Greg Cesear

Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (December 8)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Dan arndt were: 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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Dan arndt (talk) 07:25, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Hello, Greg Cesear! 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! Dan arndt (talk) 07:25, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

January 2024

Hello Greg Cesear! Your additions to Draft:Wenceslas Square play have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Bennv123 (talk) 07:18, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Bennv123. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Wenceslas Square (play), but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Bennv123 (talk) 15:29, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Wenceslas Square (play) has been accepted

Wenceslas Square (play), which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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Bennv123 (talk) 07:40, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: When the World was Green (a Chef’s Fable) (February 19)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by MicrobiologyMarcus was:  The comment the reviewer left 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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microbiologyMarcus ^{(petri dish·growths)} 19:49, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: When the World was Green (a Chef’s Fable) has been accepted

When the World was Green (a Chef’s Fable), which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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microbiologyMarcus ^{[petri dish·growths]} 16:18, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Greg Cesear

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Improvisation of the Shepherd's Chameleon (May 7)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by ToadetteEdit was:  The comment the reviewer left 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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Toadette^Edit! 16:26, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Improvisation or the Shepherd's Chameleon (May 7)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by ToadetteEdit was:  The comment the reviewer left 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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Toadette^Edit! 16:27, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Concern regarding User:Greg Cesear/sandbox

Hello, Greg Cesear. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that User:Greg Cesear/sandbox, 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) 08:06, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Improvisation or the Shepherd's Chameleon has been accepted

Improvisation or the Shepherd's Chameleon, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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Atlantic306 (talk) 20:32, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Concern over many of this user's contributions.

This user's contributions, primarily in the category of theatrical productions, seem to reflect a troubling pattern of self-promotion. Having reviewed a large number of articles that were edited by Greg Cesear, I am lead to believe they are attempting to exploit Wikipedia for primarily marketing purposes, or otherwise in an effort to elevate their own status and reputation with little or no practical utility for Wikipedia's broader goals.

I first noticed this in the article for the 1983 play Pack of Lies, where they edited the Productions section to include a performance by the Cleveland-based theatre company "Cesear's Forum", for which they were the director. Similar edits, adding their own theatre troupe's performances despite them not featuring any particularly notable events or cast members, with references to their local newspaper or periodicals either announcing or reviewing the shows.

I'm not suggesting that theatrical productions that are not necessarily mainstream Broadway, West End, et al, should be excluded from Wikipedia articles, but the additions of these independent or community productions should follow the same basic standards for Wikipedia in that they should be considered against their significance to the history of the article's featured topic, and should be submitted by a less obviously biased individual who was not directly involved, or otherwise compromised by clear conflicts of interest.

I have not yet begun to edit any of the pages in question, and would like this to be considered by a wider group of Wikipedians before suggesting that any of this user's content be removed. I am writing this on the user's own Talk page first to give them an opportunity to respond. It should be noted that there are also valid and compliant contributions that they have provided, and while they may deserve additional scrutiny considering the author's other activities, frequently engaged in parallel to some of the more acceptable work, but I recognize that their questionable edits do not necessarily represent the entirety of their input.

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Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with the user, any of the relevant articles or their subjects, or any other person, place, organization, or common endeavors on or off of Wikipedia. I am simply a supporter of Wikipedia and its mission, and during the course of routine browsing, found something that concerned me.

Thanks to whomever might be listening

SilverXnoise (talk) 21:46, 26 May 2024 (UTC)