User talk:Brookspowell629

References[edit]

Please use high quality references per WP:MEDRS such as review articles or major textbooks. Note that review articles are NOT the same as peer reviewed articles. A good place to find medical sources is TRIP database Thanks.

Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 16:47, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome![edit]

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Spam[edit]

It appears you are using Wikipedia to promote a product that you sell. This is not allowed. Please see WP:COI Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 06:08, 10 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Thrive+ Hangover Cure[edit]

The article Thrive+ Hangover Cure has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Does not appear to be notable. Do not see evidence for effect.

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November 2014[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed maintenance templates from Thrive+ Hangover Cure. When removing maintenance templates, please be sure to either resolve the problem that the template refers to, or give a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, as your removal of this template has been reverted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Ochiwar (talk) 07:31, 10 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Thrive+[edit]

The article Thrive+ has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Not sure it is notable.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article 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. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 08:04, 11 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Thrive+ for deletion[edit]

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Thrive+ is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thrive+ until a consensus is reached, and anyone 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.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 08:04, 11 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Conflict of interest Re: Thrive+[edit]

Hello, Brookspowell629. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Thrive+, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

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Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
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Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies. Note that Wikipedia's terms of use require disclosure of your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you.--Lemnaminor (talk) 10:21, 11 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The WP:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide might be helpful as well. --Lemnaminor (talk) 16:22, 11 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Thrive+[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Thrive+, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which articles can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:

It seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.
It appears to be about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), individual animal, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. (See section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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 "Click here to 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. Dusti ^{*Let's talk!*} 20:40, 11 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright problem: Gary Thomas (author)[edit]

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, such as Gary Thomas (author), but we regretfully cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material. This article appears to contain material copied from http://familylifetoday.com/guest/gary-thomas/, and therefore to constitute a violation of Wikipedia's copyright policies. The copyrighted text has been or will soon be deleted. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with our copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators are liable to be blocked from editing.

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Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! Lemnaminor (talk) 17:34, 12 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Seriously[edit]

You should neither write about yourself nor about stuff you sell on Wikipedia per WP:COI. We are here to write an encyclopedia not promote products or people. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 21:42, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Paid editing[edit]

Hi, Brookspowell629! It seems extremely likely that you are in some way connected with Gary Thomas (author), and that you very possibly receive financial reward of some kind for editing his article here. If so, please read our guidelines on conflict of interest editing with great care, and most particularly where they read:

Paid advocates are very strongly discouraged from direct article editing, and should instead propose changes on the talk page of the article in question. Wikimedia's Terms of Use state that "you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation".

There's more about paid editing in the FAQ on disclosure of paid contributions. You are of course welcome to suggest improvements to the article on the talk page, Talk:Gary Thomas (author). You can use {{Request edit}} to attract the attention of other editors, who will then decide whether or not the proposed edit should be made. Of course, the same considerations also apply to any other article that you edit for financial reward. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 01:32, 25 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion[edit]

This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard regarding a possible conflict of interest incident in which you may be involved. Thank you. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 02:13, 25 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]