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Speedy deletion nomination of User:DofDDesign/sandbox
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A tag has been placed on your user page, User:DofDDesign/sandbox, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be advertising which only promotes or publicises someone or something. Promotional editing of any kind is not permitted, whether it be promotion of a person, company, product, group, service, belief, or anything else. This is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages — user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources or advertising space. Please read the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for Organizations.
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August 2024
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- What's your connection to Developments of Discerned Design? PhilKnight (talk) 19:33, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- It is my business. My intention was not to self-promote. I just used that information in editing my sandbox page because I did not think that the sandbox page would be publicly viewable, as the term sandbox generally refers to a private environment for testing and development. I was attempting to learn how to use the editing features and see how they appear once the edit is completed. I will not make edits to content that I have a conflicting interest in.— Preceding unsigned comment added by DofDDesign (talk • contribs)
- Sandboxes here are not private, there are no private areas on Wikipedia(though some areas are harder to find than others). If you don't want people to see what you are doing, don't post it on Wikipedia. Editing about the video game industry would fall squarely within your conflict of interest. 331dot (talk) 07:53, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
- Only one open unblock request is needed at a time, subsequent comments should be standard, unformatted comments like this. 331dot (talk) 07:54, 3 August 2024 (UTC)