User talk:Civicactionlab

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Civicactionlab[edit]

A tag has been placed on your user page, User:Civicactionlab, 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.

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. Justarandomamerican (talk) Have a good day! 18:18, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Contested deletion[edit]

This page is not unambiguously promotional, because... (I put the deletion code by mistake for my own page) --Civicactionlab (talk) 18:24, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

April 2024[edit]

Hello, Civicactionlab. Thank you for helping to build Wikipedia-- the world's largest free content encyclopedia. I'm sorry, but a page you created User:Civicactionlab has been deleted as meeting one or more of the criteria for speedy deletion.

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Please do not add promotional content to this encyclopedia. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 18:24, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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:

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Civicactionlab/sandbox[edit]

A tag has been placed on your user page, User:Civicactionlab/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.

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. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 18:25, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Civicactionlab (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

I was mistakenly recognised as a business entity while Civic Action Lab is a awareness program about political participation among the citizen Civicactionlab (talk) 18:29, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

There is no mistake that this is an organization(if not a "business"), you wrote in an edit summary "This page is created and maintained by Civic Action Lab (CAL)". You haven't proposed a new username as instructed, nor said what edits you will make now that you know that your prior edits will not be permitted. Please read WP:COI. 331dot (talk) 19:51, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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.

Please place new posts at the bottom, thank you. This may be easier to do if you click "edit" at the top of the page or in the section header, and not "reply". 331dot (talk) 19:51, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]