User talk:LanceT

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Hello, LanceT, and Welcome to Wikipedia!

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LanceT, good luck, and have fun. – Worldbruce (talk) 19:25, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Administration Intelligence (October 3)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Yann was:

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

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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Yann (talk) 16:42, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! LanceT, 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! Yann (talk) 16:42, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: GB & Smith (October 15)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Primefac was:

This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability—see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies and the golden rule. Please improve the submission's referencing, so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia.
What you can do: Add citations (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners) to secondary reliable sources that are entirely independent of the subject.

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.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:GB & Smith and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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Primefac (talk) 22:01, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: GB & Smith (November 1)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by SwisterTwister was:

This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability—see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies and the golden rule. Please improve the submission's referencing, so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia.
What you can do: Add citations (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners) to secondary reliable sources that are entirely independent of the subject.

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.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:GB & Smith and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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You can also get Wikipedia's Live Help real-time chat help from experienced editors.

SwisterTwister talk 08:35, 1 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:GB & Smith has a new comment[edit]

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:GB & Smith. Thanks! SwisterTwister talk 08:17, 7 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:GB & Smith has a new comment[edit]

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:GB & Smith. Thanks! SwisterTwister talk 06:19, 9 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Email request for help with format issues[edit]

Hello, LanceT. A belated welcome to Wikipedia! I'm afraid I won't be able to assist you to any great extent with Draft:GB & Smith. I'm very busy with several other projects, and the subject is not in my powerhouse. I also doubt that the topic is notable, and wouldn't want to give you false hope that the draft will ever be approved. There are a million other ways you can improve Wikipedia, and I encourage you to explore those. Creating new articles is one of the most difficult things to do and has a low probability of success.

If you decide to continue with GB & Smith, be sure to declare any connection you have to them. If you have an external relationship with GB & Smith, you may have a conflict of interest. People with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, see the conflict of interest guideline and frequently asked questions for organizations. In particular, please:

avoid creating or editing articles related to you, your organization, its competitors, or projects and products you or they are involved with;
instead, request an article from an unrelated editor at Wikipedia:Requested articles;
exercise great caution so that you do not violate Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, the Wikimedia Foundation'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.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to notability of companies, neutral point of view, and sourcing. Worldbruce (talk) 19:50, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Worldbruce: I second your opinion that there is a COI here. At the very least, the editor here appears to be a WP:SPA. LanceT has not declared COI as requested so if LanceT continues to edit without doing so, I suggest we approach WP:COINB with our concerns. Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:53, 17 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Walter Görlitz: Thanks for the ping, this had dropped off my radar. I've watchlisted it, and will refresh my memory about it with a detailed examination as soon as I have time. That may not be for several weeks, unless something like a nomination for deletion imposes a more pressing deadline. --Worldbruce (talk) 05:51, 17 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Reply to your Articles for Creation Help Desk question[edit]

Hello, LanceT! I'm Wikiisawesome. I have replied to your question about a submission at the WikiProject Articles for Creation Help Desk. /wia /tlk 03:34, 16 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: GB & Smith (March 27)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by DGG was:

This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability. Wikipedia requires significant coverage about the subject in reliable sources that are independent of the subject—see the general guideline on notability and the golden rule. Please improve the submission's referencing (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners), so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. If additional reliable sources cannot be found for the subject, then it may not be suitable for Wikipedia at this time.

The comment they left was:

Please do not submit unless you have references providing substantial coverage from third-party independent reliable sources, not press releases or mere announcements.

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.

DGG ( talk ) 07:38, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: GB & Smith (April 7)[edit]

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by SwisterTwister was:

This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability. Wikipedia requires significant coverage about the subject in reliable sources that are independent of the subject—see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies and the golden rule. Please improve the submission's referencing (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners), so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. If additional reliable sources cannot be found for the subject, then it may not be suitable for Wikipedia at this time.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Still needs any additional amount of the best available in-depth third-party news sources overall, but not press releases and trivial passing mentions.

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.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:GB & Smith and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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SwisterTwister talk 04:26, 7 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

April 2016[edit]

Hello, I'm Walter Görlitz. I wanted to let you know that I removed one or more external links you added to the page Regression testing, because they seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page, or take a look at our guidelines about links. Thank you. Walter Görlitz (talk) 13:39, 7 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Administration Intelligence concern[edit]

Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Draft:Administration Intelligence, a page you created, has not been edited in 5 months. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion. If you would like to attempt to save it, you will need to improve it.

You may request Userfication of the content if it meets requirements.

If the deletion has already occured, instructions on how you may be able to retrieve it are available at WP:REFUND/G13.

Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 22:25, 23 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Administration Intelligence[edit]

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

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 edit the submission 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. Puffin ^{Let's talk!} 14:34, 25 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback[edit]

Hello, LanceT. You have new messages at Walter Görlitz's talk page.
Message added 04:53, 17 September 2016 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.[reply]

Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:53, 17 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Wiiisdom[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Wiiisdom, 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, group, product, service, person, or point of view 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.

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. atmxwl ^☿ 18:36, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Conflict of Interest[edit]

Hello, LanceT. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
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disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest#How to disclose a COI);
avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam#External link spamming);
do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. TomStar81 (Talk) 20:17, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]