User talk:Dgoude266

August 2014
I noticed that you have added promotional text to your sandbox. Promotional text is not permitted on Wikipedia, even in your sand-box. Your sandbox is part of your user-space and is governed by the same rules that apply throughout Wikipedia. Please delete the content of your sand-box or you may risk having your editing privileges revoked. Thanks  Velella  Velella Talk 19:49, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

Was that just the "reserver your seats today" verbiage? I deleted that.


 * No the whole thing is an advert. Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia not an advertising hoarding. There is no way that a one-day management shindig is ever going to be considered notable in Wikipedia terms.  Velella  Velella Talk 20:18, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

Guys, take it easy. I'm brand new to this and had no idea that it was against Wikipedia T&C's to put an event on here. Duly noted now. You do have the option of responding to things like this by saying, "Hey, not sure if you knew, but you're not allowed to post promotions on Wikipedia." At that point you get someone that says, "Sorry guys, I'll take that down right away!" instead of someone who thinks you're all a bit over the top.


 * You do have a point, but the majority of editors posting promotional stuff just bash on regardless and it is always difficult to know how editors are going to respond. Sometimes the softly softly approach leaves us with a ton of articles to clean-up or remove, in other cases like this, when we move swiftly to nip something in the bud, it looks (and probably feels) a bit draconian. You have my apologies if we  (or I) was/ were a bit quick off the mark. You would be more than welcome to contribute other stuff to Wikipedia - as long as it wasn't promotional. Thanks for your reasonable response. Regards  Velella  Velella Talk  14:32, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for that. Now that I've got the rules you have my assurances they will be followed.

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Dgoude266/sandbox


A tag has been placed on User:Dgoude266/sandbox, 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, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and 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 "Click here to 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 removed 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, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here.  Velella  Velella Talk 21:05, 20 August 2014 (UTC)