Derek Spears

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Derek Spears

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. A tag has been placed on User:Derek Spears requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

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 deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Omphalographer (talk) 01:58, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Simon Brea (January 3)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Jlwoodwa was: 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 after they have been resolved.

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jlwoodwa (talk) 01:36, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello, Derek Spears! Having an article draft 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! jlwoodwa (talk) 01:36, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Nomination of Simon Brea for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Simon Brea 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/Simon Brea until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, 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 until the discussion has finished.

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WP:User access levels

Please read the linked page above. Before you can edit articles with Extended confirmed protection (ECP), you must make 500 or more edits to other pages plus your account needs to be at least 30 days old (which you'll reach next week). Asking for the ability to edit pages unfortunately won't get you anywhere. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 03:18, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Nomination of MicroStrategy hack incident of 2024 for deletion

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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 until the discussion has finished.

Snowycats (talk) 03:21, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Nomination of Benjamin De Almeida for deletion

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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 until the discussion has finished.

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