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Hello Riaanvn,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged MuseScore.com for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly indicate why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks!

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Bbb23 (talk) 11:54, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2022-05-08T11:54:00.000Z","author":"Bbb23","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Bbb23-2022-05-08T11:54:00.000Z-Managing_a_conflict_of_interest","replies":["c-Riaanvn-2022-05-08T15:06:00.000Z-Bbb23-2022-05-08T11:54:00.000Z","c-Riaanvn-2022-05-08T18:57:00.000Z-Bbb23-2022-05-08T11:54:00.000Z","c-Robby.is.on-2022-05-08T19:17:00.000Z-Bbb23-2022-05-08T11:54:00.000Z"]}}-->

Good day Bbb23. Thank you very much. I am a user of MuseScore (the scorewriter software) and a community contributor. I have declared my involvement:

riaanvn (talk · contribs) This user has declared a connection. (http://musescore.org/en/user/1123171 Volunteer contributions to open source project documentation)

at the top of the MuseScore talk page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:MuseScore

Is there anything else I should do? Riaanvn (talk) 15:06, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2022-05-08T15:06:00.000Z","author":"Riaanvn","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Riaanvn-2022-05-08T15:06:00.000Z-Bbb23-2022-05-08T11:54:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

In addition, my user page was deleted today.

User:Riaanvn

In there I also stated my affiliation. I can’t tell how to undelete my user page so that I can fix what the user that deleted it, had issue with.

regards Riaanvn (talk) 18:57, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2022-05-08T18:57:00.000Z","author":"Riaanvn","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Riaanvn-2022-05-08T18:57:00.000Z-Bbb23-2022-05-08T11:54:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

Pinging @Bbb23: to make sure they are aware of Riaanvn's reply. Robby.is.on (talk) 19:17, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2022-05-08T19:17:00.000Z","author":"Robby.is.on","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Robby.is.on-2022-05-08T19:17:00.000Z-Bbb23-2022-05-08T11:54:00.000Z","replies":["c-Bbb23-2022-05-08T20:25:00.000Z-Robby.is.on-2022-05-08T19:17:00.000Z"]}}-->

Riaanvn, after reviewing your explanation, I've restored your userpage. I'm a little on the fence now about the COI, but in answer to your question, no, I don't think there's anything else you need to do. Just be very careful about adding language to articles that is not encyclopedic and creating unnecessary articles, e.g., MuseScore.com. Good luck.--Bbb23 (talk) 20:25, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2022-05-08T20:25:00.000Z","author":"Bbb23","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Bbb23-2022-05-08T20:25:00.000Z-Robby.is.on-2022-05-08T19:17:00.000Z","replies":["c-Riaanvn-2022-05-09T08:58:00.000Z-Bbb23-2022-05-08T20:25:00.000Z"]}}-->

Thanks @Bbb23 . I have cleaned up my user page.

• adding language to articles that is not encyclopedic - noted. If you believe there are specific examples, feel free to point them out, revert them, etc. The
• and creating unnecessary articles, e.g., MuseScore.com - noted as well. I still think it is a candidate for a wikipedia page. I was hoping to create the page and flesh out as I go along, but I will stage the draft, following the information you and @Robby.is.on provided, then resubmit. Riaanvn (talk) 08:58, 9 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2022-05-09T08:58:00.000Z","author":"Riaanvn","type":"comment","level":4,"id":"c-Riaanvn-2022-05-09T08:58:00.000Z-Bbb23-2022-05-08T20:25:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

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