User talk:JimPlamondon

ThumMusic System
The article ThumMusic System has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be blatant advertising which only promotes a company, product, group or service and which would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 11, as well as the guidelines on spam. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. NawlinWiki (talk) 03:14, 21 April 2008 (UTC)


 * The whole thing was not written as a description of a notable product ("notable" per WP:N, having been recognized as such by reliable independent sources), but as a "here's a problem, and here's how my product is best at solving it" article. Just deleting the links to the website doesn't keep it from being advertising.  This is why it's not a good idea to write about your own product or company; see Conflict of interest.  What seems to you like neutral description seems to other people like promotion.  NawlinWiki (talk) 03:30, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of File:Thummer.jpg
A tag has been placed on File:Thummer.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F9 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image appears to be a blatant copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted images or text borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Eusebius (talk) 22:48, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Please grant to permission for the use of File:Thummer.jpg on Wikimedia Commons
Hello, JumPlamondon

Recently, I found your uploaded image on English Wikipedia is nominated for deletion.
 * File:Thummer.jpg

The reason for deletion may be "copyright infringement".

But, on Wikimedia Commons, if you send permission mail to Wikimedia Foundation, the image is kept, and it can be referred from other Wikipedia Projects (including English Wikipedia).
 * URL: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thummer.jpg

If you kindly grant to permission for use of the image on Wikimedia Commons, please send a permission mail (OTRS [1]) in the formats of Email templates [2] to Wikimedia Commons .


 * [1] OTRS: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:OTRS/
 * [2] Email templates: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/COM:ET

Best Regards, --Shoulder-synth (talk) 00:02, 16 January 2010 (UTC)


 * P.S. Message from sysop of Wikimedia Commons ... (original discussion is here)
 * When the e-mail has been sent, please apply   on the image page (in the "permission" field) to tell us so (and to prevent the file from being deleted). Please don't ignore this message, contact the sysop instead if you want to discuss the issue or if you have a question about the procedure.
 * (underline part is modified by me) --Shoulder-synth (talk) 03:23, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Technology evangelism
I have nominated Technology evangelism, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/Technology evangelism. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. - EdoDodo  talk 08:51, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
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Wikipedia and copyright
Hello JimPlamondon, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your additions to Dynamic tonality have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.


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Ways to improve Tony Seba
Hello, JimPlamondon,

Thank you for creating Tony Seba.

I have tagged the page as having some issues to fix, as a part of our page curation process and note that:

"Links to books on Amazon, while worthy, do not satisfy Wikipedia requirements for notability. Please find more references, and get them onto the article before somebody puts it up for deletion. The article resides at this level of risk. Thank you."

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, leave a comment here and begin it with. Remember to sign your reply with. For broader editing help, please visit the Teahouse.

Delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.

Whiteguru (talk) 03:22, 28 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Re the article on Tony Seba


 * The Tony Seba article is not unambiguously promotional, because:
 * It cites literally dozens of secondary sources which prove that his books (especially his recent ones) have sparked international discussion.
 * It cites a list of specific predictions, made in his books, that were highly controversial when published, which have since proven to have been accurate -- citing secondary sources accordingly.

I cannot help but wonder:
 * What factual statements in the article are considered to be promotional?
 * What sources of evidence would render those factual claims "non-promotional"?


 * Respectfully,
 * --JimPlamondon (talk) 07:39, 28 July 2021 (UTC)


 * A lot of editors have looked at this article today, and it has gone from New Page Review to Articles for Deletion (edit conflict) Draftspace, and then formally moved back to draft by an uninvolved editor. You have the grace, and the opportunity to find what we call reliable sources for this article. It's hard yakka, and I know you have been pushed and shoved around today; but it is all a learning experience. Please treat this like so. --Whiteguru (talk) 08:26, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

Tony Seba moved to draftspace
An article you recently created, Tony Seba, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of " " before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Yee no  (talk) 🍁 03:33, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Tony Seba


A tag has been placed on Draft:Tony Seba, 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, group, product, service, person, or point of view 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 "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 deleted 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. Riteboke (talk) 06:37, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Tony Seba (July 28)
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Theroadislong (talk) 06:40, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Tony Seba has a new comment
 I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Tony Seba. Thanks! Robert McClenon (talk) 06:46, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

Using Wikipedia for personal promotion
Please do not use WP for personal promotion as you have done here. I reverted your edits so that a neutral editor who is not the subject of the article can have a chance to improve the article. They might even use the sources you contributed. I encourage you to read WP:COI carefully. With that in mind, do you have a conflict of interest on Draft:Tony Seba? That would include having a financial interest in the subject's work, knowing them, or being paid to create the article. --- Possibly &#9742; 07:48, 28 July 2021 (UTC)




 * I did not use the article on the Thummer for personal promotion.


 * Given that an previous editor threatened to delete the article on the Thummer due to its claimed lack of notability, I added content and references to the article that demonstrated that the Thummer, the company that created it, and I as its inventor had received awards and government grants related to it, as evidence of its notability. How were these NOT evidence of the instrument's notability? Why edit them out?


 * The company had filed many patents and trademarks on the Thummer -- also evidence of notability. This IP is now in the public domain, so that anyone can now use it. A reader visiting the Thummer page might well want to know this. The information was contained in a sentence or two, with a list of references to the relevant entries in the government IP database -- what purpose is served by editing this information out of the article?


 * Respectfully,


 * --JimPlamondon (talk) 08:23, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
 * You need to declare your very obvious conflict of interest, per We our WP:COI guideline. Editing a page on a product that you invented is a COI.
 * I can't help but notice that his advice was provided to you 13 years ago (see top of talk page). You are describing your product from a marketing viewpoint and not an encyclopedic viewpoint. Also, patents, trademarks and grants have no role in determining notability. I have nominated the Thummer keyboard for deletion. It does not need ot be standalone and can be merged into the Jammer keyboard. --- Possibly &#9742; 08:26, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

Jim's Conflicts of Interest re Tony Seba
None. I am a fan of Tony's work. I've never met him or corresponded with him, though. He hasn't even accepted my LinkedIn connection request. 😉 --JimPlamondon (talk) 06:32, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
 * This isn't technically WP:COI then, so you don't have to declare it. Just so you know in the future. A COI requires a personal or financial connection to a person or entity. Happy editing. – Novem Linguae (talk) 09:25, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

Notability of Tony Seba
I was gently reminded by Whiteguru that links an author's books to Amazon pages do not, by themselves, prove notability. Fair enough.

However, it is unclear to me whether an article on Tony Seba needs to prove that HE is notable, or that his BOOKS are notable.

I have addressed this issue in two ways:
 * First, I have added the phrase "sparked international discussion" to each of his latest books (listed at the top of the article's Bibliography section), followed by references to articles that mentioned that book soonishly after its publication. This should address the "notability of his books" issue.
 * Second, I added a section titled "Predictions" that lists the predictions that Tony has made, citing his books (to enable people to verify his predictions) and secondary sources (to enable people to verify the outcomes).

Contested deletion of Tony Seba article
The article on Tony Seba is not unambiguously promotional, because:
 * 1) It cites literally dozens of secondary sources which prove that his books (especially his recent ones) have sparked international discussion.
 * 2) It cites a list of specific predictions, made in his books, that were highly controversial when published, which have since proven to have been accurate -- citing secondary sources accordingly.

The Wikipedia article on RethinkX, the company that Tony Seba co-founded, has more discussion of the criticisms of the ideas presented in Tony's books. If that's what you think is missing, please let me know, and I will add some of that discussion to this page.

Which begs the question:
 * What factoids stated in the article on Tony are deemed to be promotional, and why?

Respectfully, --JimPlamondon (talk) 08:23, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
 * This statement goes on the article's talk page. The deleting administrator will not see it here. --- Possibly &#9742; 08:28, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, this statement belongs on the article talk page, not your personal talk page. Liz Read! Talk! 22:34, 28 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I have copied & pasted the section above into Draft_talk:Tony_Seba.
 * --JimPlamondon (talk) 23:47, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Tony Seba has a new comment
 I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Tony Seba. Thanks! – Novem Linguae (talk) 09:22, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Tony Seba (July 29)
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nearlyevil 665  15:55, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Tony Seba
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Your draft article, Draft:Tony Seba


Hello, JimPlamondon. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Tony Seba".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 18:12, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

July 2022
Please do not add original research or novel syntheses of published material to articles as you apparently did to Dynamic tonality. Please cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 04:06, 28 July 2022 (UTC)