User talk:Meldine

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Speedy deletion of "Ray Donato"
A page you created, Ray Donato, has been tagged for deletion, as it meets one or more of the criteria for speedy deletion; specifically, it is obvious advertising or promotional material.

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Thank you. Wtmitchell (talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 08:26, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

April 2014
Hello, I'm Blakegripling ph. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to John Lloyd Cruz because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks! Blake Gripling (talk) 02:25, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

Can i recreate a deleted page by the admin?
I need help in publishing a page I created. It was initially done in our company website "Tiburondata.com/raydonato", when I created the same page in Wikipedia, it was deleted by admin due to duplication. We have deleted the page in our company website and we want to put it up in Wikipedia. How do I do that without having it deleted by admin? Meldine (talk) 08:38, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid that would be a case of conflict of interest, as you're representing an organisation and are editing on their behalf. And to top it all off, Wikipedia is not a web host. This is an encyclopedia, not a place for companies to promote their wares or some dump where people can have whatever it is they have hosted here. Blake Gripling (talk) 08:43, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
 * The article you submitted was a) copied from elsewhere b) inappropriately promotional in tone and c) unsupported by sources. Whilst it's quite likely that Ray Donato is notable enough to warrant a Wikipedia article, it looks as though you yourself are not the right person to write it, due to conflicting interests. You are welcome to list it as a requested article, and I might even have a crack at creating something myself later today if I have the time, but please do not repost the same text to Wikipedia again. Yunshui 雲 水 09:37, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

If I want to create a page without representing our organization, and just want to create an informative page for an individual (Mr. Ray Donato, Philippine Honorary Consul General to the U.S.A.) can I do that? This is to be done in his behalf, and with his knowledge. Meldine (talk) 09:40, 25 April 2014 (UTC)


 * I've actually just had a look, and I have to say, I'm not sure there are enough sources available to support an article on Ray Donato. I'm surprised, given the role of Honorary Consul, but I have failed to find the extensive coverage in reliable, unaffiliated sources that Wikipedia requires. There may be sources available in Tagalog (or possibly Japanese) that I'm not aware of, but I'm pretty experienced at creating articles on obscure individuals, and I really don't think there's enough out there to warrant one. Yunshui 雲 水 09:45, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

Yes, that's why he want one done in Wikipedia if possible. All our information were from his CV which he gave us. Some of the events he attended are scattered through the internet, via some clippings on news articles and his facebook account. How can we create a wikipedia page for him then? Meldine (talk) 09:54, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

What did you mean by reliable and unaffiliated sources? Does he need to have a biography published? Or an article written about him in any online newspaper? Meldine (talk) 09:57, 25 April 2014 (UTC)


 * "Reliable" sources are published (i.e. available to the public in some form) by an entity with professional editorial oversight over the content (i.e. not self-published; no blogs or vanity presses), are secondary or tertiary, and are ideally unbiased. "Unaffiliated" basically rules out anything derived from the article's subject or their representatives; CVs, press releases, most interviews, corporate or personal webpages etc. are not suitable. Examples of suitable sources would include: a biography (though not an autobiography) published by a recognised book publishing company, profiles or obituaries in nationally circulated newspapers or magazines, or extensive coverage in a recognised online news source with known editorial standards. Yunshui 雲 水 10:14, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

Ok, got it! I'll ask him if he has any of those sources published so we can show you a link to it. Can we get back to you tomorrow? Meldine (talk) 10:25, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

I'm sending you copies of Newspaper articles about Mr. Raoul Donato one from Atlanta Business Chronicle and Glass Istre Newspaper. Will you accept these as supporting documents for Mr. Donato's Wikipage?(Meldine (talk) 08:04, 30 July 2014 (UTC))

Your submission at Articles for creation: Draft:Raoul Ray Donato (June 5)
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File permission problem with File:Ray Donato in Atlanta Business Chronicle Newspaper.jpg
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File permission problem with File:Ray Donato with Tajuki Hanatani.jpg
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Your draft article, Draft:Raoul Ray Donato


Hello Meldine. It has been over six months since you last edited your WP:AFC draft article submission, entitled "Raoul Ray Donato".

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. JMHamo (talk) 23:00, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Raoul Ray Donato


The article Raoul Ray Donato has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted after seven days unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Raoul Ray Donato


A tag has been placed on Raoul Ray Donato 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 real person or group of people that 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.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Raoul Ray Donato


A tag has been placed on Raoul Ray Donato requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from http://archive.is/llM2z. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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