User talk:DevonteRiley

The draft article on your user page
Hello DevonteRiley. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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And please consider changing the promotional tone of that article before you post it to the live article namespace. Wikipedia is not for advertising! De728631 (talk) 18:36, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Devonte Riley


A tag has been placed on Devonte Riley requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a band or musician, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you.  role player 00:42, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Devonte Riley


The article Devonte Riley has been proposed for deletion because, under Wikipedia policy, all newly created biographies of living persons must have at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the prod blp tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can when you are ready to add one. Bihco (talk) 07:37, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Zakiya Munnerlyn
This is an automated message from MadmanBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Zakiya Munnerlyn, and it appears to be a substantial copy of http://metajam.mobi/music-artist/name/%5EZ*/Zakiya/e+zakiya.

It is possible that the bot is confused and found similarity where none actually exists. If that is the case, you can remove the tag from the article. The article will be reviewed to determine if there are any copyright issues.

If substantial content is duplicated and it is not public domain or available under a compatible license, it will be deleted. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material. You may use such publications as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. See our copyright policy for further details. (If you own the copyright to the previously published content and wish to donate it, see Donating copyrighted materials for the procedure.) MadmanBot (talk) 01:19, 1 April 2012 (UTC)


 * I have deleted the article as a copyright violation. It was confusing, since the external article was about a person named Zakiya Cox and you had changed all of the last name references.  ★  Bigr   Tex  01:32, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of "Devonté Riley"
A page you created, Devonté Riley, has been tagged for deletion, as it meets one or more of the criteria for speedy deletion; specifically, it is about a band or other musical group, but it does not indicate how they are important or significant, and thus why they should be included in an encyclopedia. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and the guidelines for musical groups in particular.

You are welcome to contribute content which complies with our content policies and any applicable inclusion guidelines. However, please do not simply re-create the page with the same content. You may also wish to read our introduction to editing and guide to writing your first article.

Thank you. RA talkcontribs 19:33, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of "Devonte Riley (album)"
A page you created, Devonte Riley (album), has been tagged for deletion, as it meets one or more of the criteria for speedy deletion; specifically, it is about a band or other musical group, but it does not indicate how they are important or significant, and thus why they should be included in an encyclopedia. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and the guidelines for musical groups in particular.

You are welcome to contribute content which complies with our content policies and any applicable inclusion guidelines. However, please do not simply re-create the page with the same content. You may also wish to read our introduction to editing and guide to writing your first article.

Thank you. RA talkcontribs 19:35, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Removing Speedy at Devonté Riley
Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for taking the time to create a page here. It might not have been your intention, but you recently removed a speedy deletion tag from a page you created yourself. Because Wikipedia policy does not allow the creator of the page to remove deletion tags, an automated program has replaced the deletion tag you removed from Devonté Riley. Please do not continue to remove the deletion tag, instead, if you disagree with the deletion, you can follow these steps: Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do. For further help about the deletion, you could contact the user who first placed the tag or a highly active user who is willing to help with deletion. This message was left by a bot, so please do not contact the bot about the deletion. Thank you, - SDPatrolBot (talk) 19:43, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) Go to the page by clicking this link. Once there, select the button that says [ Click here to contest this speedy deletion].
 * 2) This will take you to the talk page, where you can make your case by explaining why the page does not meet Wikipedia's criteria for speedy deletion.

Please do not remove speedy deletion notices from pages you have created yourself, as you did with Devonté Riley. If you believe the page should not be deleted, you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that says: Click here to contest this speedy deletion, which appears inside the speedy deletion notice. This will allow you to make your case on the article's talk page. Administrators will consider your reasoning before deciding what to do with the article. Thank you. - SDPatrolBot (talk) 19:52, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

This is your last warning. The next time you remove a speedy deletion notice from a page you have created yourself, as seen in Devonté Riley, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. - SDPatrolBot (talk) 19:52, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Reported to AIV
Hi DevonteRiley, this is a notice to let you know that I have reported your removal of speedy deletion templates at Devonté Riley to administrators. An administrator should assess the report in a short while, and they will take any appropriate actions. Please wait for an administrator before taking any further actions yourself. Thank you, - SDPatrolBot (talk) 19:56, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

MfD nomination of User:DevonteRiley
User:DevonteRiley, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:DevonteRiley and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ). You are free to edit the content of User:DevonteRiley during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you.

Wikiedia is not a site like Myspace or Facebook for people to write about themselves - see Wikipedia is not about YOU and Autobiography. User pages are for the volunteers, who are here to build the encyclopedia, to say something about themselves and their Wikipedia activities, if they wish, to help communication within the project. They are not for substantial content... that is unrelated to Wikipedia such as copies of deleted autobiographical articles. JohnCD (talk) 16:20, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

Blocked
You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for using Wikipedia only for self-promotion. This is not a site like Myspace or Facebook for people to write about themselves. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding below this notice the text, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. JohnCD (talk) 23:01, 6 October 2012 (UTC)