Unfortunately, about the only coverage of the current school that I have seen is by the school itself (not an independent source) or by closely affiliated entities (such as the Orthodox Church of Belize and the Telemann Society) that cannot be considered reliable sources for a Wikipedia article on ACM. --Orlady (talk) 05:45, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Talk page format and guidelines

In view of your extensive talk page activity, I think it would be useful for you to become acquainted with the talk page advice at Help:Talk page and the guidelines at Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines. Please try to follow these protocols. Thanks! --Orlady (talk) 15:53, 17 December 2009 (UTC)