User talk:Mattmclaren

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Speedy deletion nomination of OCOA Platform


A tag has been placed on OCOA Platform, 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.
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Solodev (September 26)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by SwisterTwister was:

The comment the reviewer left was:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Solodev and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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SwisterTwister  talk  04:04, 26 September 2016 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Solodev (September 28)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by DGG was:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Solodev and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
 * If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:Afc_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Solodev Articles for creation help desk] or on the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:DGG&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:Afc_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Solodev reviewer's talk page].
 * You can also use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

 DGG ( talk ) 18:28, 28 September 2016 (UTC)

September 2016
This is your only warning; if you use Wikipedia for soapboxing, promotion or advertising again, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.  DGG ( talk ) 18:29, 28 September 2016 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Solodev has a new comment
 I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Solodev. Thanks! -- 1Wiki8 ........................... (talk) 05:51, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Solodev (November 13)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Kvng was:

The comment the reviewer left was:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Solodev and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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~Kvng (talk) 15:45, 13 November 2016 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Solodev has been accepted
 Solodev, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. . Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia! –&#8239;Joe (talk) 20:58, 20 December 2016 (UTC)
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Nomination of Solodev for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Solodev is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Solodev until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. –&#8239;Joe (talk) 21:03, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

Sockpuppet investigation
KATMAKROFAN (talk) 00:35, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

Account Blocked

 * Thank you for the quick response . The account "Techcto" was the CTO of our company, Shawn Moore. Several of us were working to get the article posted, and we did not sufficiently understand Wikipedia's policies. As you can see from his username, while he did not fully disclose his connection, he was also not going out of his way to hide it, as "CTO" was part of his username. We regret running afoul of those policies, and we did not wish to impose on the good will of Wikipedia editors. Since last December, we have made an effort to better understand the requirements around disclosure, sock puppeting, and canvassing. We plan to observe them rigorously going forward. Mattmclaren (talk) 21:15, 18 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Discussing with blocking admin. Just Chilling (talk) 22:46, 18 July 2017 (UTC)


 * I just blocked and, both of whom are using the same IP as Mattmclaren. It's impossible to tell whether we're talking about one or more persons, meaning socks or meat, but the pattern described by Mattmclaren continues, and apparently no one at Solodev has learned anything, despite Mattmclaren's claims to the contrary. The two new accounts apparently think that making a disclosure on their userpage is sufficient. It's not. Wikipedia is not a platform for one or more editors to promote affiliated companies, bands, whatever.  I will not consent to this user being unblocked.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:36, 18 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you for looking into it, and . I do not understand, though, why my colleagues are being punished for my mistakes. I understand (now) the issues around canvassing and single purpose accounts, etc. I've sought out advice and information based on our experiences, and I see the problems with our approach that led to the sock puppet label. However, I want to emphasize that I never intended to deceive anybody about my identity. The only sock puppet account I created was Solodev, and I did it under the misunderstanding that having an official company account would be viewed as helpful, not harmful. I never used that account to vote, only to seek information from other users on their user pages and at the help desk. All the other accounts tied to my IP address were simply colleagues voicing their own views. We all understand now that "stacking the vote" with multiple accounts is unacceptable, and I am confident my colleagues won't be repeating that mistake, nor will I.


 * I'd like to reiterate my request to have my own account unblocked, not for the purposes of working on Solodev-related content, but to be able to work in other areas of Wikipedia. I'm not sure whether I will do so, but I don't think it's fair to have a permanent block notification on my account when I have learned the lessons and have no intention of repeating the actions of the past. I believe my colleage Matt Garrepy will be submitting an improved version of the Solodev article in the future, but I am no longer working on that, and I won't be chiming in if he does so.


 * In case it's relevant- my name is Matt McClintock. I chose the name "mattmclaren" because I'm a fan of the McLaren Formula One team, and because I saw that it's common for people to use pseudonyms here. I didn't want to hide my identity, I was just trying to match what I saw other people doing. -Mattmclaren (talk) 18:19, 20 July 2017 (UTC)


 * User talk:Mattgarrepy has relevant discussion. Just Chilling (talk) 21:58, 20 July 2017 (UTC)