User talk:BooFoons

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Boo-Foons Mystery Investigators

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Boo-Foons Mystery Investigators, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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February 2026

Welcome to Wikipedia. Your account has been blocked from editing because your username gives the impression that the account represents a group, team, club, organization, company, product, department, or website. Your username is the principal reason for the block. You are welcome to continue editing after you have chosen a new username that complies with Wikipedia's username policy.

You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable, regardless of the username that you choose. Additionally, if your contributions to Wikipedia form all or part of work for which you are, or expect to be, paid or compensated in any way, you must disclose who is paying you. You may also read our FAQ for article subjects.

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Thank you. Spencer^T•C 22:49, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Spencer, this does indeed make sense. Thank you for clarifying this. No-one is paying us, however I understand about the username and the reasoning behind it.

I would very much appreciate some help in creating an article, as we are not a large production company with money and staff to do such a thing. I have tried my best to highlight the conflict and to be as unbiased and neutral as possible so that it is not an advert, just simple a page to provide an encyclopedia style entry. BooFoons (talk) 22:54, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Something/someone doesn't get to have a Wikipedia article just for existing. Wikipedia is selective about the topics it includes, and calls this concept notability. In general, to be considered worthy of inclusion, a topic must have already received significant coverage from a variety of sources that are both reliable and independent of the topic itself. More refined notability criteria specifically for podcast are described at WP:NPOD. We have no interest in what the subject of an article wishes to say about itself, as this is an inherent conflict of interest.

Writing about your own podcast is a conflict of interest, and can be seen as an attempt to use Wikipedia to promote or publicize it. Promotion is not allowed on Wikipedia; it has a broad definition here, and is not restricted to just the sale or goods or services (see Wikipedia:Yes, it is promotion).

If and when your podcast does become independently notable from having acquired the required depth and breadth of coverage from reliable sources who have chosen on their own to write about it, then someone who is not connected to you will likely write about it. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 00:20, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for this explanation. In that case, please can I request an unblock, so that I can request an account vanishing.

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 would like to request an account vanishing. BooFoons (talk) 00:32, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

Accounts are not unblocked to vanish. I will note that the main issue here is your username and all that is required to get unblocked is to change your username. If you no longer wish to participate here, just stop using and abandon your account. 331dot (talk) 09:28, 19 February 2026 (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.

I find it highly unlikely that an admin will unblock and allow you to vanish for this reason (WP:VANISHNOT). If you have no intention or desire to edit Wikipedia anymore, simply abandon this account and never log into it again. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 02:54, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Boo-Foons Mystery Investigators (February 19)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by ScalarFactor was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of web content). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

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 it after they have been resolved.

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ScalarFactor (talk) 04:40, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, BooFoons! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! ScalarFactor (talk) 04:40, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]