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Duplicate of Contested deletion response

I am copying here what I wrote on the Foundation of Light talk page as it might be deleted before you get the chance to read it.

Just because a similar foundation has an article doesn't mean this one should. Each article is evaluated on its own merits, there is no precedent set by having an article about a similar entity. Wikipedia articles are not for promoting the work anyone does. Wikipedia articles are for preserving knowledge about notable things. You have an obvious conflict of interest and should not be writing the article about this foundation. You should allow a neutral editor to write the article if it meets our notability guidelines. ~ GB fan 11:25, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Contested deletion

Many thanks for clarifying the above points. We have noticed the Foundation of Light page now redirects to Sunderland AFC with a line which reads "A charity, the Foundation of Light, is affiliated with the club and helps recruit new players into professional football."

Whilst true to an extent, this is only a small part of what the Foundation does, so can you remove this from the page? Will the redirect prevent any neutral users creating a page about Foundation of Light in the future?

Being a redirect will not stop anyone from writing a article that conforms to our guidelines. If the one line of the foundation is removed from the FC page then the redirect should be deleted as there will be no information about the foundation where the redirect points to. ~ GB fan 12:12, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

March 2018

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for violation of Wikipedia's Terms of Use regarding the disclosure of paid editing, as your edits under your previous account, User:FoundationofLight, did also. In addition, this username is equally inappropriate, as it continues to represent an organisation rather than an individual.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  User:Yunshui (talk) 14:08, 20 March 2018 (UTC)