User talk:WBNewman1

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Speedy deletion nomination of David Callies


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Your submission at Articles for creation: David L. Callies has been accepted
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Speedy deletion nomination of Michael M. Berger
Hello WBNewman1,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Michael M. Berger for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions.

 Onel 5969  TT me 16:15, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

A page you started (Joseph W. Singer) has been reviewed!
Thanks for creating Joseph W. Singer, WBNewman1!

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Nomination of Michael M. Berger for deletion
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Waldo Family Lecture Series on International Relations and Brigham–Kanner Property Rights Prize
Hi, I'm concerned that both these articles are essentially press releases. My first inclination is to pare the unnecessary bios that pad out each article, when an abbreviated listing will do. Then I'd suggest adding WP:RELIABLE sources from third parties, to support content related to the lectures and the prizes. Finally, if there's an issue with conflict of interest or paid editing, please read our guidelines at WP:COI. Thank you, 2601:188:180:11F0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 16:49, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

Hi there, article creator here. First, for the BK Prize, I have no affiliation with William and Mary. If the college were paying me to promote their conference, they probably would have updated the conference's website since 2012. I list all the stuff for the prize winners to illustrate why they were selected for the prize. I can find plenty of third party sources about individual years' prizes, but I don't see any about the prize in general in any depth. Now rereading the intro, I seem to have left in some of the self-adulation from the source, so I will go back and fix that. Second, for the Waldo Family lecture, I was led to the lecture by news of Brzezinski's death, and as a politics major (from a different college), I was intrigued by a lecture series with big names taking place place 2.4 miles (just looked it up) from where I live. Unlike the BK Prize, I'll admit to a degree of padding on the lecturers here, but I maintain that a certain amount of information is necessary to show their significance for an international relation lecture. Again, there are third party sources for individual years, but not much on the lectures in general, which is part of the reason why I found it necessary to make the page.


 * Thank for your response. Since the articles are about the lecture series and prize, they really aren't the places for biographical elaboration--a sentence or two with hyperlinks to the full bios are all that's needed. Re: third-party sources, they are required in order to establish the subject's notability. Merely listing the prominent individuals who've lectured or been honored won't suffice. Probably these are notable subjects, given the institutions that sponsor them, but without reliable sources they're liable to be redirected to articles on the schools. I haven't looked yet, but I trust that such sources do exist. Cheers, 2601:188:180:11F0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 18:56, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

Alright, so I've whittled down the lecturers and winners and added some more sources. I'll probably go for some more sources tomorrow, but I'm sick of looking at these things for the day. Let me know what you think.

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Nomination of Thomas M. Ammons, III Award for Animal Welfare for deletion
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COI warning
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Speedy deletion nomination of Waldo & Lyle, P.C.
Hello WBNewman1,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Waldo & Lyle, P.C. for deletion, because it seems to be promotional, rather than an encyclopedia article.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=&action=edit&section=new&preload=Template:Hangon_preload&preloadtitle=This+page+should+not+be+speedy+deleted+because...+ contest this deletion], but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks!

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 Onel 5969  TT me 14:03, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Deb. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Hello, WBNewman1. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:


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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you.Deb (talk) 16:32, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Waldo & Lyle, P.C.


A tag has been placed on Waldo & Lyle, P.C., 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. GPL93 (talk) 17:55, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, WBNewman1. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about in the page Waldo & Lyle, P.C., you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:


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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. As both Bbarmadillo and Deb have warned you previously when you attempted to publish an article on Waldo & Lyle, You must disclose any conflict of interest. GPL93 (talk) 17:59, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Draft:Yarmouth House concern
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Your draft article, Draft:Yarmouth House


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 * Oh, I forgot about that. You have my blessing to delete it. Though it's a staple of the area, there wasn't enough information on it to be notable for Wikipedia. I'd delete it myself but I'm not sure how. --WBNewman1 (talk) 03:57, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started
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 * See more at article talk page. North8000 (talk) 12:43, 18 May 2020 (UTC)

Toby Prince Brigham moved to draftspace
An article you recently created, Toby Prince Brigham, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of " " before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. RoanokeVirginia (talk) 22:46, 17 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Why does this article need more independent sources? I've got sources galore on there, and most of them are from newspapers and legal publications independent of Brigham. --WBNewman1 (talk) 00:38, 18 July 2021 (UTC)