User talk:KenCode

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Hello, KenCode, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as BitShares, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

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Speedy deletion nomination of BitShares


A tag has been placed on BitShares, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which articles can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:
 * It 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. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Business for more information.
 * It appears to be about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), individual animal, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. (See section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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.  GILO  A& E&uArr;  19:58, 23 March 2015 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User:KenCode


A tag has been placed on User:KenCode requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free Web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

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. TL22 (talk) 16:37, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User:KenCode


A tag has been placed on User:KenCode requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free Web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

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. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:48, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

April 2015
Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from User:KenCode, a page you have created yourself. If you believe the page should not be deleted, you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that says: Contest this speedy deletion which appears inside the speedy deletion notice. This will allow you to make your case on the article's talk page. Administrators will consider your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you. <b style= "color:red">T</b><b style= "color:#FF4200">L</b><b style= "color:#FF7400">2</b><b style= "color:#FFA700">2</b> (<i style= "color:green">talk</i>) 16:49, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

Contested deletion
This page should not be speedily deleted because... (It's my personal user page which says where i work, my past jobs, etc. It is not acompany page, it is my personal user page only. I work for BitShares, the company. (bitsharestalk.org)) --White Hat &#38; White Collar Inventor, driven COO, Decentralizer, Tech Investor, Efficiency Expert &#38; IoT aficionado: #ePlug (talk) 16:54, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

Contested deletion
This page should not be speedily deleted because... (It's my personal user page which says where i work, my past jobs, etc. It is not acompany page, it is my personal user page only. I work for BitShares, the company. (bitsharestalk.org)) --ken Code (talk) 17:52, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

April 2015
Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to User:KenCode. While objective prose about beliefs, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. Peridon (talk) 20:05, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

Conflict of interest editing in WP
Hi KenCode - you have been forthright in acknowledging your conflict of interest (COI) and apparently had a clear disclosure on your User page before that was deleted.

I am giving you notice of our COI guideline here, as well as Wikiepdia's Terms of Use, so that you can become familiar with them. I have a couple comments and a request for you at the bottom of this.

Hello, KenCode. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:


 * Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
 * Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Spam).
 * Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies. Note that Wikipedia's terms of use require disclosure of your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you.

Comments and questions

 * First it is great that you had disclosed your COI on your User page, but it seems that the disclosure went too far and became promotional. What we look for is a simple statement.  You do not have to reveal any personal information, but you do have to say enough to make it clear that you have a COI.  Something like, "I am a founder of Bitshare" or "I work at Bitshare" or whatever else is relevant.  Simple and short.
 * You seem to be working with two other users here, and .  Please be aware of meat puppeting  and be sure not to violate that.
 * I have opened a discussion at the Conflicts of Interest noticeboard, Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard, so we can all talk in one place. Would you please come there and Talk?  Thanks~ Jytdog (talk) 22:56, 4 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Hi KenCode, i tried to write above, that we would look for with regard to managing COI is a simple disclosure. I am glad you tried to restore disclosure there, but you went too far and made it promotional.  Here is the guidance on what you can put on your userpage User_pages.  As I said, all we need is a simple disclosure - a couple of sentences.  If you want more, great, but don't go too far.   I am sorry that this all may seem arcane and complicated. Jytdog (talk) 17:14, 5 April 2015 (UTC)


 * about this closer but still not on target.   I gave you the link above, but i don't know if you went and read it.  It says "Generally, you should avoid substantial content on your user page that is unrelated to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a general hosting service, so your user page is not a personal website"   It looks like a personal webpage with your CV and saying how great you are (sorry).  What is there, should be relevant to your work here.  Let's do it this way - what kinds of articles, do you intend to work on here?  If you answer, I can help you edit that down. Jytdog (talk) 17:34, 5 April 2015 (UTC)


 * your userpage still says "He served as CEO for Line9 Corp (an Oregon Corporation) for over 16 years. While business building there ken managed a globally distributed team of 37 IT employees and sub-contractors, managing the multi-million dollar investment. A humble activist for positive global change, ken is an unflinching and agile Team Leader, working diligently for human freedom. He feels that Blockchain and crypto-currency technology can be the much needed "peaceful awakening" as he calls it."  None of that seems to read on editing, and is frankly promotional.  Your userpage is still at risk of speedy delete, from my perspective.   You don't seem to be getting it, that this is not a personal webpage.   And iimportantly, you don't disclose where you have a COI (nothing about Bitshares or whatever else your company actually does)  I don't know why you are not talking back to me here... why not?  we can talk through this..... 19:23, 5 April 2015 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User:KenCode


A tag has been placed on User:KenCode requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free Web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

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. <b style= "color:red">T</b><b style= "color:#FF4200">L</b><b style= "color:#FF7400">2</b><b style= "color:#FFA700">2</b> (<i style= "color:green">talk</i>) 16:55, 5 April 2015 (UTC)

Contested deletion
This page should not be speedily deleted because... (ok, as admin User Jytdog suggested, I stripped out a bit more and also made my Wikipedia work more prevalent. Please let me know if it looks ok now, thank you :) kenCode ) --ken Code (talk) 17:25, 5 April 2015 (UTC)

Contested deletion
This page should not be speedily deleted because... (As per admin User Jytdog I have removed all CV style text and focused only on how I can contribute to Wikipedia. user kencode) --ken Code (talk) 19:04, 5 April 2015 (UTC)

not an admin
hey, you called me an "admin" in this edit note - i am not an admin. Jytdog (talk) 19:19, 5 April 2015 (UTC)