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File source problem with File:Lorenzo Sassoli de Bianchi.jpg

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Speedy deletion nomination of Promo-Bologna

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to inform you that a tag has been placed on Promo-Bologna requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an article with no content whatsoever, or whose contents consist only of external links, a "See also" section, book references, category tags, template tags, interwiki links, images, a rephrasing of the title, a question that should have been asked at the help or reference desks, or an attempt to contact the subject of the article. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Everymorning (talk) 13:13, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Fondazione del Monte

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to inform you that a tag has been placed on Fondazione del Monte requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an article with no content whatsoever, or whose contents consist only of external links, a "See also" section, book references, category tags, template tags, interwiki links, images, a rephrasing of the title, a question that should have been asked at the help or reference desks, or an attempt to contact the subject of the article. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Everymorning (talk) 13:21, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

ANI notice

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Everymorning (talk) 13:27, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

August 2015

You have been blocked temporarily from editing for Disruptive editing: mass creation of blank pages. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text below this notice: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 13:37, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

• Please note that if you want to create a blank page to use as a space to create an article, you can do this in draft space; instead of creating Promo-Bologna, create Draft:Promo-Bologna, and when it contains enough information to qualify as an article, move it to Promo-Bologna. bd2412 T 13:40, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

• Hi Michael,

I've unblocked you (that was pretty abrupt and uncalled for). But please visit the ANI thread mentioned above and let people know what you're doing. We typically don't create blank pages first, and fill them in later. If you don't return before the thread is archived, then feel free to {{ping}} me when you do return to discuss further. --Floquenbeam (talk) 14:01, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll just delete them all for the time being.

Michaelbenis (talk) 14:02, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

I think that's been taken care of. BD2412's advice is good; draft space is a good place to work on an article, and people will leave you alone while you're working. You don't have to get anyone's permission to move to article space when it's ready, just move it. Thanks for the content you contribute (if you just double your productivity, you'll make up for me, who doesn't produce any!). --Floquenbeam (talk) 14:09, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

Conflict of Interest policy and disclosure

Hi Michaelbenis. I work on conflict of interest issues here in Wikipedia. Your edits to date seem to be heavily centered on companies in the Italian advertising business called Utenti Pubblicità Associati Promo-Bologna and others. I'm giving you notice of our Conflict of Interest guideline and Terms of Use, and will have some questions for you below.

Hello, Michaelbenis. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you have an external relationship with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Utenti Pubblicità Associati, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:

• Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
• Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam).
• Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies. Note that Wikipedia's terms of use require disclosure of your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation.

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.

Question

Wikipedia is a widely-used reference work and managing conflict of interest is essential for ensuring the integrity of Wikipedia and retaining the public's trust in it. As in academia, COI is managed here in two steps - disclosure and a form of peer review.

DIsclosure is the most important, and first, step. Would you please let me know if you have any relationship with Utenti Pubblicità Associati, [romo-Bologna, its management, or contracting agencies hired to write about them?

You can reply here - I am watching this page. Once you do, we can take it from there. Thanks in advance for talking! — Brianhe (talk) 14:55, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

Answer

Thanks Brian,

I shall reply as fully as possible. I have answered this in three stages (telephone interruption).

I am an advertising freelance branding consultant, copywriter and creative director.

I have no relationship with UPA or Promo Bologna and have never worked for either organisation (either directly or through agencies).

The new pages I had hoped to create were simply to provide more information on the organisations referred to in the article on Lorenzo Sassoli De Bianchi that I was updating mainly to inform that he was knighted for services to enterprise in 2015.

I created the English page at Sassoli's request in 2010 and it was translated and expanded upon quite well and impartially (including with some accurate additional research e.g. place of birth) in Italian by someone who as far as I am aware had no connection with the company. I thought it would be a good idea to update both pages.

I have provided occasional consultancy services to Valsoia (a of the company that Sassoli owns). I have also worked for UniCredit Bank through an agency but this was prior to Sassoli's involvement and I have not worked for them since. I have no involvement in any other companies owned by Sassoli or by which he is employed or on the board in a voluntary capacity etc.

The original entry in English and updates in English and Italian on Sassoli have been at his request and paid for, but written by me to impartial academic standards (I used to teach literature at the University of York). All the information on the Sassoli page (in English) has been provided by Lorenzo Sassoli himself but has wherever possible also been externally verified and referenced. In deference to your concerns I shall not create the new pages on UPA, Promo Bologna and the rest. In fact I have very little time left to do so today.

I have now finished editing this answer having completed the updates (18:45 GMT) and this is my complete disclosure. Please do not hesitate to get back in touch if you have any further questions, which I will be happy to answer in detail.

Best regards

Michael

Michaelbenis (talk) 16:02, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for replying. I've asked some other editors at the noticeboard to have a look. You'll receive a notice in a moment, with a link to the relevant discussion. Brianhe (talk) 17:49, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion

This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard regarding a possible conflict of interest incident in which you may be involved. Thank you. Brianhe (talk) 17:54, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Valsoia

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A tag has been placed on Valsoia, 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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Orphaned non-free image File:Valsoia logo.jpg

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Valsoia (October 6)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Onel5969 was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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Onel5969 ^{TT me} 13:08, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Hello! Michaelbenis, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about why your article submission was declined please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Onel5969 TT me 13:08, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Valsoia logo.jpg

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Valsoia (October 20)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Flat Out was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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Flat Out (talk) 04:32, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Valsoia

Hello, Michaelbenis. It has been over six months since you last edited your Articles for Creation draft article submission, "Valsoia".

In accordance with our policy that Articles for Creation is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the {{db-afc}} or {{db-g13}} code.

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 02:22, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Valsoia

Hello, Michaelbenis. It has been over six months since you last edited your Articles for Creation draft article submission, "Valsoia".

In accordance with our policy that Articles for Creation is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the {{db-afc}} or {{db-g13}} code.

If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. 1989 (talk) 04:38, 2 January 2017 (UTC)