User talk:Retroworks

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World Reuse Repair and Recycling Association

I would be glad to help you where I can. After looking at the article today, I feel that it is in a lot better shape then when I tagged it. Let me see what I can do and I will leave you a message in 15 minutes.--Christopher Kraus (talk) 19:06, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I cleaned a lot up, It would help if you could make the history section sound a tiny bit less promotional.--Christopher Kraus (talk) 19:19, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Retroworks

A tag has been placed on User:Retroworks requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page 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. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

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. —moonythedwarf (Braden N.) 22:46, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Contested deletion

This page should not be speedily deleted because... (your reason here) --Retroworks (talk) 23:02, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Retroworks, End of day, here's the issue: Your userpage looks like a "hire me" page, not a userpage. —moonythedwarf (Braden N.) 23:05, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You can make whatever changes you like, it's not considered hiding it. I've removed the CSD, as I see that your intent wasn't site misuse. —moonythedwarf (Braden N.) 23:08, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not some all-powerful god.

I'm just trying to make sure the site stays clean.

You're good, don't worry about it. —moonythedwarf (Braden N.) 23:13, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I will admit my judgement was a bit rushed (and, consequentially, incorrect).

I'm currently browsing through the Recent Changes feed on the site, doing cleanup/anti-vandalism work. —moonythedwarf (Braden N.) 23:15, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

To make this clear though: I'm not an admin or anything, just another editor working on the site.

My goal isn't to screw people over, and I don't have, say, page deletion permissions in the first place.

CSDs work on a "tag and review" system. A user tags, and an admin comes along to review.

If I failed to realize my mistake, an admin would realize it and nothing would happen. —moonythedwarf (Braden N.) 23:17, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You're free to talk about yourself in your user page. To further elaborate, the thing that caused my initial judgement was the linkedin, company, etc.

That was mistaken. I would avoid going into a ton of detail on the company though, as that may be considered promotional. You can read the guidelines for userpages at WP:USERPAGES —moonythedwarf (Braden N.) 23:22, 29 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This was an edit of MY User Page... I'm shocked to be speedily deleted for updating personal information after a decade of contributions.

I thought it was appropriate for me to provide more background about myself, including links to my Linkedin account information. I have constructively participated on Wikipedia for over 10 years. If I misunderstood, and should not have provided information about myself for transparency, please let me delete the revisions. I had only the interest of integrity.

You can call or email me if you would like to explain what I did that resulted in "speedy deletion". I rarely edit, and probably would have already been deleted if I had closed this window. Should I just undo the changes (bio information) I added less than an hour ago? Or would that be perceived as trying to hide the changes from this contested review?

moonythedwarf (Braden N.) Thanks for the speedy explanation. I'd be happy to reset it. I'm 58 and am not seeking to change employment, I assure you. I just was resetting my password, and it seemed like I should tell people who I am. I had a very difficult time more than a decade ago being deleted and discredited, and I admit I am proud to have several authors and researchers verify the false claims about e-waste exports which I whistleblew, and I guess I was hoping that wouldn't happen again. Please, let me delete it and show mercy, I'm a good person of significant integrity.