User talk:InsightfulPath

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:InsightfulPath

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A tag has been placed on User:InsightfulPath, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly defined criteria, then it may soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:

• It seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.
• It appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free Web hosting service. (See section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion.)

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 "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 deleted 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. Ruy (talk) 00:01, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

Contested deletion

This page should not be speedily deleted because... (your reason here) --InsightfulPath (talk) 00:10, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for helping me figure this all out! I thought the 'user page' was intended to tell other Wikipedia's who I was, (the Wikipedia known as user:InsightfulPath).

I can take out the reference to my company, which is also my username, as I was not intending to promote my company, but merely state why I was so interested in putting up pages on the experts in their fields whose notable contributions to society are/were important.

I will edit this now, and hopefully this will address your concerns. I do look forward to hearing back, as I am wanting to comply with the guidelines... I just have to learn them first! :-)

Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (December 7)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Hammersoft 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 after they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to User:InsightfulPath/sandbox and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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Hammersoft (talk) 01:11, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion of User:InsightfulPath/sandbox

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The page User:InsightfulPath/sandbox has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seemed to be unambiguous advertising which only promoted a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to have been fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

Please do not recreate the material without addressing these concerns, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If you think this page should not have been deleted for this reason, or you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. Bishonen | tålk 03:25, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

December 2023

Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because your account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia. Also, your username gives the impression that the account represents a business, organisation, group, or web site, which is against the username policy.

If you intend to make useful contributions instead of promoting your business or organization, you may request unblock and a username change. In your reasons, you must:

• Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the paid-contribution disclosure requirement; and
• Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the kind of edits for which you were blocked; and
• Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked; and
• Provide a new username.

To do this, post the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with your new username and replace the text "Your reason here" with your reasons to be unblocked.

Please note that the new username you choose cannot already be taken and in use by another account. You can go here to search and see if the username you'd like to choose is available. If the search returns that no global account with that username exists, that means it is available to be taken.

Appeals: If, after reviewing the guide to appealing blocks, you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal it by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your reason here" with the reasons you believe the block was an error, and publish the page. Bishonen | tålk 03:40, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

• Hello, Insightful Path. Your sandbox is much too promotional and also, you can't use the name of your company as your username; please see the block notice above for how to change it. Also, checking out your Youtube presence via Google, I see that the subject of your sandbox, Nick Housego, is connected with your company. (The founder of it? That's not quite clear.) If you are that person, you need to be aware that writing about oneself is strongly discouraged here, for reasons explained at Wikipedia is not about YOU and Wikipedia:Autobiography. Please also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. Bishonen | tålk 03:58, 7 December 2023 (UTC).

  Thank you! I'll change my wikipedia name to James Samana (my name). I'm not trying to promote my business. I'm trying to get pages that show the contributions of often unsung people like Nick, how made contributions to their fields.

  Nick was a low level employee who made BIG differences for the Australian public service. I interviewed him. But there are other's I want to do pages on . People who made impacts for society in some way or another. But whose legacy and impact could be lost.

  Thanks for the advice - it is a learning curve to figure out how to use WikiPedia! :-) InsightfulPath (talk) 02:31, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

I'm afraid your plans for writing pages on "often unsung people" are a bad fit for Wikipedia. We go by reliable secondary sources only; if people are unsung, Wikipedia will not have a page on them, no matter their impact on society. A person is notable for our purposes if and only if they have received significant coverage in reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject; see Wikipedia:Notability (people). The article in your sandbox, which I deleted, offered no sources at all at the time you submitted it for publication in article space. That made it completely non-viable (together with the promotional tone).

If you are still interested in getting unblocked, please follow the instructions in the yellow field above. You need to disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the paid-contribution disclosure requirement; describe the (more realistic) contributions you intend to make if you are unblocked; and state the username you want. To do this, please post the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with your new username and replace the text "Your reason here" with your reasons to be unblocked. An uninvolved admin (= not me) will then review your unblock request. Bishonen | tålk 06:14, 9 December 2023 (UTC).