User talk:Lead at The Rank and File
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[edit]Hello, The Rank and File, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as User:The Rank and File/sandbox, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.
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Speedy deletion nomination of User:The Rank and File/sandbox
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A tag has been placed on your user page, User:The Rank and File/sandbox, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be advertising which only promotes or publicises someone or something. Promotional editing of any kind is not permitted, whether it be promotion of a person, company, product, group, service, belief, or anything else. This is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages — user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources or advertising space. Please read the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for Organizations.
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Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (September 13)
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Hello, The Rank and File!
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September 2018
[edit]Hello, The Rank and File. Thank you for helping to build Wikipedia-- the world's largest free content encyclopedia. I'm sorry, but User:The Rank and File/sandbox has been deleted as meeting WP:CSD#G11. "This applies to pages that are exclusively promotional and would need to be fundamentally rewritten to conform with Wikipedia:NOTFORPROMOTION." These must be rewritten from scratch from "reliable, third party sources unconnected to the subject." See WP:RS.
Wikipedia:Identifying blatant advertising#Typical signs of blatant advertising contains information about content to avoid. For more information on content that may be perceived as promotional, click User:Dlohcierekim/promo. These are just rough guides. Pages can avoid all those pitfalls and still be glaringly obvious ad copy. Sometimes pages meeting WP:CSD#G11 give the appearance of an editor violating Wikipedia:Conflict of interest or WP:PAID. Please read and heed them if they apply to you. Please read Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations.
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- There is more information at Wikipedia:Community portal. There is help available at THE TEAHOUSE. Cheers, and happy editing. -- Dlohcierekim (talk) 02:33, 14 September 2018 (UTC)
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. While we appreciate that you enjoy using Wikipedia, please note that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a free webhosting service. Wikipedia is not a place to post personal content, host personal websites, or do things that are not directly related to adding to or improving the encyclopedia. Off-topic material may be deleted at any time. This message is not meant to discourage you from editing Wikipedia but rather to remind you that the ultimate goal of this website is to build an encyclopedia. Thank you. -- Dlohcierekim (talk) 02:33, 14 September 2018 (UTC)
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You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose.
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Thank you. -- Dlohcierekim (talk) 02:35, 14 September 2018 (UTC)please remember
[edit]All content must be cited from reliable sources that are unconnected with the subject and have a reputation for fact checking. The subject's website and IMDB cannot serve as reliable sources.-- Dlohcierekim (talk) 02:38, 14 September 2018 (UTC)
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Lead at The Rank and File (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
username has been changed to a specific individual thank youLead at The Rank and File (talk) 22:33, 17 September 2018 (UTC)
Decline reason:
Unfortunately not. Your username was changed to a specific role in the company, not to a specific individual. That's still not permitted. Yamla (talk) 13:40, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.
Uh... No it hasn't. Where do you see that it's been changed ? - FlightTime (open channel) 22:51, 17 September 2018 (UTC)
With all due respect to Litlok, this is not much better. This still relates to a position, not an individual person. Please choose again.-- Dlohcierekim (talk) 06:23, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
- And I'm ready, willing and able to press the shiny new button that let's me rename people.-- Dlohcierekim (talk) 19:50, 18 September 2018 (UTC)