User talk:Scotthamp

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Hello, I have deleted the article you wrote, Pari Nadimi Gallery because it was basically a copy and paste of this website. [1]. We cannot accept copyrighted material for legal reasons. You could rewrite the material in your own words, if you want, but before you do, it would be better to consider whether the gallery meets WP's criteria for notability, which you can find here. In other words, have books, magazines, newspapers written about the gallery itself, so that there are some reliable independent sources about it. If so, no problem, just be sure to include them in your rewrite. I am sure you understand that this global encyclopedia does not need or want information about every gallery and store in every city and town worldwide; we have to have some (semi) objective measures about what merits an encyclopedia article. Sorry about this, and good luck. Let me know if I can help you in any way or explain further. --Slp1 (talk) 20:44, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks Scott, but unfortunately we can have no idea if you are who you say you are, so cannot use the content on the website unless you and the gallery follow the instructions here to donate the material to WP. If the gallery is a prominent one, then it will be easy to find independent secondary sources about its history, importance etc to use as references. I had a quick look and saw lots of brief mentions, but nothing really substantial, but perhaps I am missing something. What I did find, however, is that the gallery is involved in a lawsuit that has covered in the Globe and Mail and elsewhere etc. Just be aware that if you do prove notability and rewrite the article, it is likely that somebody will come along and add information about that and perhaps other negative things about the gallery; maybe you don't mind, but it is worth knowing that you won't own the article as you do your own website. While WP has controls about what can be included in the article, if information comes from a reliable source then it is generally acceptable. The other piece of important information you have mentioned is that you work for the gallery. As such you have a significant conflict of interest in this matter. You should read the guidelines about how to edit with COI: you aren't forbidden from editing, including creating articles, but it is strongly discouraged, as it is very hard to be neutral about such areas. Hope that helps. As I say, I'm sorry, but I am sure that if you look at the big picture you will see there is some sense to these rules. --Slp1 (talk) 21:07, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

You make plenty of good points. I think for the time being it may be best to postpone the creation of our entry, and so I've convinced the director to do so. Thank you for your help. --Scotthamp (talk) 19:50, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

You're welcome. I think that is probably a good decision. Let me know if I can help out in any other way. And why not get your feet wet by editing some other WP articles. It's quite fun and you'll get to learn about some of the ins and outs of the place.--Slp1 (talk) 17:41, 5 October 2010 (UTC)