User talk:Dexter515251

Promotion is prohibited
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 * This was not promotion. Just additional bio info. Please let me know how to restore the page. Why would you do this?! Dexter515251 (talk) 21:39, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Your response does not address your conflict of interest. Note that article was deleted according to community consensus at Articles for deletion/Steve Shapiro (2nd nomination).-- Ponyo bons mots 19:07, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I am sorry that I made the error of editing my own page. I did not understand that conflict... However I had no chance to defend the deletion of the entire entry. I am contributor to a Grammy-winning album of the year, publisher of multiple articles, have been widely reviewed by many international publications. That is not worthy of an entry? I have just found numerous colleagues with far fewer major credits who still maintain a Wiki entry. Wiki deletion rules thus seem very arbitrary. I would appreciate the chance to add more credible 3rd party references and have the page restored. Dexter515251 (talk) 15:30, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Cannot understand why there was not a warning about the COI content, which could simply be removed? In 2008, this page was reviewed and approved as below:
 * Strong Keep. He has worked with a considerable number of notable jazz and rock artists, meets WP:V. If this is deleted, we'll have to delete things like Morris Pert and Malcolm Mortimore which is just not on.--h i s s p a c e  r e s e a r c h 15:43, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 * Weak Keep Seems to meet WP:MUSIC through his album releases. Checks out at label website. SingCal 01:44, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 * Keep Meets minimum criteria of WP:MUSIC. — BQZip01 — talk 06:31, 1 March 2008 (UTC) Dexter515251 (talk) 16:49, 26 November 2023 (UTC)