User talk:Toxic Shock UK

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Speedy deletion nomination of Toxic Shock (Band)


A tag has been placed on Toxic Shock (Band) 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 band or musician, but it does not 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 see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion," which appears inside of the speedy deletion tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate). Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. andy (talk) 22:36, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

A Bio I created for a band was just deleted, would like to ammend it so it is within guidlines?
I recently created Toxic Shock (band) page and it was deleted by PMDrive, I tried to use the talkbox function to ask for some help but it kept telling me to log in even though i already was. I would really like to get the bio on here as spotify recomended we created a page to link their bio to. I would like to make sure that it fits with your guidlines but am not quite sure why it was deleted. I believe it was because it was seen as promotion, but aren't all bio's? any help on making the page fit within your guidlines would be much appreciated. If there is no way to put it on here I understand and thank you for your time, I'd just like to know if theres anything I can do? Toxic Shock UK (talk) 23:03, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Well, one of the reasons many articles are deleted is because the only source is the artist's official website, or because it didn't meet the criteria. Please take a look at Your first article, and by the way, I would recommend creating another user account if you wish to contribute to Wikipedia, as your current name would be considered advertisement. Lastly, the reason your article was reverted is because it was a conflict with toxic shock syndrome. SwisterTwister (talk) 23:34, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

June 2011
Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended or used for publicity and/or promotional purposes. Please read the following carefully.

Why can't I edit Wikipedia?

Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, celebrity or other well-known individual, or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity. The edits may have violated one or more of our rules on spamming, which include: adding inappropriate external links, posting advertisements, and using Wikipedia for promotion. Wikipedia has many articles on companies, groups, and organizations, but such groups are generally discouraged from using Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.

Probably not. See WP:FAQ/Organizations for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the conflict of interest guidance to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, or organization. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.
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If you believe this block was made in error, please see how to appeal a block.  Ron h jones (Talk) 00:16, 7 June 2011 (UTC)


 * I would also add that the deleted article about the band certainly fails WP:BAND, and I suspect cannot be made to pass unless the band becomes much more notable.  Ron h jones (Talk) 00:20, 7 June 2011 (UTC)