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Unreferenced BLPs
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Speedy deletion nomination of FranKo
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Sockpuppetry case
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September 2011
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Speedy deletion nomination of The fin.
[edit]Hello XPatchx,
I wanted to let you know that I just tagged The fin. for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.
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Speedy deletion nomination of Music Ally
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A tag has been placed on Music Ally, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.
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- The problem with your text is that it was entirely about what they sell, which looks promotional, and doesn't show how it meets the notability criteria either as a company or a publication. What you need is more about the company/publication, such as its history, ownership, number of staff, sales or profits. Anything other than "this is what we sell". Try Company House for basic data, otherwise you are looking for mentions in reputable sources like major newspapers or other media, specialist music publications and the like. If it's as well known as you claim, there should be some coverage. I found mentions in the Guardian and the Telegraph, although I'm not sure they are much help, sicne they were provding comments about other services Jimfbleak - talk to me? 12:39, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks for the help @Jimfbleak, I have been working on this and feel I've landed on something that takes into account your feedback. Much appreciated. XPatchx (talk) 12:39, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
Deleted Declan J. Donovan see draft:Declan J. Donovan
[edit]Hi, you created the article Declan J. Donovan in main namespace, and there was already a draft existing for that article, and that had been rejected for creation in main ns due to lack of notability. I have deleted that page, and put all the text to draft talk:Declan J. Donovan, so feel free to merge it into the draft article as required. — billinghurst sDrewth 02:55, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
Conflict of interest editing? Paid editing? Sockpuppetry?
[edit]Further to my above comment, I look at the contributions of POLYDORWIKI in the draft article, and I look at your text, and both look very similar. That would tend to indicate that there is sockpuppetry or paid editing occurring. Which do you think that it is? — billinghurst sDrewth 03:03, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
- Interestingly I see that there is another such statement years ago. — billinghurst sDrewth 03:05, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
- That's a rather limited pair of options, lol. I just love music, and do my best to source content that's not on Wikipedia. No connection with POLYDORWIKI, though I stumbled on their draft material to help me work on an article for one their bands. (It seemed like a good start.) Please advise how to make use of this kind of content in future?— XPatchx XPatchx 14:11, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
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[edit]Music Ally moved to draftspace
[edit]An article you recently created, Music Ally, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:
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- Hello @GPL93, I could really use some help here. Are you simply saying there need to be sources? (Have added one for The Guardian, and can look to find more.) It's just that usually these sites refernce Music Ally's information and don't explain what it is. I've avoided using the company's website, musically.com, as a source, although as you can see from the article it's a big reference for other articles on Wikipedia. If you look at pages for similar companies, CMU and Music Business Worldwide, with the former pretty much only referencing itself, I'm having a hard time seeing how this isn't a good start to the article. Your help appreciated. XPatchx (talk) 13:59, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
- Well, first off I highly recommend you disclose that you have a conflict of interest. (Redacted) The previous version that Jimfbleak was deleted for promotional reasons and multiple editors have also voiced WP:PAID and WP:COI concerns and you have not been honest in your replies. GPL93 (talk) 14:03, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
- Hello @GPL93, I see you are new here. Welcome! I'd suggest you review the WP:COI guidelines, specifically: When investigating COI editing, do not reveal the identity of editors against their wishes. Wikipedia's policy against harassment, and in particular the prohibition against disclosing personal information, takes precedence over this guideline.
- Sad to see my talk page become a place for trolls. Seems a talk page is only a record of wrongs these days, and if you actually looked at my long history of contributions you might get a more balanced view. I won't take to spamming your talk page, but would ask you please spend some time reading the above and familiarise yourself with it before becomming more of a nusiance to the community. XPatchx (talk) 14:17, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
- Well, first off I highly recommend you disclose that you have a conflict of interest. (Redacted) The previous version that Jimfbleak was deleted for promotional reasons and multiple editors have also voiced WP:PAID and WP:COI concerns and you have not been honest in your replies. GPL93 (talk) 14:03, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Music Ally
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David Wrench
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