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Hi, I'm Jbhunley. Voleares195, thanks for creating Matthew William Knowles!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Please consider returning to the article to address this issue.

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse. Jbh Talk 14:31, 19 October 2016 (UTC) reply

Hello, Voleares195. I wanted to let you know that I’m proposing an article that you started, Matthew William Knowles, for deletion because I don't think it meets our criteria for inclusion. If you don't want the article deleted:

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Also, be sure to explain why you think the article should be kept in your edit summary or on the article's talk page. If you don't do so, it may be deleted later anyway.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Jbh Talk 14:33, 19 October 2016 (UTC) reply

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A tag has been placed on Matthew William Knowles, 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 debate, such as at articles for deletion. Under the specified criteria, where a page has substantially identical content to that of a page deleted after debate, 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 removed 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. duffbeerforme ( talk) 02:36, 22 November 2016 (UTC) reply

Wikipedia and copyright

Control copyright icon Hello Voleares195, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to Draft:Matthew William Knowles has had to be removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. —  JJMC89( T· C) 08:47, 26 November 2016 (UTC) reply

Hello JJMC89 and thank you for your review of Draft:Matthew William Knowles. I have made further edits and have asked for and received permission to use the content in question. A WP:OTRS tag has been added to the page.

You need to stop trying to use unreliable sources and fake references. baike.baidu.com, a wiki, is not a reliable source. Adding fake references (like using [[Draft:Matthew William Knowles#cite note-:0-4|[4]]]) is not acceptable. —  JJMC89( T· C) 19:03, 19 December 2016 (UTC) reply

Are you referring to source: "美籍艺人马泰勇闯中国娱乐圈 外型帅气表现抢眼" [Dawn of Chinese-American artist Mattei]. Xinhua Entertainment. September 15, 2014. as being 'fake'? If not, what reference do you consider fake?

-- Voleares195 ( talk) 19:24, 19 December 2016 (UTC) reply

Never mind - found the strange links you were referring to! Do you think it would be okay to add the Baike references as "additional resources"? Those for some of the programs are the broadcasts official pages. -- Voleares195 ( talk) 22:02, 19 December 2016 (UTC) reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: Matthew William Knowles (December 27)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Icebob99 was:  The comment the reviewer left 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.
Icebob99 ( talk) 21:35, 27 December 2016 (UTC) reply

Sockpuppet investigations/Kspellskarthik

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).

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Request reason:

The Sockpuppet claim is completely erroneous. I have absolutely no affiliation with any prior wiki account, let alone SravaniChalla. Just because I chose to try my hand at wiki by selecting an article that had been previously published/deleted I have continually been under unwarranted scrutiny. Please restore my editing ability and remove this block. Thank you.

Decline reason:

Apart from the technical evidence, you also claim to be Matthew Knowles and SravaniChalla claims to act on behalf of Matthew Knowles. Given that you both created an article on Matthew Knowles, that's enough to establish WP:MEAT if not WP:SOCK. Combined with the other technical evidence, it's very, very clear the block is appropriate. Yamla ( talk) 20:11, 29 December 2016 (UTC) reply


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.

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).

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Request reason:

I created my account on October 11, 2016. This is the first and only Wiki account that I have. I have looked forward to this process. I decided to use Matthew William Knowles because this actor is having an amazing career. On December 2nd my account was flagged as a suspected sockpuppet. From the research I did, it appeared that this claim would automatically be disputed and found to be in error after a CheckUser proved (as it should have) that I only have one account and have no affiliation with SravaniChalla. Since, by definition, Sockpuppetry is "The use of multiple Wikipedia user accounts for an improper purpose" and since this is my only account, the claim should be dismissed. Since this claim and the finding of 'Possilikely' is the reason that my account has been blocked, I request again that the account be restored. Addressing the reason given for my prior request's decline "Apart from the technical evidence, you also claim to be Matthew Knowles and SravaniChalla claims to act on behalf of Matthew Knowles. Given that you both created an article on Matthew Knowles, that's enough to establish WP:MEAT if not WP:SOCK. Combined with the other technical evidence, it's very, very clear the block is appropriate. Yamla (talk) 20:11, 29 December 2016 (UTC)" 1. According to the SPI ( /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Kspellskarthik#Suspected_sockpuppets) there was only a finding of 'Possilikely' which by definition is not a definitive. In accordance with Wiki's policy of 'good faith' that in of itself should not qualify my account from being blocked. A CheckUser should have been enough to provide evidence that my account is not and has not ever been associated with any other. I can say that with absolute certainty, as I have stated above. This is the only Wiki account I have owned and the only Wiki account I have ever used. I do not feel that the claims are well considered. There is no 'Technical evidence' to support this claim. If there are other ways for me to proceed, please inform me so that I can dispute it. 2. The previous reviewed and a lot of other reviewers seem to be greatly troubled by the simple fact that the first article I chose to write was one that had been previously deleted (see Matthew Knowles (Actor)). I saw an opportunity to improve on the prior article and felt due to this person's status it should be completed without judgement based on past users. I used Matthew Knowles bio as the base for my posting and have consistently worked to improve it. However, these achievements have not been part of the review process. Moreover, the page is very strong now and this has little impact to help me with my effort. 3. The previous reviewer stated that I 'claim to be Matthew Knowles'. I have NEVER made that claim. I am not Mr. Knowles. Since starting the work on this article, I have asked for and received permission to use part of his existing biography from his website in this article. I even asked that he submit an email in accordance with the WP:Donating copyrighted materials policy. Once this happened, admittedly out of frustration and lack of experience, I posted this to I was supposed to add his email to my talk page. This has since been pointed out to me as something that I was not supposed to do. I was unaware and incorrect to make this post. I understand that my posting on my talk page was against policy now. I now understand this and apologize. 4. At a prior point in the creation and editing of my page, it has been called into question as to whether I was being paid to make this article, that I am Matthew William Knowles. I am not. I am a fan who believes and wishes to contribute to his work and experience as it should be of note to this forum. I hope that the above provides sufficient reason to reverse the decision of blocking my account. Please assist me to insure that the page strong enough to be removed as draft and to remove the speedy deletion of this page. I have worked hard to build this page. Please help with assistance and advice. If it is possible to enlist the help of other Wiki editors to improve the content, I would appreciate it. If there are other issues related to this, please inform me of them so that I can address them here. I would like to resolve misunderstandings and to finally dissuade others from the consideration that these claims against my efforts are true.

Decline reason:

Technical evidence isn't the end, the possilikely finding only suggests that behavioral evidence needs evaluation. The draft you created is largely a copy of the deleted article, the same problem with the images from the past, so this account is very likely linked to the older ones. Note that even if you aren't the same person but are multiple people working towards the same thing that isn't allowed either. Your recourse is to study the terms of WP:OFFER and wait an acceptable time before requesting an unblock. — Spaceman Spiff 06:18, 5 January 2017 (UTC) reply


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.

Please note that Wikipedia is not a 'forum'. It is an encyclopaedia. Peridon ( talk) 11:56, 30 December 2016 (UTC) reply

You state that you never claimed to be Matthew Knowles. The claim was made at File:MatthewWKnowles.jpg where you claim the author of the image is "Matthew W. Knowles", that the source is your own work (very specifically that you, Voleares195, are Matthew W. Knowles), and that you, the copyright holder, release it under the CC-by-sa-4.0 license. If you are indeed not Matthew Knowles, this is a serious issue, albeit one for Wikimedia Commons to deal with, rather than en.wikipedia. -- Yamla ( talk) 13:28, 30 December 2016 (UTC) reply

TO date I have done all that I can to communicate that I am a new editor to Wikipedia and very clearly admitted my efforts to learn in my attempt to create this page. The image upload credit to Author Matthew Knowles File:MatthewWKnowles.jpg, if considered wisely, is obviously the same rookie mistake. My most sincere apologies. I am happy to correct this mistake, remove the image or even to contact and asked Mr Knowles to authorize the copyright to this image as I did with his bio /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Donating_copyrighted_materials.

This blocked user is asking that their block be reviewed on the Unblock Ticket Request System:

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UTRS appeal #17259 was submitted on Jan 03, 2017 22:41:11. This review is now closed.


-- UTRSBot ( talk) 22:41, 3 January 2017 (UTC) reply