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A tag has been placed on Coach Henry E.V.K requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion discussion, at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Coach Henry E.V.K. When a page has substantially identical content to that of a page deleted after a discussion, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.
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A tag has been placed on Coach Henry E.V.K requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion discussion, at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Coach Henry E.V.K. When a page has substantially identical content to that of a page deleted after a discussion, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.
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, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Fram (talk) 10:53, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
Hello Ezra Cricket,
I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Josephine Piyo for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly indicate why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.
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Request reason:
I was blocked from editing for using multiple accounts without disclosing them. I plead to be unblocked because I was ignorant of the guidelines of Wikipedia and I promise not to do that again. The other accounts I have are User:KVE Studio and User:Nandom Senior. I'll prefer this one to be my major account.Ezra Cricket (talk) 22:57, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
Decline reason:
Even without knowing we specifically had a policy about it, it's not clear to me why you thought it was appropriate to have three accounts editing the same articles. Yamla (talk) 10:35, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
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It looks to me like you set up multiple accounts to attempt to deceive us so as to allow yourself to create an article which does not belong here. --Yamla (talk) 10:36, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
Ezra Cricket (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
I created multiple accounts to promote an article about myself and have misused and abused the accounts by so doing. I now know better and will not repeat such again. I have reviewed Wikipedia guidelines and I promise to follow them if given a second chance. I agree I made an attempt to deceive and I'm deeply sorry about that. I have listed other accounts I opened in my previous unblock request. Ezra Cricket (talk) 15:59, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
Accept reason:
I'm going to assume good faith and unblock. --jpgordon𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇 05:35, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
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@Girth Summit: What say ye. Noting check user block.-- Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:51, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
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Per MOS:OVERLINK Please do not link everyday words that everyone knows, like "musical instrument" Miner Editor (talk) 08:00, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bizuum Yadok until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
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A tag has been placed on Helen Caleb Mutfwang, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly defined criteria, then it may soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:
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Hello! Ezra Cricket,
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Jamiebuba (talk) 07:31, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Ezra Cricket (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
Caught by an open proxy block but this host or IP is not an open proxy. My IP address is 197.211.63.113 .
I however, request that, I should be granted IP address block exemption to help me edit Wikipedia without difficulties. Thanks in anticipation, Ezra Cricket (talk) 01:51, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
Decline reason:
I'd be delighted to grant that request, but while I can, it's preferred that I refer you to WP:IPECPROXY so you can make it via email. — Daniel Case (talk) 07:44, 15 November 2023 (UTC)
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Thanks for your contributions to Yomi Awoniyi. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it needs more sources to establish notability. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.
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Hello, I hope you are doing well. I just noticed your autopatrolled request at WP:PERM and observed that you are not using DEFAULTSORT for biographies. I wanted to inform you that DEFAULTSORT is essential for biographies so you should start using it in your articles. I chose not to add this as a comment on your permission request because I didn't want to disappoint you. Thanks! – DreamRimmer (talk) 17:07, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
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Hello, Ezra Cricket. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Patrick Dakum".
In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.
Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 20:57, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
Hello Ezra Cricket, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia.
While your contributions are appreciated, I wanted to let you know that I've started a discussion about whether an article that you created, Marie Wiseborn, should be deleted, as I am not sure that it is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia in its current form. Your comments are welcome at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Marie Wiseborn.
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Noted, Ezra Cricket (talk) 16:05, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. ✗plicit 14:00, 1 July 2024 (UTC)