Dev0523
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editHello, XplorerSoftware, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.
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Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:BackUp Xplorer
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A tag has been placed on Draft:BackUp Xplorer, 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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May 2021
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{{unblock|Your reason here}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your reason here" with the reasons you believe the block was an error, and publish the page. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 21:01, 31 May 2021 (UTC)Rename from "XplorerSoftware" to "Dev0523"
editRename from "XplorerSoftware" to "Dev0523" per request --Deepfriedokra (talk) 21:50, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
Unblock Please
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Dev0523 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
I am new to wikipedia, and just developing a draft for our product I didn't intend to submit it yet until I had a cursory review. This I was hoping would tell me what I had done wrong. I listed my edits as COI exactly as it said to do so. So could someone please unblock this account so I can finish the page add the 3rd party articles, change the verbiage and get a cursory review
Decline reason:
I can't unblock based on this request. Yes, you're new to the platform, but you're clearly not here to build an encyclopedia. You wrote an unanbiguous advert for your employer's product. Reviewing stuff like that is a waste of volunteers' time, and a drain on our resources: if that's the only reason you're here, you won't be unblocked. GirthSummit (blether) 23:33, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
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Its not the only reason i am here, and are cataegory is filled with information about software products. I apologize about wasting someones time, but as soon as i saw the alert i was attempting edit and reach out to make it more inline with what you are after to have it blocked. I wasnt expecting it to be reviewed by anyone (it says it can take up to 4 months). Any i didnt mean any disrespect, just a newby. Please allow to try again so i can contribute to the space. Dev0523 (talk) 16:31, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Unblock Reqest Again
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Request reason:
As I said I am new to Wiki and just trying to add to the category of backup software and backup software lists. Higher in this thread there was an offer to tell me exactly what I was doing wrong and that is what I was attempting when the block happened. I had no intention of publishing the information as is I thought it was all draft??? I was looking at other software products on here that relate to this category and doing research so I could revise things when this block happened.
As a newby it would be awesome if someone could cut me a break and realize that I was not trying to waste anyones time. I am just learning the ins and outs of the platform and want to be a good contributor over time
Decline reason:
While you edited in Draft space, all edits to every page on Wikipedia appear in the Recent Changes feed; this is likely how your edits were seen(combined with your original username). Draft space is not immune from deletion processes like speedy deletion. What you wrote was a clear advertisement and you wrote the edit summary "I work for Xplorer Software & Have Created This Page To Give A List Of Features About The Product So It Can Be Added To Other Backup Software Lists Here On Wikipedia" which is also a promotional purpose. Wikipedia is not interested in having company employees describe the features of their products. That's just advertising even if you aren't actively soliciting customers or selling something. A Wikipedia article summarizes what independent reliable sources with significant coverage have chosen on their own(no press releases or other materials put out by the company) to say about a topic, showing how that topic meets the special Wikipedia definition of notability. Please read conflict of interest and paid editing. You won't be unblocked to, in the short term, make contributions related to your conflict of interest, including your company, its products, and your field. If that is your only goal here, this is the end of the road for your Wikipedia career. If you want to be a general contributor and edit about Joe Biden or math or science or the history of your country- in other words, something not related to your conflict of interest, please tell what topics those might be. I am declining your request. 331dot (talk) 09:15, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
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