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Proposed deletion of Lucia Daniella Griggi


The article Lucia Daniella Griggi has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this newly created biography of a living person will be deleted unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

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Proposed deletion of Lucia Daniella Griggi


The article Lucia Daniella Griggi has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this newly created biography of a living person will be deleted unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the prod blp tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can when you are ready to add one. Josh3580talk/hist 20:35, 11 January 2014 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use File:Lucia dogtown laughing.jpg
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Replaceable fair use File:Lucia with buddy.jpg
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Replaceable fair use File:Lucia swim black white.jpg
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Replaceable fair use File:Lucia swim color.jpg
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Replaceable fair use File:Lucia skip underwater.jpg
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Replaceable fair use File:Lucia shooting dogtown.jpg
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File permission problem with File:Wave Loch Tom at Raging Waters.jpg
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File permission problem with File:Tom at Schlitterbahn 1991.jpg
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File:Tom Flows Bo.jpg listed for deletion
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File:Escape from LA poster.jpg listed for deletion
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File permission problem with File:Drex South Africa 2001.jpg
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Wave Loch‎
Thanks for your interest in the Wave Loch article, ‎Thebenm. Unfortunately I have some concerns about your contributions. You appear to be copy-pasting the text from http://www.waveloch.com/history into the article. Wikipedia is unable to host copyrighted material and respects the copyright holder's rights. See WP:COPYOTHERS and WP:COPYPASTE] for more information.

Also, including external links in the article text is generally a bad idea. See WP:EL for the relevant guideline. Appropriate external links are generally included in a separate section at the end of the article.

The Wave Loch article is rather small when cut down to the text that can be properly licensed. I hope you will be able to expand it in a way that conforms with Wikipedia policy after reading the policy pages I have linked to. ParacusForward (talk) 02:42, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

License tagging for File:Lochtefeld Raging Waters.jpg
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File permission problem with File:Lochtefeld schlitterbahn prone.jpg
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File permission problem with File:Swatch Florence Flowbarrel.jpg
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File permission problem with File:Lochtefeld Raging Waters.jpg
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Lucia Daniella Griggi (January 19)
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Wave Loch
While we welcome most contributions to the encyclopedia, people who work for an organisation are discouraged from editing the article about that organisation. Notable people are asked not to edit their own articles or articles where they may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible. There's more information on this topic at Conflict of interest.

Wikipedia is not intended to serve as a webhost, and is not the place to advertise, or to go into extreme detail about an organization or its mission. That is not the kind of information you would see in a book-based encyclopedia, and it's not the kind of encyclopedia we are trying to build. There's more information on this topic at What Wikipedia is not. -- Diannaa (talk) 02:14, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

Diannaa I don't work for Wave Loch and did this as a favor to Tom Lochtefeld, who I know from my days working at Surfer Magazine. I don't see how the present Wave Loch page is better than what was there.

I looked at the Wiki page for IBM as a template for Wave Loch. Who put all that up there?

Thebenm (talk) 03:54, 22 January 2014 (UTC) Ben

Orphaned non-free image File:Escape from LA poster.jpg
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Your draft article, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Lucia Daniella Griggi


Hello Thebenm. It has been over six months since you last edited your WP:AFC draft article submission, entitled "Lucia Daniella Griggi".

The page will shortly be deleted. If you plan on editing the page to address the issues raised when it was declined and resubmit it, simply and remove the  or  code. Please note that Articles for Creation is not for indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace.

If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you want to retrieve it, copy this code:, paste it in the edit box at this link , click "Save page", and an administrator will in most cases undelete the submission.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. JMHamo (talk) 02:56, 20 July 2014 (UTC)

Various points relating to your unblock request

 * I hope the following will help to clarify the situation for you.


 * 1) Much of your editing, from both accounts, has been promotional in tone, some of it very much so.
 * 2) At least some of the content you have posted has been copied from elsewhere; for example, I found a large part of the content that you posted at User:Merge4wear also appears at timbrauchfoundation.org/board-of-directors.html. It is almost never acceptable to copy content from other web sites to Wikipedia, for two reasons. Firstly, that is usually a copyright infringement. Secondly, even on the rare occasions when a copyright owner is willing to license the contents of their web site for free reuse in accordance with Wikipedia's licensing terms, a business or other organisation's own web site is usually designed to give readers a favourable impression of the organisation, not to give a neutral account, as required by Wikipedia. In fact, that may be at least part of the reason why the content you posted seemed so promotional.
 * 3) The user name "Merge4wear" suggests that the account represents a business, which is not permitted, as an account must be for an individual person. I don't know of any reason to object to the user name "Thebenm", however.
 * 4) The fact that your editing has essentially consisted of writing about two organisations or businesses, and that in both cases your editing has looked promotional, encourages the impression that you are editing for those companies, perhaps being paid to do so. There is no rule against that, but if it is so then the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use require you to state that you are doing so.
 * 5) Technically, by editing from the account "Thebenm" while another of your accounts is blocked means that you are evading the block, and theoretically Thebenm could be blocked for that reason. It is clear the editing in question was done in good faith, with no attempt to commit any abuse, and all you have done is post messages relating to your unblock request, so I don't think there is any need to block the account. However, I ask you not to edit except on your talk page until the matter is settled, as otherwise you are likely to be blocked for block-evasion. As long as you have an account blocked, you should not edit (except your own talk page) until either that account is unblocked or an administrator tells you that it's OK to go back to editing with your other account.
 * 6) I will contact the blocking administrator, Materialscientist, to discuss whether it's OK to let you edit again. In order to give yourself the best chance, I suggest that you do the following: (a) indicate that you have an understanding of why your editing was considered promotional, and that you won't make the same mistakes again, (b) indicate that you understand the copyright issue, and that in future you will write content in your own words, rather than copying other places, and (c) state clearly whether or not you have been editing on behalf of any person, business, or other organisation that you have written about, and if so whether this has been all or part of work you were paid for. If you can do those things, I will be willing to consider whether giving you the go ahead will be suitable. If I do, it will be the account Thebenm that you should use, not Merge4wear because of the user name policy issue. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 10:07, 15 December 2016 (UTC)


 * By the way, you posted at User talk:JamesBWatson/Open, but as far as I can see this account should be autoconfirmed, so you should be able to post at User talk:JamesBWatson. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 10:30, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

End of blocked status

 * I have contacted the blocking administrator, and we are both willing to unblock you if you show that you understand why the editing you did was considered to be promotional. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 11:56, 16 December 2016 (UTC)


 * I have just seen your recent message on my talk page. I think you have answered my concerns, so you may regard yourself as unblocked, and feel free to carry on editing from this account. The other account could be unblocked and renamed, but as I have already said, there doesn't seem much point, since you can just use this account. You seem also to have made a very common mistake, which is thinking that the user name of the account you use should reflect the subject of the article you write. There is no need for that at all.
 * I hope from now on you can edit without further problems. (Well, maybe that's a lot to ask, as we all encounter problems sometimes, but I mean major problems such as being blocked.) Please feel welcome to contact me on my talk page again if you have anything else to ask me. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 12:08, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

Declaration of affiliation with Merge4_ (brand)
Wikipedia rules require the following below.

So here I am declaring that I Ben Marcus - aka thebenm - am paid by Merge4 socks to provide a variety of writing and public relations services for Merge4_ and that included starting this article about the company for Wikipedia.

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Bob Purvey (July 26)
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Urban Versis 32KB ⚡ (talk / contribs) 01:48, 26 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Aloha.
 * I figured out how to do references and citations and put in 7 of them and resubmitted it, also with a couple of new photos.
 * Let me know if this version is okay as there are other Wikipedians who want to add to it.
 * You say you are a fan of WWII aircraft.
 * What did you think of the end of Dunkirk, when a dead-stick, no engine Spitfire shoots down a Stuka?
 * That bugged me, in an otherwise good movie.
 * A friend here in California has a P51 Mustang - Miss Torque - and a P38 Lightning = Honey Bunny - and a P47 Thunderbolt - Dottie Mae - they pulled from the bottom of a lake in Italy and reconditioned.
 * Thanks. Thebenm (talk) 04:42, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Bob Purvey (July 26)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Gusfriend were:

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Gusfriend (talk) 10:26, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Bob Purvey has a new comment
 I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Bob Purvey. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 10:38, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Bob Purvey has a new comment
 I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Bob Purvey. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 10:46, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

Promotional content on Draft:Bob Purvey
Your draft Draft:Bob Purvey is laughably promotional…”with his big blue eyes, broad smile and comical behavior”, “adventurous odyssey about three champion surfers gallivanting around the world”, “Ugly's innovative board short has set a new standard in functionality and of course the brand sizzles.”, “So, what will Bob discover next and, more importantly, what will he create from it?”. Theroadislong (talk) 10:47, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

Please remember to declare any conflict of interest per WP:DISCLOSE, if your relationship to "Ugly's innovative board short" is the same as that to Merge4, earlier on this talk page. You must declare this on the talk page of any article you edit, in the edit summary of the changes you make, or on your user page at User:Thebenm. --Lord Belbury (talk) 18:00, 26 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Nope, no commercial relationship to Ugly Surfboards.
 * Just getting this started for others to add onto.
 * I've written a couple dozen books and hundreds of magazine and online articles.
 * Wikipedia is tricky. Thebenm (talk) 18:17, 26 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Definitely a different writing skillset! So long as you're sticking to what cited sources say, writing original text and declare any conflict of interest, you should be fine. Wikipedia is written in a drier and more neutral style than the one you're going for, but other users can copyedit to the house style if the basic information is sound and sources are clear.
 * Keep in mind that the conflict of interest policy at WP:COI goes as much for personal as professional connections, though. If you know Bob Purvey personally, you may be writing some aspects of his biography from memory (where an apparently unsourced statement like "Bob trained with Paton Price" isn't taken from a source you read but forgot to footnote, but your own recollection), and other editors should be made aware of that. --Lord Belbury (talk) 07:54, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Bob Purvey (August 2)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Theroadislong were:

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Theroadislong (talk) 07:25, 2 August 2022 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Bob Purvey


A tag has been placed on Draft:Bob Purvey, 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 deleted 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. PRAXIDICAE🌈 18:36, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

paid editing
As previously advised, your edits give the impression you have a financial stake in promoting a topic, but you have not complied with Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. You were asked to cease editing until you responded by either stating that you are not being directly or indirectly compensated for your edits, or by complying with the mandatory requirements under the Wikimedia Terms of Use that you disclose your employer, client and affiliation. Again, you can post such a disclosure on your user page at User:Thebenm, and the template Paid can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form:. Please respond before making any other edits to Wikipedia. Theroadislong (talk) 19:11, 20 August 2022 (UTC)


 * I have not been paid by Bob Purvey to start the edit of his Wikipedia.
 * I'm a professional writer and thought I could get it started without too much friction.
 * I was hoping that once it got started, others would add to it.
 * Not paid.
 * Thank you. Thebenm (talk) 23:11, 20 August 2022 (UTC)