User talk:Kristina Applegate

Talk:KidsShareWorkshops

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If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} below, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:55, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

Kristina Applegate (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

Kristina Applegate (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

Your reason here: I apologize for making the mistake of using Kids Share Workshops as the username. I understand now that I must use my personal name. Additionally, I will remove any content that is promotional for our nonprofit, all volunteer organization. We are not a for-profit company. This was made in error and will be corrected immediately. Thank you!

Accept reason:

I am assuming good faith you have nothing to do with Christina Applegate and that is just a happy co-incidence (after all, I have a friend called James Taylor). Allowing username change to requested username. Please put this request in at Wikipedia:Changing username as soon as possible to avoid re-blocking. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 13:22, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It would also help us to know what articles on Wikipedia you would be interested in working on. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 13:22, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Ritchie! I am a real Kristina Applegate. Please look at my website:www.kidshareworkshops.com and you can read all about me. This is asked often. Hahaha, yes a happy coincidence! Ok, I will remove all promotional information. I have been studying other nonprofit articles and will make Kids Share Workshops nonprofit wikipedia page look perfect. Thank you Ritchie333! I hope to resolve this problem soon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KidsShareWorkshops (talk • contribs)

You need to click here and follow the instructions to complete a username change. I had a look at good sources for Kids Share Workshops (my other half does something similar so it's not an unfamiliar subject) but couldn't find much more than this news report. You need to have more sources like that, ideally on a national rather than a local level, to be able to write an encyclopedic article. I would also recommend reading the plain and simple conflict of interest guide, as writing articles about anything you are connected with is discouraged. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 15:25, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Kristina Applegate

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A tag has been placed on User:Kristina Applegate, 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, product, group, service or person 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.

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 "Click here to 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 removed 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. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:52, 8 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Kristina. First off, why did you create this as a userpage instead of as an article? Secondly, unfortunately, your text did run afoul of WP:ADVERT and WP:TONE, in that it read like an ad for your service as opposed to a WP:Neutral encyclopedia article. There's also an inherent challenge involved when one is writing about one's own venture, per WP:COI. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:04, 8 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Kids Share Workshops, Inc.

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.
You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.

A tag has been placed on Kids Share Workshops, Inc., 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, product, group, service or person 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.

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 "Click here to 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 removed 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. DGG ( talk ) 19:40, 8 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]