Apdemas

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Apdemas

A tag has been placed on User:Apdemas 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, and/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.

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Contested deletion

This page should not be speedily deleted because I planned on editing soon, but considering I work for a Federal agency, I wanted to be very upfront with who I was and where I worked. Is this not the space to post that? If that is the case, I am happy to post that wherever it is appropriate! Sorry for the confusion! --Apdemas (talk) 19:58, 14 April 2015 (UTC)

The problem is that many people create vanity pages for themselves without actually making edits or otherwise contributing to the encyclopedia. According to Wikipedia:Userpages, our official policy, you are allowed to have limited biographical information on your user page, but the main emphasis of your user page should be on your activities related to Wikipedia. For examples of good userpages, you can see those of our administrators here: Category:Wikipedia administrators. Notice that most of them follow the same principle as above: providing limited biographical info, but keeping the main emphasis on their Wikipedia activities. Gparyani (talk) 20:41, 14 April 2015 (UTC)

Ah, I see, that makes sense! I've adjusted it. I just didn't want it to seem like I was trying to hide the fact that I worked for a U.S. Government agency, especially if the edits I made fell under the purview of that agency.

Your submission at Articles for creation: Thomas Wikman (July 18)

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TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 05:26, 18 July 2021 (UTC)

Hello, Apdemas! 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! TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 05:26, 18 July 2021 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Thomas Wikman

Hello, Apdemas. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Thomas Wikman, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 03:31, 24 March 2022 (UTC)