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rapid deletion

Hi im saddened that you deemed all of my contributions to internet activism to be promotional and deleted them without so much as a discussion about deletion.

I am new to this but i am also an experienced reseracher and writer with a genuine contribution to make.

I can see how you may have seen it as promotional, but I need to know with more specificity what the key problems were.

In the absence of other input im assuming that it was not the text that i inserted that you objected to but the fact that the refrences that i made contained hyperlinks back to pages that would enbale readers to purchase the materials mentioned. if this is so i understand and would be happy to not inlcude such hyperlinks in future.

if it was that i was quoting from the same book, that is becuase the book is newly out and covers the topics in question. There were existing gaps for example in relation to anti-corporate activism, and my contributions were a genuine improvement, yet all of the text i placed has been removed becuase it was deemed promotional, seemingly without regard to whether it had intellectual value.

Would it not be better to have a deletion discussion and indicate that the hyperlinks should be removed.

Anyway, im prepared to learn by experience but i would like your honest feedback.

I would like to make a positive contribution to the pages about activism which is my academic speciality, but i could also just be discouraged.

From my experiences i can see it would be a mistake to put too much tiem into a wikipedia contribution becuase they can be axed very quickly and without discussion.

Activ9 (talk) 04:27, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

The issue here is that you seem to be interested in using Misplaced Pages to promote your book and, through that, yourself. I am sure that you are able to contribute in your area of expertise without it seeming like you are trying to promote yourself, and you are welcome to do so. Please read WP:COI before attempting any more editing, though. Thanks. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 12:54, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi Thanks for responding, and i have read the notes about not being promotional. i understand that you deleted it for that reason, but i was hoping for some more specific feedback ot help me know how youd like it modified. This is becuase i still feel that my text was a valid contribution to some areas in which wikipedia actually had observable gaps, (anti- corporate activism; the security risks of using digital tools) but I'm guessing that the referencing and hyperlinking appears to be the issue.Id like to stop guessing and be given some definite guidance here. Its confusing becuase everything useful has been wiped not just the parts you thought overstepped the line. Im left a little confused as to whether citing a book is OK in several different places if it doesnt have hyperlinks leading back to the books page.?? Im not trying to annoy you im genuinely seeking constructive feedback on why 100% of my contributions were removed rather than just specific parts that offended wikipedia policies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.2.35.159 (talk) 03:33, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

I get the impression from what you added that you are going to cite your own book as the source for whatever you add. If it is a good source, someone else will use it as a source here, so, given your conflict of interest, perhaps it would be best to let someone else with more Misplaced Pages experience fix up those articles. On the other hand, if you are willing to use other sources, read up on WP:RS and start editing. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 19:34, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

thanks for tipoff

I have deleted it but it looks like someone moved it from front page first. Victuallers (talk) 13:52, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 14:09, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

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