User talk:Hoovertwin1

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Hoovertwin1


A tag has been placed on User:Hoovertwin1, 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. Amortias (T)(C) 16:59, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

Contested deletion
This page is not unambiguously promotional, because it is a biography of a living person (BLP) who is notable, using reliable, published sources. It is written conservatively and neutrally. Hoovertwin1 (talk) 17:27, 31 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi Hoovertwin1, there are a couple of issues with your user page that need adddressing.
 * The sections at the bottom advising people to follow them on various websites reads as promotional as it is aimed at increasing the individuals following.
 * The article doesn't actually have any sources linked to it, there are several external links but these are not references, please read WP:RFB for further advice.
 * Finally a userpage should not be used to create pages that should be in the mainspace of Wikipedia, it would be advised to copy the entire content of the page and move it to your sandbox (via the link in the top right of the Wikipedia pages). You ca edit and work on articles here for as long as nessecary and when ready request they are reveiwed before being published.
 * Hope that helps. Amortias (T)(C) 17:45, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

Hi Amortias thank you for the help, I have copied the entirety of the page to my sandbox in order to finish editing it there.
 * The article does have many sources, they just weren't included yet and I wasn't aware that it was already in the mainspace of Wikipedia upon saving it.
 * The external links will be removed.
 * How can I delete the page from the mainspace of Wikipedia?
 * Big help, thank you! Hoovertwin1 (talk) 17:55, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

Hi, you can delete the information by clicking the edit page and removing the information then saving the page. This will remove it from the userpage, make sure you dont remove the {{{{db-spam}} text at the top of the page or this may be picked up as vandalism by the filters. Drop me a message on my talk page and I will remove it once the rest of the information has gone. Amortias (T)(C) 18:08, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

Hi Amortias sorry for the delay, I copied my text to sandbox but just got back online to finish editing it to find that it has been deleted by RHaworth under U5: misuse of Wikipedia as a web host. Can you please tell me how I can restore the text and work I have already done? Really don't understand why it got deleted and don't want to lose the work I've already done. I was saving it in the sandbox as per your instructions, thought I was following the Wikipedia policies.
 * Also I don't see a {{{{db-spam}} text at the top article I accidentally started on the mainspace of Wikipedia.
 * Thanks again Hoovertwin1 (talk) 08:49, 7 September 2014 (UTC)