User talk:Fundenspluvia

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Speedy deletion nomination of Fuzzy Samuel
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Thanks for your help. . . I had intended to delete this page and wasn't quite sure how to do that but now the question is moot. Firstly, the aforementioned information copied was created by me in conjunction with Mr. Samuel. We have been musical associates for around 30 years and I have been doing double duty as an everyman consultant in things promotional, as well as publishing, distribution, record label, mastering/engineering. . . managerial, friend, etc. and so forth. A quick google will attest to all this. Recently Mr. Samuel's domain may have been moved to Denmark, perhaps only the hosting as this is in flux.

Secondly - for many years Mr Samuel's name has been misspelled, often times with an added (s) at the end. Indeed he is introduced on the CSN&Y LP as hailing from Jamaica, by Graham Nash. . . this may have been an expedient on Mr Nash's part as he may have felt that the island of Antigua, Mr Samuel's birthplace, may have been a geographical stretch for his audience. Maybe he was unaware of his true home or perhaps Fuzzy used the expedient. Regardless, I suppose the best way to title his biographical article would be as Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuel as this would cover his given first name and the nickname he is most often known as, "Fuzzy". So, I would like to title the page Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuel and have all other references redirected.

Thirdly - I would like to use the Stephen Stills or Chris Hillman page as a template as they have many professional crossroads and I like that style. Is there a way I can use one of those as a template substituting Fuzzy's information and then saving it as Fuzzy's page? It seems all the Manassas band members have individual pages but Fuzzy - he brought this to my attention since the new Manassas CD was released on Atlantic / Warner / Rhino and there has been renewed interest in the band.

Thank you and I look forward to your reply.

denis farley Pourinrain (talk) 22:26, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of User:Pourinrain


Your user page, User:Pourinrain, has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appeared to be advertising which only promoted or publicized someone or something. Promotional editing of any kind is not permitted, whether it be promotion of a person, company, product, group, service, belief, or anything else. This is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages — user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources or advertising space. Please read the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for Organizations.

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 * Hello, Spencer,
 * I'm sorry for violating the rules. I'm new to this, and am in need of some guidance.  Pourinrain has been my DBA since the late '70s.  Just for quick reference I looked over the Exxon Mobile page, and have a few ideas how I might word the activities of Pourinrain without appearing to be a blatant advertisement.  In addition, if it is an advertisement, as you say, I might opine a rather tongue in cheek one at that.
 * For example, here's a quote from the Exxon Mobile page:
 * "Chemicals
 * ExxonMobil Chemical is a petrochemical company that was created by merging Exxon's and Mobil's chemical industries in 1999. Its principal products include basic olefins and aromatics, ethylene glycol, polyethylene, and polypropylene along with speciality lines such as elastomers, plasticizers, solvents, process fluids, oxo alcohols and adhesive resins. The company also produces synthetic lubricant base stocks as well as lubricant additives, propylene packaging films and catalysts. ExxonMobil is the largest producer of butyl rubber.[44] Infineum, a joint venture with Shell plc, is manufacturing and marketing crankcase lubricant additives, fuel additives, and specialty lubricant additives, as well as automatic transmission fluids, gear oils, and industrial oils.[45]"
 * Here they refer to their principal products. In my page I had referred to activities with which Pourinrain was involved.  So, I suppose my mistake was to refer to them in the first person?  So if I were to edit the page using the third person, it then would not appear to be advertising?
 * I'll also be looking over the various help pages as well.
 * sincerely,
 * Denis Farley
 * Pourinrain Pourinrain (talk) 10:21, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

January 2024
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 * Please be clearer in describing the edits you would make. Nothing to do with Pourinrain, I presume. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 07:58, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
 * You say "I don't receive any compensation" and yet you wrote as if you are a representative of Pourinrain, so your claim is dubious. Please explain your association. ~Anachronist (talk) 16:07, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I'm seventy-seven, semi-retired, started in the music business in earnest around 1975, at thirty years old. Met Fred Neil, a celebrated songwriter in 1978.  He was Broadcast Music (BMI) songwriter of the year in 1970, after his song, "Everybody's Talking," was featured in the Oscar Winning picture of the year, "Midnight Cowboy."  It had a line in the chorus, "I'm going where the sun keeps shinning, through the pouring rain."  I told him I was thinking of naming my music publishing, "Pouring Rain Music."  I wasn't sure, but he said, "keep it, it has a ring to it."  It was kind of a joke, unspoken, the ring in Pouring.  Over the years as I diversified into many entertainment activities, I just shortened everything I did under the DBA of Pouring Rain.  Mostly I'm living on social security these days, and medical is through the Veterans Administration.  My last royalty check from CDBaby was for around ten dollars.  I've been working on a photo journal about traveling with my dog, Chee Kough, Travels With Chee Kough.  He's almost fifteen now, near as I can tell.  I took a web building class at Sierra College and used that as a final project:  https://appliedartand.design/86-fa23-mead/dfarley/finalproject/index.html
 * Pouring Rain has been a domain: https://www.pourinrain.com since around 1995 or so.  I'm working on that too, as you will see if you follow the link.
 * I understand I need to play in the sandbox for a bit to learn how to lend an encyclopedic reference to any edit I might be able to make. Previously I made a page for an associate, Calvin Fuzz Samuel, years ago, but it was taken down, and I think another friend, more familiar with Wikipedia made one for him:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_%22Fuzzy%22_Samuel
 * Another project I created is the world's first hemp plastic (microfibrilated hemp cellulose) harmonica comb: https://www.hempyharp.com
 * A breakfast waffle: https://www.hempnacorn.com
 * A musical artist: https://www.denisfarley.com - badly in need of an upgrade, it isn't terribly current.
 * A tribute to Huang Harmonicas and its founder the late Chamber Huang, for whom I endorsed harmonicas and performed other graphic and sound editing projects in the '90s. https://www.chamberhuang.com
 * It isn't like anyone is paying me to write Wikipedia pages, although undoubtedly there is a benefit all around with inclusion.
 * I'm also a Wikipedia donor.
 * I look forward to eventually making a useful contribution to Wikipedia.
 * sincerely,
 * Pourinrain
 * Fundenspluvia 2600:6C52:7DF0:1890:E4D9:17E5:F66F:92E6 (talk) 11:40, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
 * You've been renamed.
 * Thank you for all those disclosures in areas where you have a conflict of interest. I'm retired myself, although somewhat younger than you. I too have various projects, accomplishments, and inventions that I'm proud of, but I won't write about them on Wikipedia.
 * If you're really serious about contributing to the Wikipedia project, you might start by reviewing Golden Rule and WP:BACKWARD. If you believe you can write an article forward, using only sources that comply with the golden rule, then you could possibly create a draft and submit it for review if you are unblocked. Draft space is the only venue we have for you to write about a topic with which you have a conflict of interest. If you can write another unblock request demonstrating your knowledge of contributing to Wikipedia based on those two documents, it would likely be more successful. Convince me, and I'd be willing to unblock you myself. ~Anachronist (talk) 20:33, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
 * P.S. I couldn't get your last two links to work. I did read your presentation about hemp and the site about hemp and acorn (and I also use hemp hearts when I make waffle batter). It would be interesting if hemp could be made into some sort of thermoplastic material for 3D printing. That might be a truly biodegradable plastic, unlike PLA, which is marketed as earth-friendly but doesn't actually biodegrade except in industrial composting conditions. ~Anachronist (talk) 20:44, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

globally renamed Pourinrain to Fundenspluvia
globally renamed Pourinrain to Fundenspluvia -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:37, 27 January 2024 (UTC)