User talk:MightyFish

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Speedy deletion nomination of Jason Blake (Author, Graphic Designer)


A tag has been placed on Jason Blake (Author, Graphic Designer), requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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. Blue Edits (talk) 15:46, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

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Hi, thanks for message. Please do remove other editor's comments as you did on my talk page. Please sign your comments automatically using four tildes ~. Please add your messages to the bottom of the talk page, or they may be overlooked. I deleted your article because
 * it did not provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that he meets the notability guidelines. It is now Wikipedia policy that biographical articles about living people must have independent verifiable references, as defined in the link, or they will be deleted. Sources that are not acceptable include those linked to him or his publisher, press releases, social media and other sites that can be self-edited, blogs, websites of unknown or non-reliable provenance, and sites that are just reporting what he claims or interviewing him. You gave some "references", but they were not in-line so we can't tell what fact each is supposedly supporting. In any case, none met our criteria of an independent source since they were either written by him or were just quoting him. Reports in local, rather than national, newspapers are probably not adequate to show that he meets the notability criteria anyway.
 * There is no evidence such as sales figures or awards to show that his books are notable, and the fact that he seems to be employed in another job suggests he's just another part-time writer
 * it was written in a promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic.
 * Examples of unsourced claims presented as fact include: distinctive books... A romantic, and humorous... it's clear where his passions lie... With its tongue-in-cheek title and humorous premise it’s a funny and factual...&mdash; fact-free promotion or publisher's blurb, biographies aren't book reviews.
 * As well as your title not conforming with our policies ("author" and "graphic designer" are not proper nouns and should only be capitalised at the start of a sentence), it's misleading; he isn't a professional author, nor notable as a graphic designer.


 * If you have a conflict of interest when editing this article, or if you are him you must declare it. If you are him or if you work directly or indirectly for him or his publishers, or otherwise are acting on his behalf, you are very strongly discouraged from attempting to write an article at all. Regardless, if you are being compensated directly or indirectly, you are  required by the Wikimedia Terms of Use to disclose your employer, client and affiliation. You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page at User:. The template Paid can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form:    . Note that editing with a COI is discouraged, but permitted as long as it is declared. Concealing a COI can lead to a block. Please do not edit further until you respond to this message.
 * I note that the article was contributed to by another named account and an anonymous ISP; neither those accounts nor you have made any edits to other pages. Please note that if you are using multiple accounts you need to be very careful, as misuse can lead to a block.
 * I've deleted your draft because it's a rehash of the original spam. What's the point of asking me why I deleted it and then just reposting without waiting for a reply?
 * Before attempting to write an article again, please read this guidance and make sure you reply to the COI query
 * Jimfbleak - talk to me?  06:21, 10 June 2017 (UTC)