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Anchorage Opera

Hello BigWildOpera. Welcome to wikipedia and thank you for your contributions to Anchorage Opera. Unfortunately, the content and style of your additions to the article have some issues that you might not be aware of as a new editor. First, Wikipedia is an encylcopedia and is not meant to be used as a means of advertisement or self-promotion. Some of the language you used is self-promotional and is therefore not appropriate. I have gone ahead and removed such language. Second, your writing style often reads more like an essay than an encyclopedic entry. For example, at times you added references to historical events that were not directly related in an obvious way to the company and its history. That may be appropriate in an essay but not in an encyclopedia article. Third, you cited no references for the material you added. References should come from verifiable sources that are independent from the subject. In this case the company's website would not be an acceptable resource. Unreferenced material can be removed without challenge, and articles without verifiable references entirely deleted. Fourth, please avoid using descriptive terms like "exciting website" and "vigorous arts institutions". These sort of descriptive words belong in advertisement or other promotional vehicle but not an encyclopedia article. The exception would be quotes from reviews in a Newspaper article or other independent resource. I have gone ahead and done some edits but the article needs some more editing for style. I hope these comments were helpful and not discouraging. Feel free to contact me on my talk page if you have any questions.Nrswanson (talk) 07:57, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Pictures for Anchorage Opera

I was wondering if you had some images that you could upload to wikipedia for the article?Nrswanson (talk) 13:13, 27 June 2008 (UTC)