User talk:Swimminginwords

May 2020
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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. JBW (talk) 20:31, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

NO - the 1708 Gallery wikipedia page should not be deleted
1708 Gallery has a long and noted history that transcends its regional contributions. I am shocked there is any chance this page might could be deleted. The 1708 archive was in the process of being digititized by the Virginia Commonwealth University Special Collections Library before the pandemic. Once the 40 year archive is digitized it will be easier to access its many contributions to the careers of nationally and internationally noted artists as well as its role in inspiring the Richmond community at large. https://www.library.vcu.edu/ Swimminginwords (talk)

Reminder
You are still required to disclose your conflict of interest regarding this subject. Here at Wikipedia, we assume that all editors are honestly seeking to build the encyclopedia. Further, Wikipedia's Terms of Use require paid editors to disclose their conflicts so we limit the propaganda being replicated here. You own it to your fellow editors to admit if you are employed by the entity about whom you've been editing. Chris Troutman ( talk ) 19:40, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

Other accounts
Someone has created two new account for the specific purpose of trying to prevent the deletion of the article 1708 Gallery. Using multiple accounts to try to give a misleading impression of independent support in a discussion is not permitted, and both of those accounts have been blocked from editing. It is possible that that person was either you or someone acting in collaboration with you. Please bear in mind that if either of those were certainly known to be true then your account would be blocked too. Recruiting others to take part in a discussion in order to give the misleading impression of independent support is almost as bad as doing so directly by using more than one account oneself, and it is treated in exactly the same way. JBW (talk) 20:52, 8 June 2020 (UTC)