User talk:Rf720

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October 2019
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globally renamed Drdougweiss to Rf720
globally renamed Drdougweiss to Rf720 -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 20:03, 29 March 2021 (UTC)

Unblock for editing/deletion of page

 * I've "turned off" this unblock request. It seems meant to unblock you yesterday but forgot to actually do it (these things happen, I've done the same thing myself), I've gone ahead and unblocked. If you read some of the links in the messages above you will see there are in fact ways to contribute to subjects where you have a conflict of interest, mainly through requesting edits on the talk page of the article. Beeblebrox (talk) 16:18, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. Getting senile. Thought I unblocked. Maybe I need double check to make sure the unblock takes. They mean Douglas Weiss. Though I'll remind them they can still make WP:EDITREQUESTs on the article talk page. They just need to support requests with cites from reliable sources that are unconnected with the subject and have a reputation for fact checking." They will not, of course, be allowed to edit to promote/advocate for Dr. Weiss. The subject is notable, so deleting the article is problematical. Pretty sure it would survive at WP:AfD They may want to read the Biographies of living persons/Help page. It's always possible for Dr. Weiss or his representative to send a takedown request to the WMF via info-en-q@undefinedwikimedia.org . They have the power to honor such requests (if they choose to wield it) where the editorial processes for their encyclopedia do not. Hope this helps. -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 16:35, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

Douglas Weiss
Note I have declined the speedy as the page is not eligible for WP:G7, you may use WP:PROD or WP:AFD, you may also wish to review WP:BLPREQUESTDELETE. If you have other concerns you may request assistance through WP:OTRS. 51.79.156.12 (talk) 18:26, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Let me try. -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 18:41, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Listed at Articles for deletion/Douglas Weiss. A shortcut through all the verbiage at WP:OTRS would be the email link I left in the section above. That will give us to routes. Neither will move a s quickly as you probably want, but it's a start. Two starts. -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 18:54, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Just to clarify, the page has been proposed for deletion. And I can send an email to the address you left in your previous message.
 * Rf720 (talk) 19:20, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
 * OK. Sorry things did not work out. Hopefully the WMF will take care of it. Their decisions and actions are uncontestible, where are processes in the actual encyclopedia tend toward bureaucracy and red tape. -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 19:25, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
 * It doesn't appear anything has been determined yet unless I am missing something. I'm just asking if the AfD was done by you for me, because I didn't do it. Rf720 (talk) 19:33, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
 * That is correct, DFO has nominated the page for deletion using the AFD process; the discussion will close in one week. No further action on your part is needed on-wiki. It may or may not be deleted through that process as AFD can be quite fickle. You should also e-mail your concerns to info-en-q@undefinedwikimedia.org to get things started on that end as the two processes may run in parallel. Cheers, 51.79.156.12 (talk) 19:51, 30 March 2021 (UTC)