User talk:Samstokes80

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Samstokes80

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. A tag has been placed on User:Samstokes80 requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

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Proposed deletion of Samuel J. Stokes

The article Samuel J. Stokes has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted after seven days unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

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Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Samstokes80. 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 article subjects for more information. We ask that you:

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicizing, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. CycloneYoris ^talk! 00:57, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I do not have a relationship to Samuel J. Stokes. We coincidentally have the same first and last name, which is why I started researching him. I have uncovered no family relationship, and think it is probably unlikely that there is one. Samstokes80 (talk) 02:28, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for replying. CycloneYoris ^talk! 02:29, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Contested deletion

This page should not be speedily deleted because I am an actual person with a Ph.D. in music. I'm attempting to compile information on composers to add to Wikipedia. --Samstokes80 (talk) 00:59, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Samstokes80 please read the user page rules. SparklingBlueMoon (talk) 01:02, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I will do that now, and I will make the necessary changes. Samstokes80 (talk) 01:03, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

January 2025

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your user page may not meet Wikipedia's user page guidelines. It is intended for basic information about yourself, your interests and goals as they relate to editing Wikipedia, as well as disclosures of conflicts of interest and paid editing. Although a lot of freedom is allowed in personalizing your user page, it is not:

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The user page guidelines have additional information on what is and what is not considered acceptable content. Please use your user sandbox or the draft article space to practice editing or to create new articles. Thank you. SparklingBlueMoon (talk) 01:01, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Conflict of interest with Samuel J. Stokes

You use the same name "Stokes" in your username, what is your relationship with this person? Are you able to write in a neutral tone and source the article? There are currently no sources to show the notoriety of this person SparklingBlueMoon (talk) 01:08, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This composer happens to share a first and last name with me, which prompted my interest in researching him. I have researched his family history quite thoroughly and have been unable to find any connection. At this point, I doubt there is any family connection. I can maintain a neutral tone, as I am only providing the biographical information I have found, and do not intend to make any judgments on the value or greatness of the composer's works. Samstokes80 (talk) 01:16, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your answer, this can be an interesting exercise. However, to be kept the article must prove that the person is notable and for that it requires sources but there are none, you have from now on a period of 7 days to add sources, without this the article will certainly be deleted. SparklingBlueMoon (talk) 01:22, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Samuel J. Stokes

The article Samuel J. Stokes has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

No source

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Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. SparklingBlueMoon (talk) 01:19, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I do have some sources. I'm working on adding the references now. Samstokes80 (talk) 01:22, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]