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Xlovecam page deletion

Hello, i'd like to understand why you erased this page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xlovecam I put all articles and the awards that this site won: "best european cam site" =>why don't you want to speak about that ? thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eagle13666 (talk • contribs) 10:39, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

Eagle13666, it is quite clear from your editing that your interest is very much in promoting this site. If you are being paid or compensated to edit Wikipedia, including being asked or expected to do so as a duty of employment or internship, you will need to make the required disclosures before we proceed. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 18:55, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

Seraphimblade,what are you speaking about? I'm creating a page about other cam sites, you will see in the next days. So why are you against my previous page in which i put articles and awards?Will you block other pages as well? cause it means that you have interest to avoid a speach about different competitors

Kalladka Tea page deletion

I wrote the article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalladka_Tea yesterday night around 22:30 IST (+5:30 UTC). When I got up in the morning I saw email saying it has been marked for deletion. After I finish morning chores and started working, I got another email saying it has been deleted. Why did you delete it without giving me an opportunity to contest the deletion? I have been a Wikipedian since 2004. I am a bureaucrat in Kannada Wikipedia and Sysop in Tulu Wikipedia. I have been to two Wikimanias, Wikimedia Diversity Conference Sweden, Wikisummit at Berlin and all. I know very well about NPOV and other policies. I believe that the standard practice is to keep the deletion tag for a week so that the deletion can be contested. That is the practice we follow in Kannada and Tulu Wikipedias. The article which you deleted is actually a translation of the article on the same topic in Kannada Wikipedia. Hence it is not an advertisement by me. I am no way connected with the topic of the article. I strongly object the way you deleted the article without giving me an opportunity to contest the deletion.--Pavanaja (talk) 05:37, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

Pavanaja, that article engaged in clear promotion and boosterism. There's some relatively minor stuff (Mr Shivarama Holla, articles should not use "Mr." or the like for anyone), but then goes along with an unreferenced section stating how neat the process of making it is. Then we've got blatant promotional language such as ...people from nearby places flock this hotel to drink KT ("flock to" is unreferenced, and is inappropriate talking up), a list of celebrities who have drunk it (unimportant and boosterism), The popular travel program... (leave out fluff adjectives like "popular"), and ends with an inappropriate editorial (A small hotel on the roadside of a highway becoming popular and getting featured in travel websites is something unique.; the cited reference does not support that assertion). If you believe that is NPOV, I strongly suggest you review NPOV again prior to attempting to create another article. So far as what other Wikipedias do, articles which meet speedy deletion criteria on the English Wikipedia may be deleted immediately, but of course other projects set their own policies. On this project particularly, speedy means exactly that. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 08:15, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

Asia Darts Association

Dear Seraphimblade,

I am writing to clarify that the page of Asia Darts Association is not unambiguously promotional, because the content is about the fact of the organization which include the background, history and milestones of the organization as well as describe and elucidate what the organization has done throughout the years.

Therefore, the current content does not serve to promote or publicise an entity, person, product, or idea, it is about the comprehensive biography of the organization.

Yours faithfully, Near — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nearmacc1626 (talk • contribs) 07:24, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

Nearmacc1626, as the article was deleted for promotion, please first clarify whether you are being paid or compensated to edit Wikipedia, including being asked or expected to do so as a duty of employment or internship. If so, you will need to make the required disclosures before we proceed. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 08:08, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

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Hello, Seraphimblade. Please check your email; you've got mail!
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.Ilovemuppets (talk) 15:05, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

I have sent you an email regarding Ramdas_Padhye Page

Ilovemuppets, while I have received your email, it does not contain anything which needs private discussion. If you would like to discuss the matter, please do so on this talk page; I will not discuss it over email. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 16:02, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

Straight Talk Wireless Draft

Hi SeraphimBlade,

This is FrankWS875. I am reaching out about the Draft:Straight Talk Wireless page which you assisted me with back in March.

I followed your advice, and removed the content which made the page read like marketese or advertising. After taking the time to edit Wikipedia and create a few non-promotional pages, I feel like I have a much better handle on Wikipedia’s guidelines.

However, when I resubmitted the page with the changes you recommended, it still got rejected without really any feedback on why.

Would you mind taking the time to glance at the draft and let me know your thoughts on it?

I thought I had a handle on the guidelines and was very surprised that this draft got rejected.

Sincerely,

Frank

FrankWS875 (talk) 15:13, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

Restore Ramdas Padhye Page

Hi SeraphimBlade,

Please restore the page Ramdas Padhye You had deleted it on the basis Unambiguous advertising or promotion. I was new to wikipedia and don't know how to write the page. I will rewrite the page and you can check it. I request you to please restore the same

Sincerely, Satyajit — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ilovemuppets (talk • contribs) 16:47, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

Ilovemuppets, sorry, but there was nothing salvageable there, so I will not restore it. If you can now write it appropriately, you can always take another go at it, ensuring to stick only to facts verified by reliable sources and staying neutral in tone and content. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 17:30, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

Hollywood Walk of Fame (in-text refs & ext link)

Hello, this is TashaB, and I am writing on your talk page to ask why you again revert my edit of reference/citation on W:Hollywood Walk of Fame when a clear explanation is listed on the Walk of Fame TALK PAGE? Can I assume you were unaware of this explanation? Please review it, and I kindly ask you to revert your last until you have understood the specific WP guidelines that are explained there. And yes, I'd appreciate you removing your last entry on my talk page, as you will see it is uncivil and unfounded. I'll give you some time before adding more to the Hollywood Walk of FAme TALK page. Respectfully, TashaB 17:06, 3 September 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Natasha Behrendt (talk • contribs)

Natasha Behrendt, you have been adding links to that organization and text about it all over the place in addition to creating an article about it, and were pushing for an inappropriate external link when that was not warranted. What you are doing has by this point reached the point of link spamming and reference spamming. This is often a strong indicator that there is a financial incentive which has not been disclosed as required. Regardless, however, that must and will stop one way or the other. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 17:36, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

Please be respectful and address the issue at hand that I have detailed, instead of completely avoiding the specific points and justifications that have been presented on the Hollywood Walk of Fame TALK PAGE. My edits stand on their own merit. If I esteem the Smithsonian's online archive and strive to enhance WP articles with such, there is no meaningful difference. I believe you are unreasonable in NOT addressing the issue at all here, instead engaging in ad hominum derision and threat. TashaB 19:48, 3 September 2020 (UTC)