User talk:LamBiosInc

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Abe Matamoros moved to draftspace
Notability not established and the article is overly promotional and one sided. Zero standalone notability is shown. Only coverage from reliable, secondary sources comes as part of coverage of the company EllieGrid. Moving back to draftspace to avoid sending to Articles for Deletion. Sulfurboy (talk) 03:58, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Abe Matamoros (March 20)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Sulfurboy were:

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Sulfurboy (talk) 03:59, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Deletion discussion about Abe Matamoros
Hello, LamBiosInc

Welcome to Wikipedia! I edit here too, under the username Sulfurboy and it's nice to meet you :-)

I wanted to let you know that I've started a discussion about whether an article that you created, Abe Matamoros, should be deleted. Your comments are welcome at Articles for deletion/Abe Matamoros.

You might like to note that such discussions usually run for seven days and are not ballot-polls. And, our guide about effectively contributing to such discussions is worth a read. Last but not least, you are highly encouraged to continue improving the article; just be sure not to remove the tag about the deletion nomination from the top.

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Sulfurboy (talk) 05:00, 20 March 2020 (UTC)


 * It is nice to meet you too! I am just starting out with Wikipedia, so I am getting used to it all. Since there were different ways to submit an article, I got a little confused. I submitted an article for review, and then moved it from "drafts" to "article". When I did that there seemed to be some kind of "Error" saying that there were two version of the article. That is why I tried to delete the version that was in my sandbox. I read an article saying that by adding "db-u1" to the top of the draft, I could delete it. Was that the right way to go about it? I will make the changes you mentioned and comment in the "Articles of Deletion section" as you suggested. Thanks again for your help. LamBiosInc (talk) 05:13, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

Your username
Hi - I'm Girth Summit, and administrator here. Another user has reported a concern about your username, since it seems to represent the name if a company (Lam Bios Inc?). Please can you explain whether that is the case? Also, please allow me to draw your attention to the following guidelines: WP:UPOL, WP:COI and WP:PAID. If it is the name of a company, you will need either to create a new account, or change the name of this account at UNC. If you are editing on behalf of a company or one of their clients, the COI and PAID guidelines will apply regardless of your username. Please reply to these concerns before editing further. Best Girth Summit  (blether)  09:13, 20 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi Girth. It is nice to e-meet you. Considering I included the initials "inc" within my username, I can completely understand why someone thought I was a company. However, I am an individual. I am not a company. Is there something I need to do to prove this? The truth is that the username is a random name I thought sounded cool. Should I change my username? I recently created my account and did not realize this would be an issue, so if I need to change my username, I do not have a problem with that. Thank you, LamBiosInc (talk) 13:12, 20 March 2020 (UTC)
 * , if there isn't a company that it represents, then there isn't a solid policy-based reason for me to require you to change it; however, if I were you I would change it to something that doesn't look like a company name if I were you - one use has already made the assumption and reported your account to admins, others will probably do the same thing, and this is a conversation you probably don't want to keep having. Best Girth Summit  (blether)  18:14, 20 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. I will look into changing my username. On a separate note, do you happen to know how a dispute over whether or not an article gets deleted is resolved? Someone thinks an article I published should be deleted. Another user and I have been trying to explain why it should not be deleted, but I am not sure how this ultimately gets resolved. Thank you, LamBiosInc (talk) 18:37, 20 March 2020 (UTC)
 * , the discussion at AfD will run for at least one week. Other users will review the article, assess the sources, and vote one way or the other. The question usually revolves around whether or not the subject is notable. After a week, an experienced editor or admin will look at the discussion - if there's a clear consensus one way or the other, they'll close the discussion and take the appropriate action (either deleting the page, or closing the discussion as 'Keep' and removing the deletion banner from the page). If there isn't a clear consensus, the discussion will be relisted for another week in the hope that more people will get involved and a consensus will emerge. So, basically, you need to explain why you think the subject is notable, and then leave it for others to make their own assessment. Best Girth Summit  (blether)  18:55, 20 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for taking the time to give me this information. I will change my name; however, I might wait until a dispute I am involved with is over so that the people on the thread do not think I am trying to be sneaky or anything like that. What happens if the discussion still does not seem to be going anywhere after a while? I have provided evidence to back my claims, and others are denying my claims without providing evidence or counter-arguments, so we are starting to go in circles… Does it simply come down to a voting system, or does the person reviewing after 7 days look at the evidence and arguments that were presented? For reference, the article is about “Abe Matamoros”. Thanks LamBiosInc (talk) 02:29, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
 * , re the username, fair enough. Regarding the AfD discussion, you don't have to keep replying to everything that everyone says - take a look at Articles_for_deletion for general guidance on how these work. Once a week has elapsed since the discussion started, an admin or other experienced editor will review the discussion, and determine whether there is consensus - they don't just count votes, they weigh arguments against policy, and will either close the discussion one way or the other, or will relist it for further discussion. Girth Summit  (blether)  09:17, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the information. Sincerely, LamBiosInc (talk) 14:51, 26 March 2020 (UTC)