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Speedy deletion of Sandbox Biography

Hi Spenser, I am new to the Sandbox process and was publishing while adding/editing information thinking it was a draft publication. I used the publish button since I was unable to see a save button, apologies for the oversight. I noticed the Sandbox biography has been speedily deleted. The biography is referenced and is impartial and independent and follows the Wikipedia policy. I would like to next complete biography before publishing in the Sandbox for review. I hope this is acceptable and wanted inform before doing so. Many Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adpb (talk • contribs) 12:53, 1 May 2020 (UTC) placing signature (oversighted previously) Adpb (talk) 10:37, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

I thought Publish was the same as "save my sandbox". How do I save my sandbox. I was not ready to publish.

Jana Hawley — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaghawley (talk • contribs) 19:28, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

Deleted sandbox

Hello, my sandbox page was deleted without me knowing that it was public, please restore as I had spent a lot of time developing that page. I was going to save the information for myself but now I can't do that since you deleted, and I am a bit new so I was not aware that my sandbox was open to the public. Again, I was only using my sandbox to create a draft. Please do not delete my sandbox, I need it. Thank you if you read this. I hope my situation comes to your concern.

Please take action

Thank you,

User: Jana Hawley

Hello Spencer

ITAA is the premier global professional organization of textile and apparel scholars and educators. We have more than 800 members from around the world. Our members publish in scholarly journals and teach at major universities as well as small liberal arts colleges. We meet annually and our graduates work at the world's second largest employer, after agriculture--the retail industry. I have been a member since 1993, am a past president and have been named the chair of the ad-hoc committee to drive the wikipedia project to make the world better aware of our field. I do hope you will consider reinstating our article as we plan to build out more articles on our most prestigious scholars who have made impact through sustainable textiles, consumer behavior theories, historic archival records, technical design, aesthetic design, and pedagogyJaghawley (talk) 01:11, 6 May 2020 (UTC) among others. Thank you

Jana Hawley Dean and Professor University of North Texas Jaghawley (talk) 01:09, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Query

Hello, if I email you the details can you revdel a page. Has Minor id info on it. Hell in a Bucket (talk) 23:19, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

@Hell in a Bucket: Sure. Spencer^T•C 23:35, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

Sent Hell in a Bucket (talk) 23:38, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

Deleted as U5. Don't think I need to revdel still but I did anyway just in case. Best, Spencer^T•C 23:42, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

Please block this IP address

213.22.164.193 (talk) is causing lots of damage to Wikipedia. I've had to revert this IP 5-6 times. Please block this IP to prevent further damage. -Yours, ◊PRAHLAD^Balaji 23:51, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

 Done. You probably know this already, but if you make a report at WP:AIV, you will likely have a faster response time. Spencer^T•C 00:13, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you so much!!!!! -◊PRAHLAD^Balaji 00:21, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Username

Hey Spencer, wanted to know – is my username too close to yours? I don't want violate any username policies. Let me know what you think. Happy editing! Don Spencer^{talk-to-me⛅} 21:20, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Nah lol. There's others with similar names, like User:JASpencer. Spencer^T•C 22:20, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Query 3

Hi Spencer, I like to know if I can change my username. In addition, I want to provide my information for publishing in the Wikepedia - how do I go about doing this please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ayoonatola (talk • contribs) 20:39, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

For username changes, see Wikipedia:Changing username. For your "provide my information for publishing in the Wikepedia", what do you mean? Please note that Wikipedia does not permit self-promotion. Spencer^T•C 20:43, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

Please block

188.7.98.8 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) is doing more harm than good on Wikipedia. Please block this user to prevent further damage. Thanks. -◊PRAHLAD^Balaji 20:44, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

 Done. As mentioned above, please submit reports to WP:AIV so other admins can review the requests in case I am away, as was the case in your second request to me. Best, Spencer^T•C 20:45, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

please help revert my deleted page

hi spencer, trust you are doing great. my sandbox fancyajonder/sandbox was recently deleted. i did not try to use wikipedia as a host or have any close relation .i followed all policies and would like you to help revert the deletion. if you believe there are area i need to adjust would definitely do that. best regards _{04:05, 17 May 2020‎ User:Fancyajonder}

I see you placed an undeletion request; a reply has been given to you at Wikipedia:Requests_for_undeletion#User:Fancyajonder/sandbox with further information. Best, Spencer^T•C 14:58, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

Help needed

Hi Spencer, you have helped me with my sandbox article and better understanding of the rules. I would highly appreciate if you could check my updated draft (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Meest-America) to see if it is ready to be published. Thank you in advance! MK — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mkotko (talk • contribs) 14:15, 18 May 2020 (UTC)

Dear Spencer, thank you so much for your assistance! MK — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mkotko (talk • contribs) 20:53, 18 May 2020 (UTC)

About SpeedDeletation

Hello Spencer. Nice to meet ya, hope is everything well in your end. I would like to know why you have requested the Speedy deletion of the page User:Vintagemusiclabel/sandbox/Stark D? I read all the guidelines and wasn't planning to use Wikipedia as a host page! All idea is to have my Biography and discography like many other artists listed here on the encyclopedia. Wikipedia is like a proof of a public person and would grant me as an artist the opportunity to have my verification badges in all social media and would give the certification of my work for possible investors.

Please undelete my page, it would mean a lot to me and my record label which I was starting to create the page right now.

Hope to hear from you, Kind Regards,

Diego Paulo Jacintho — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vintagemusiclabel (talk • contribs) 01:00, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion, and if you are truly notable, someone else un-connected to you will create an article. Wikipedia is not the place to generate evidence for verification badges on other sites. Please review also Wikipedia:Notability (music) and Wikipedia:Conflict of interest (creating an article about yourself is strongly discouraged). Furthermore, based on [1], there are username issues with the account, which will necessitate a block. Spencer^T•C 14:53, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

Hello Spencer’s I received your request for speedy deletion. I apologize if I broke any rules or guidelines. I do not know how to delete the wiki post... do I leave it to get taken down or can you tell me how to remove it myself. I never meant to upset anyone. Oscarbean (talk) 22:02, 18 May 2020 (UTC)

Tanaza - Deletion page - User:Paul Smith 1970

Hi Spencer, here is Paul Smith 1970. You have recently deleted a page that I've created about the company Tanaza. Is there a way to publish the content of this company without receiving a deletion? What I've written on that page it's simply what Tanaza is and what is its history. I've mentioned also more than 30 resources (including citation and articles from Facebook Engineering Blog, Il Sole 24 ore, Yahoo Finance, and also 2 patents on Google Patents approved by US government!): the sources are really of high-level. Please I ask you to reconsider that page or alternatively suggest me advise to try a re-publishing. In Wikipedia, several companies with less information and less impact in society have been published and accepted: Tanaza has a global impact in the creation of hardware and software wifi disaggregation. It has a partnership with great manufacturing companies such as Linksys and it collaborates with Facebook for several projects of wifi democratization.

Thanks for your answer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paul Smith 1970 (talk • contribs) 08:07, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

Re: ITAA

Hello spencer. Once again, the ITAA website sandbox was removed. I still do not understand why. If we hired a wikipedia editor to write, would it be accepted? How so or other professional organizations get their org published? ITAA is the organization for CTRJ which DOES have a wiki page. I just need to understand so that we can do it correctly.

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaghawley (talk • contribs) 14:30, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Ravi Zacharias

On 22 May 2020, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Ravi Zacharias, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 02:57, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

Requirements to post an article on Wikipedia

Good day! I'm a new user here on Wikipedia, as my work and personality, I love creating article and publishing it. Please guide me on the path to successfully publish article on Wikipedia.

Best regards ! Hareeyorprints (talk) 19:43, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

To work well done!

Noticed the same thing at the same time. Or did you answer the speedy in like a fraction of a second. In any case.. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 05:07, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

I think you got the tag on before I deleted the page (don't think I saw the tag) haha. Spencer^T•C 05:09, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

Why was my page deleted?

Good day, I tried contacting you about the page I created ( Amor Lilman Arteaga) that you erased from my sandbox. I wanted to point out that Amor Lilman Arteaga who had a viral video in 2012 titled “Pull your pants up” and featured then Brooklyn borough President Marty Markowitz is already found on Wikipedia under sagging. My intention of making this page is for Amor Lilman Arteaga to be able to provide his information directly by searching his name. I would also like to point out that General Larry Platt who also went viral for his anti sagging song “Pants on the ground “ can also be found along side Amor Lilman Arteaga on Wikipedia under sagging, yet he has his own Wikipedia under his name sharing his similar story. I respectfully ask you to restore the deleted page in light of the information I’ve provided. I’m open to suggestions on any changes you feel are needed to proceed. Thanks Amorlilman (talk) 21:38, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Barnstar

Can you give me that recent changes barnstar for my hard work in patrolling recent changes and maintenance work. I'm not that perfect, but another barnstar from you is appreciated. Thanks! KMagz04 (talk) 03:25, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

I'm not familiar with that barnstar; can you send me a link? Spencer^T•C 03:31, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

What? You should have known this since you're an admin. Any barnstar (you like) is appreciated. Peace ✌ KMagz04 (talk) 03:33, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

		The Recent Changes Barnstar
		Put your message here. KMagz04 (talk) 03:34, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

there you go KMagz04 (talk) 03:34, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you

hello there! thank you for approving my request Trains2050 (talk) 11:58, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

Removing your own comments

Hello, sorry, but can you please not remove your historical comments on talk pages? They're part of the historical record and really shouldn't be removed. I know I'm more extreme about this than most other people but ... I'm kinda uncomfortable with it. Graham87 16:05, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

My Account was Hacked

Hello sir! I would like to inform you I have found out who hacked my account earlier today. Earlier today, Eric Simpson hacked my account and used my account to edit pages inappropriately. I was blocked because of the edits he placed. Can you please unblock my account Favoredkitty because this is all a misunderstanding. FavoredkittyALTbecauseIwashacked (talk) 16:48, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

Please log into your original blocked account and follow the instructions to make an unblock request there. Best, Spencer^T•C 16:49, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

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Recover Article - Inside

Hello - I received notice that an article I submitted for review was rejected and "speedy deleted" as well due to the following; WP:U5 and WP:G11. Is it possible to recover this page and modify per the recommendations provided? I appreciate all help and guidance you may have so that I can successfully publish an article. Kind regards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lmuniz31 (talk • contribs) 18:25, 1 June 2020 (UTC) Hello - I am an employee of the company and new user to this community. The information provided to me by the reviewer was extremely informative and I would like to take the opportunity to restructure and change according to what was provided to me. Please let me know if this helps and I appreciate your assistance here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lmuniz31 (talk • contribs) 15:52, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

Reason for deletion of Debapratim Roy‘s page

Hello Spencer,

Can you please share the reason for deleting the article published my myself based on my actual works? Your reply in this regard will be highly appreciated and will also help me to modify/delete/update any information on my post, if that has any conflicting issues with the rules & regulations charted out by Wikipedia. Debapratim Roy (talk) 05:05, 7 June 2020 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) ​ Please see WP:AUTOBIO and WP:COI for the relevant information regarding this. Thank you. ◊PRAHLAD^balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 14:17, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

Rollback

Hi Spencer. Contacting you since you're listed at Category:Wikipedia administrators willing to grant rollback requests. I've been pretty active in anti-vandalism recently, and it constitutes the majority of my time here. Would appreciate it if you could take a look at my edits and see if you'd be willing to grant rollback? Huggle would be a nice timesaver. ProcrasinatingReader (talk) 16:58, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Speedy deletion (CSD) WP:G11

Hello - I received a notification that the article I was editing was deleted. I couldn't find a way to save the article without being published. I wonder if it is possible to recover this article and modify. I appreciate all help and guidance you may have so that I can successfully publish my page. I'm no doing advertising I'm just trying to write the article for the company. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Deisy.patino1 (talk • contribs) 05:09, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Hi Deisy.patino1, please see WP:REFUND if you wish to get it back. ◊PRAHLAD^balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 14:15, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

@Prahlad balaji: It is worth noting that the deletion tag notice states, "If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator." Spencer^T•C 14:17, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

However, the deleting admin may not always be available. ◊PRAHLAD^balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 14:18, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

I wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference Thank you

Please contact the deleting administrator (User:Fastily) regarding this. Additionally, as you stated on your user talk page, you are a marketing associate with the company whose page you created. Please follow the instructions I posted on your talk page related to disclosing a conflict of interest. Spencer^T•C 03:25, 15 June 2020 (UTC)

Inquiry

Why did you delete my user page? Am Bernie berno Bernie berno (talk) 09:30, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Hi spencer. Can you edit Bernice Burgos page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bernie berno (talk • contribs)

Hi @Bernie berno:, I do not understand your request. What kind of edit are you requesting? Spencer^T•C 17:55, 15 June 2020 (UTC)

I meant you creat a page for Bernice Burgos — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bernie berno (talk • contribs)

My apologies, I'm not understanding what you mean. Spencer^T•C 01:37, 16 June 2020 (UTC)

Okey

Reviewing pages in my userspace

Hi Spencer, could you tell me why you're reviewing pages in my userspace? I'm not asking you to stop, but I'm just curious as to why. Thanks, ◊PRAHLAD^balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 21:09, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

They show up as yellow when I'm reviewing recent changes, so when the page is good to go or something created by a trusted user (i.e. not userspace spam), then I mark as reviewed so I know what I have and haven't reviewed when going down through recent changes. Happy to not do that on user subpages for you if there are any concerns. Best, Spencer^T•C 21:11, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. BTW, I have no objection to you doing this. ◊PRAHLAD^balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 21:38, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/151.228.92.246

Hi,

Did you mean to block this IP for only 31 hours? They were previously blocked for 31 hours just a couple days ago ([2]), although it looks like the previous blocking admin did not leave a block template message on their talkpage, so you may not have seen that... Thanks. 69.141.145.130 (talk) 19:18, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

I did not. I'll just leave the block as-is for now but keep an eye on things in 2 days. Spencer^T•C 19:28, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

AIV

This edit was deleted at AIV before you could respond to my ping. Could you please take a moment to look at this single-purpose vandalism-only account. Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 16:28, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

I saw your message and reviewed everything. IMO I believe a 4im warning is appropriate with a block for subsequent disruption, but I had left the report there in case another admin felt differently about blocking the user. Spencer^T•C 16:49, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of User talk:Zacktweets12

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A tag has been placed on User talk:Zacktweets12, 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. Cahk (talk) 07:31, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

sorry

My apologies for the ping to AIV. It would help if I knew what day it was. Sorry Meters (talk) 23:03, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

No worries, the user ended up being blocked by another admin. (This was one of those cases where it could go either way). Best, Spencer^T•C 23:09, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

I'm on COVID time... all the days blend together. Meters (talk) 23:15, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

Manuel Moroun ITN nom

Thanks for marking it as ready! Unfortunately, there isn't an additional "support" vote in sight 14 hours later. You make the final call. I'm fine either way – just find it puzzling why my ITN noms are being held to higher scrutiny than others. —Bloom6132 (talk) 06:48, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

I don't see consensus to post at this point even though IMO I feel like the article has adequate depth of coverage at this point. However, others may rightfully differ. In many RD noms, I frequently observe and point out resumes in prose format, so if anything other RD noms should be getting higher scrutiny if that is not presently the case. Those issues should also be improved too. Best, Spencer^T•C 17:34, 15 July 2020 (UTC)