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Would you please help me to understand?

Hi, Seraphimblade... I did try to get an answer from Doubledoublex2, why he has inserted this "resume" tag, but he just deleted my post and didn't answer me. I asked again, and again he deleted my post and didn't answer me. I don't understand this tag. In the German wikipedia (and i did write the article first in the German wikipedia, then translated it) it is okay to name 10 single-shows and about 20 group-shows. So i just don't get what i might have done wrong. And additional i do of course find articles which have way longer listings of exhibitions than mine, so i'm left clueless... how strict is the rule in naming exhibitions? How many are too much? You now additional deleted the quote of the artist, which i do find important... could you please (!!!) be so kind to not delete my question here, but help me to understand what i did wrong in your opinion? I'm a friendly person, i try to write good articles and i really would prefer if someone treated me as a goodwilling-person instead of showing me only the cold shoulder. Naomi Hennig (talk) 00:07, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Naomi Hennig, there is a section above entitled "Please read before posting". Please read it. You firstly, are using low-effort posting, such as failing to capitalize "I" and "Wikipedia", which, while it may fly some places on the English Wikipedia, don't on my talk page. In addition, you are discussing article edits, so you should be discussing that at Talk:Ivo Ringe, not my or any user talk page. Article edits are discussed on the article talk page, not user talk pages. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 00:11, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please Review!

Dear @Seraphimblade, The Akash Singh Rajput page seems notable, and the votes were in favor of keeping it, yet you still deleted the page. That’s not fair there are many articles on Wikipedia with a lack of references that remain available. The article should be restored, and the discussion time should be extended. 𝒮-𝒜𝓊𝓇𝒶 02:48, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

S-Aura, AfD discussions are not a vote, and I stated why I did not go by simple "head count" in the closing statement. Having had another look at the discussion, I would stand by it and decline to alter the close or reopen the discussion. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 04:22, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sir, could you please reopen or extend the discussion period as per my request ? I strongly believe this article meets notability criteria under multiple factors. 𝒮-𝒜𝓊𝓇𝒶 04:26, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I already answered that. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 04:37, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sir, Could you please explain why I'm not being allowed some time to prove my article correct? Which Wikipedia policy is preventing me to doing this? Multiple reliable sources are available on Google that could be included, and if given time, other contributors would also have the opportunity to share their feedback. 𝒮-𝒜𝓊𝓇𝒶 05:10, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page watcher), @S-Aura:, the consensus goes to delete because every single source you have provided shows no significant coverage from any reliable source, that is verified independently. I urge you to please read the links I just provided. Bludgeoning the discussions won't do any good. Biographies of living persons are taken seriously and the subject just do not meet the notability guidelines. More time and more discussions won't bring up new sources out of the blue. You can secure more sources that meet those guidelines and start a draft at Articles for creation. Then it shall be reviewed and accepted. You already have quite a big number of AfD notices in your talk page. So take a breather and double check the sources and the articles you are making. Ping me or any other editors for assistance. Thanks and happy editing. — Benison (Beni · talk) 05:18, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Dear @Benison, I truly appreciate your advice Thankyou! 𝒮-𝒜𝓊𝓇𝒶 05:21, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Deletion Question

Hello,

In October '24 you deleted a sandbox related to a new page.

I would like to tell you some history about that page and request that you reconsider yoour decision and let me proceed with the draft.

I write about skateboarding history and music (mostly punk and hip-hop). A few years back I attempted to create my first article.

The sandbox draft was removed by admin jsutlettersandnumbers as promotional. After an email discussion, the admin gave me some pointers about how to proceed in compliance with the no-promotion policy.

They returned my draft and I proceeded to work on a very scaled don version. However, the sandbox was still marked as "prmotional despite my continued work. I did not know any way to have that notice removed while I started over.

Is this the notice why the new effort was removed? I want to start froom scratch.

Please reconsider the deletion. If you are willing to let me make another attempt, please help me learn how to remove the promotional tag on the sandbox.

If the tag is not removed, I am concerned that my future efforts to create an article (different subject) will suffer the same fate.

I really appreciate the opportunity to explain all of this. I enjoy editing, look forward to creating an article, and try to devote time to these activities as time allows. Skate history (talk) 16:16, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Skate history, as you have been involved in writing promotional material, please first clarify if you are being paid or otherwise 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} 19:23, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your request. i am not paid or expected to do anything related to Wikipedia. I work independently in a profession absolutely unrelated to any subject matter I've contributed to on Wikipedia. I have never written an article for Wikipedia. I have only practiced within the sandbox related to subject matter which interests me on a personal level. I have worked on providing new information to existing articles for a number of years now. Thanks again for your attention to my concerns related to working on sandbox material going forward. If there is specific subject matter that I have covered which you would like to discuss further, please feel free to let me know. Skate history (talk) 21:23, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

So, you are not affiliated with this individual, but you took a photograph of him as a child? I'm not sure that makes sense to me. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 21:30, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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