User talk:StephenMeade33

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Speedy deletion nomination of Stephen Meade[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Stephen Meade, 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, product, group, service or person 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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Thank you! Additional advice?[edit]

Thank you for your help TheLongTone. We've just submitted a "Request for Undeletion", asking that this page be undeleted and moved to the user space, so that we can make the proper edits and add our third-party sources to fit Wikipedia's standards. We fully believe that "Stephen Meade", as an encyclopedic topic, is completely notable, and may be useful for scholars in business or technology. Stephen Meade has founded a number of successful technology-based companies that impact our everyday actions, including My WetRock (an environmental focused company that creates water-efficient products for consumers), Cenoplex (a wireless audio advertising platform and insertion engine), MonetaPro (a web-based software application for global trading), RONAStar (an enterprise solution which empowers large corporation to save money), VirtualSellers (a precursor to PayPal developed by Stephen in 1996), and many others.

TheLongTone, Do you have any specific advice as to what changes we should make for our article to be approved?

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because your username, StephenMeade33, this account name is an impersonation of a living person, Stephen Meade - something we do not permit; this account is also seemingly being used by two or more persons - again, something we do not permit; and is being used to advertise and promote Stephen Meade: even more offensive than the other two.

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--Orange Mike | Talk 00:50, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, StephenMeade33. 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 Stephen Meade, you may need to consider our guidance on conflicts of interest.

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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.--Orange Mike | Talk 00:50, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Stephen Meade. It is considered spamming and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Because Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, additions of links to Wikipedia will not alter search engine rankings. If you continue spamming, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:50, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your request for undeletion[edit]

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that a response has been made at Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion regarding a submission you made. The thread is Stephen Meade. JohnCD (talk) 11:43, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Appealing Block & Changing username[edit]

Thank you, Orange Mike and JohnCD for your critical responses, and for the helpful links/guidelines.

I request a change in username. I am the only person using this account, and am not Stephen Meade himself. I am simply passionate about environmental technology. I understand that I am NOT prohibited from editing about the subject, and invoke this right. I now also understand the need of using reliable sources in editing and adopting a neutral point of view so as not to create a conflict of interest. I will make sure to adhere to these policies.

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without a good reason (see the blocking policy). Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

StephenMeade33 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

RealityGuy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

No longer necessary, as I now have a better grasp of Wikipedia's policies. I will now avoid linking to external sites related directly to organizations in an article, and will link to only reliable, neutral third party sources. I do not intend to spam Wikipedia with links, nor do I intend to advertise Stephen Meade's speaking engagements. I will remove these immediately-- Your team deleted my article before I really had the chance to work with it further. The first/deleted article was really a draft, and a way for me to organize existing information and practice editing before releasing to the public. I will of course be writing original material for the actual article, and will make sure to "exercise great caution" to write the article for a neutral point of view. I again argue that Stephen Meade's business philosophy and work is notable for scholars and people in business, technology, and the environment.

Decline reason:

Stated intent is to continue spamming the project with information about a wholly non-encyclopedic individual. Even the phrase "my article" shows you do not grasp key aspects of this project. There's no compelling reason to unblock (✉→BWilkins←✎) 09:22, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I request to be unblocked.