User talk:Meg421

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Hello, Meglav, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as TIOGA (band), may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

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Speedy deletion nomination of TIOGA (band)


A tag has been placed on TIOGA (band) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a band or musician, but it does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about 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 "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. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 05:00, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

How can I avoid a page about a musical group being deleted?
I have worked on an artist page more than once that has been deleted, or nearly deleted each time. With each creation, I add more links, but try to not have nearly every line flagged to make it easier to read. What else may be contributing to the deletion of TIOGA (band)? Meglav (talk) 05:10, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi Meglav. The problem isn't so much the quantity of sources as the quality. The band's facebook page, their YouTube videos, Spotify listings etc. - none of this counts towards showing that they are notable. The guidance you need to take a look at is WP:42 - you need multiple, reliable,  independent sources that provide detailed coverage of the band. That means nothing the band, their management or their label have put out themselves can be used to demonstrate notability. It may also be worth looking at WP:NBAND for the inclusion criteria for bands and musicians - if they don't meet any of these requirements, Wikipedia doesn't want an article about them yet. Yunshui 雲 水 08:35, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Meglav, you mention that you've created band pages in the past that were nearly deleted. But this account was created only within the last few hours. Have you edited previously under a different user name? If so, you should make some disclaimer to that effect on your user page. (See WP:Sock puppet). WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:26, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Good spot. Meglav, I see that you were previously editing as User:Meglavmgmt - while the creation of this new account with a new username is sort-of-legit (since your old account was only blocked because of the username), this new username is just as inappropriate. Furthermore, since a few seconds of Googling shows that Meglav Management appears to manage the band you are writing about, it would appear that you are attempting to use Wikipedia for promotion - that's not on. As such, I have blocked this account under a hard block - you may not create a new account to get around this block, as such an action would be considered block evasion. Please read the block message below and respond appropriately. Yunshui 雲 水 13:13, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

April 2017
There have been two problems identified with this account: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, and your username indicates that the account represents a business or other organisation or group, which is also against policy, as an account must be for just one person. Because of those problems, the account has been blocked indefinitely from editing.

If you intend to make useful contributions about some topic other than your business or organisation, you may request an unblock. To do so, post the text at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:CentralAuth to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy. Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In this reason, you must:
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If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Yunshui 雲 水 13:13, 20 April 2017 (UTC)


 * I've done the rename (from User:Meglav), and someone else will review your unblock request. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 08:57, 21 April 2017 (UTC)