User talk:Yitzboy

Nomination of Vitals (website) for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Vitals (website) is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vitals (website) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Huon (talk) 00:55, 19 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Cameron Forni moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Cameron Forni, does not have enough sources and citations 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 "Draft:" 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. DGG ( talk ) 06:02, 15 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Cameron Forni (December 4)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by DGG were:

This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies.

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

We require substantial 3rd party reliable published sources, not press releases or blogs or postings or mere notices or placements on lists.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Cameron Forni and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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DGG ( talk ) 02:57, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Yitzboy! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! DGG ( talk ) 02:57, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

March 2021

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for advertising or self-promoting in violation of the conflict of interest and notability guidelines.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. MER-C 16:04, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"I help Greenlane with SEO" == not here to improve Wikipedia. Wikipedia articles about a person, company or organization are not an extension of their website, press releases, or other social media marketing efforts.. MER-C 16:06, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

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Request reason:

I was totally honest on my connection to the company and I submitted a factual profile with supporting evidence. I did not mention anything that can be conceived as promotional and I did not include any subjective words. This is a notable public company and deserves to be on Wikipedia. I did this as a favor as this is not part of my work detail. I think my disclaimer may have been misunderstood. Yitzboy (talk) 16:10, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

See below Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 19:06, 9 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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So you helped Greenlane with SEO out of the goodness of your heart? What is your connection with them? You said "I was not paid for this entry." Are there entries that you have been paid for? SEO seems to be your field- how do we know when you are "on the clock" and "off the clock"?

Wikipedia does not have "profiles", not one, it has articles. (in fact "profiles" is a social media term typically used by marketers/SEO specialists) Wikipedia articles are not for merely providing factual information. A Wikipedia article summarizes what independent reliable sources with significant coverage have chosen on their own to say about (in this case) a company, showing how it meets the special Wikipedia definition of a notable company. Press releases, announcements of routine business activities, staff interviews, brief mentions, and other primary sources do not establish notability. Promotion is not just about subjective words, and you don't have to be selling something or soliciting customers; promotion is merely telling about something, which is not what Wikipedia articles are for. 331dot (talk) 20:31, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

My position is to help them with robust site pages and quality content. I have never employed SEO black hat techniques. A Wikipedia entry is a badge of honor that you have become a notable company and it is not to be utilized as an SEO ploy. I would imagine that the overwhelming majority of company entries are submitted by someone who some vested interest in the listing. If you feel that they are undeserving of a Wikipedia entry and that the linked news stories were uncompelling, that is from your deep knowledge of how Wikipedia functions and that is difficult for a layman to fully grasp the breadth of news coverage required that would pass muster with the Wikipedia reviewers. Hope this provides clarification.Yitzboy (talk) 22:27, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You only need one open request at a time; subsequent comments should be standard, unformatted comments. 331dot (talk) 22:39, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

So you work for Greenlane? 331dot (talk) 22:40, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I am not employed by Greenlane. I work as a marketing consultant. I sense I am out of my league here and should not have offered my assistance here. They will need to hire a company that specializes in Wikipedia entries and will have the time and expertise for proper submission. Thanks for teaching me a hard lesson.

"A Wikipedia entry is a badge of honor" This is completely untrue, and this view needs to be comprehensively debunked so that everyone understands it. A Wikipedia article is written about a topic worthy of note to a worldwide audience, and people who think they are status symbols get upset quickly when they realise negative as well as positive information can be included if it satisfies the respective policies and guidelines. I do not believe you are here to write an encyclopedia, so I am turning your talk page access off. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 19:06, 9 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Cameron Forni

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Cameron Forni, 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 Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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Concern regarding Draft:Greenlane Holdings, Inc.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 17:01, 6 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Cameron Forni

Hello, Yitzboy. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Cameron Forni, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Draft space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for article space.

If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion under CSD G13. If you would like to attempt to save it, you will need to improve it. You may request userfication of the content if it meets requirements.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 11:02, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Greenlane Holdings, Inc.

Hello, Yitzboy. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Greenlane Holdings".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 16:47, 6 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]