Joanne Lefson

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Joanne Lefson

A tag has been placed on your user page, User:Joanne Lefson, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be advertising which only promotes or publicises someone or something. Promotional editing of any kind is not permitted, whether it be promotion of a person, company, product, group, service, belief, or anything else. This is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages — user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources or advertising space. Please read the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for Organizations.

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Joanne Lefson (April 11)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by CommanderWaterford 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 when they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Joanne Lefson and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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• If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

CommanderWaterford (talk) 15:54, 11 April 2021 (UTC)

Hello, Joanne Lefson! 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! CommanderWaterford (talk) 15:54, 11 April 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Joanne Lefson

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Joanne Lefson, 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, group, product, service, person, or point of view 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 "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. CommanderWaterford (talk) 15:54, 11 April 2021 (UTC)

April 2021

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. Aspening (talk) 18:55, 11 April 2021 (UTC)

Conflict of interest

Hello, Joanne Lefson. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

• avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization or competitors;
• propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{request edit}} template);
• disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest#How to disclose a COI);
• avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see WP:Spam);
• do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. – Athaenara ✉ 02:23, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of User:Joanne Lefson

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The page User:Joanne Lefson has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seemed to be unambiguous advertising which only promoted a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to have been fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

Please do not recreate the material without addressing these concerns, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If you think this page should not have been deleted for this reason, or you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. 331dot (talk) 07:08, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Please note that your user page is not article space, or space to draft an article. It is a place for you to tell about yourself as a Wikipedia editor or user. Autobiographical articles, while not forbidden, are strongly discouraged, please review the autobiography policy. To succeed in writing one, you would need to set aside everything you know about yourself and only write based on the content of independent reliable sources that demonstrate how you meet Wikipedia's special definition of a notable person. If you truly feel that you can do that, you should use Articles for Creation to create and submit a draft. (new users cannot directly create articles) 331dot (talk) 07:10, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

New message from 331dot

Hello, Joanne Lefson. You have new messages at 331dot's talk page.
Message added 07:26, 2 August 2021 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

331dot (talk) 07:26, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Pigcasso has been accepted

Pigcasso, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. Most new articles start out as Stub-Class or Start-Class and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the help desk. Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself without posting a request to Articles for creation.

If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider .

Thanks again, and happy editing!

Hitro talk 11:27, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

COI declaration

Hello there, Thank you for your contribution. However, you should see WP:DISCLOSE and declare your connections with the subjects of the articles that you have created. Regards Hitro talk 11:35, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

Hello, Joanne Lefson. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Oscar (dog), you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

• avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization or competitors;
• propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{request edit}} template);
• disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest#How to disclose a COI);
• avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam);
• do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. --Orange Mike | Talk 03:45, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Oscar (dog) has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Oscar (dog). Thanks! TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 16:06, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Oscar (dog) has been accepted

Oscar (dog), which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. Most new articles start out as Stub-Class or Start-Class and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the help desk. Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself without posting a request to Articles for creation.

If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider .

Thanks again, and happy editing!

Hitro talk 02:49, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

August 2021

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because the username, Joanne Lefson, matches the name of a well-known, living person.

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Appeals: If, after reading the guide to appealing blocks you believe you were blocked in error, then you may appeal this block by adding {{unblock|Your reason here}} below this notice. Orange Mike | Talk 15:56, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Please help me to understand why I have suddenly been blocked

Hi there,

I have corresponded with a number of Wikipedia moderators over the course of the past two weeks, most of whom have been extremely helpful in helping me to understand the required procedures for uploading a new article on Wikipedia. As far as I am aware, there is absolutely no rule prohibited me from creating non-promotional pages relating to well-known and widely covered characters in my life. For example, I recently had a page published on Pigcasso, a painting pig that I rescued who has received wide international coverage from reputable media platforms such as NBC, CNN, Saturday Night Live, and so forth. I have always been completely candid about who I am and even included a COI tag on my own user page following the advice of a previous moderator, to ensure that there was full disclosure. I was in the process of making a similar upload for Oscar, a dog who travelled the world with me and received an equal share of international media coverage for his exploits. I am not seeking to publish a page for myself and I was making good headway with the Oscar page following very helpful advice before being abruptly blocked today. I cannot emphasise enough that these are not promotional pages. I have been exceptionally careful to provide balanced, thoroughly referenced information about Pigcasso and Oscar, and had both articles critically examined prior to upload for traces of bias as I know this is a huge issue for Wikipedia. Please could you provide me with a more detailed explanation (beyond the fact that I am "a well known person") for why I have now been blocked and advise how I can remedy the Oscar page so that it passes muster.

Many kind thanks,

Joanne

Joanne Lefson (talk) 02:06, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

Unblock appeal

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Joanne Lefson (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

Please see the above comment on my talk page. I would really love some more substantive feedback. Please could a moderator get back to me. Thank you!

Decline reason:

The username is as far as I can see the only reason for the block—we do want to prevent bad actors from impersonating famous people here, and we don't really have a verification system like Twitter.

Per the instructions in the block notice, you need to get in touch with the Foundation office and establish that you really are Joanne Lefson, and to my understanding they will take care of everything from there. — Daniel Case (talk) 02:50, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

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If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

Joanne Lefson (talk) 06:12, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

• Verified, unblocked, courtesy ping to Orangemike - Cabayi (talk) 12:54, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
  • Excellent; system worked as it should. --Orange Mike | Talk 12:55, 31 August 2021 (UTC)