RichardSingleton

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:RichardSingleton

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A tag has been placed on User:RichardSingleton, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:

• It seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.
• It 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. (See section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion.)

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. --SamX 18:11, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

Contested deletion

This page should not be speedily deleted because... (this is the first time creating a page on Wikipedia. I thought I had to justify who I was before being able to contribute. I was also slightly confused as to if this page is accessible to others as it is a sandbox and used to practice on. I had included a company name and URL but I have now tried to edit and remove both company name and URL) --RichardSingleton (talk) 18:22, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

Hi, and welcome to Wikipedia! I tagged your userpage for deletion because, to me, it looked like an advertisement for your professional services and Wikipedia is not a web host. You don't need to justify yourself in order to contribute and, in fact, many users choose to edit anonymously without disclosing any information about themselves. If you have any other questions, feel free to consult our userpage policy or ask me questions on my talk page, although I'm fairly busy with school and may not be able to get back to you right away. My apologies for misunderstanding your intentions. --SamX 20:09, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

No problem at all. I’ve done some more reading up now and better understand. Can I start again with RichardSingleton page? 92.29.174.164 (talk) 20:40, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

I was testing on my page and should have been using seperate sandbox to test. 92.29.174.164 (talk) 20:42, 17 October 2022 (UTC)