User talk:Keithbielory

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Speedy deletion nomination of Joe De Sena

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A tag has been placed on Joe De Sena requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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October 2013

Hello, Keithbielory. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Joe De Sena, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Also, Keith, are you associated with Spartan Races? If so, please declare your COI. (I participate in Spartan Races and enjoy them, but my concern is with proper Wikipedia editing.) Thanks. – S. Rich (talk) 20:44, 19 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keith, are you the "Marketing & Branding Executive" I see on LinkedIn? If so, do you have an account with Spartan Runs? Please discuss. Thank you. – S. Rich (talk) 01:11, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Rich, I am helping out a friend build a a neutral unbiased page for Joe De Sena. I plan on being especially careful about keeping the point of view that is required by Wikipedia. Keithbielory (talk) 15:55, 20 October 2013 (UTC) Keith[reply]

Thank you, Keith, for the clarification. I've got two suggestions. One, take a look at WP:BETTER – it contains a lot of advice that I found helpful when I was starting out. Two, keep the focus of Joe's biography on Joe as a person. Your addition of details about the Spartan Race does not tell us anything about him. The source you've added is better used on the Spartan Race page. – S. Rich (talk) 18:28, 21 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keith, the material you are adding to Joe De Sena is going beyond good biographical writing. It is promoting the attributes of the Spartan Race events. Again, please review good writing guidelines and policies. Thank you. – S. Rich (talk) 22:39, 23 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]