Dr Christopher Bryan

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Christopher Bryan (April 22)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by CommanderWaterford 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 people). 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.

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CommanderWaterford (talk) 19:08, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Dr Christopher Bryan

A tag has been placed on your user page, User:Dr Christopher Bryan, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be advertising which only promotes or publicises someone or something. Promotional editing of any kind is not permitted, whether it be promotion of a person, company, product, group, service, belief, or anything else. This is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages — user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources or advertising space. Please read the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for Organizations.

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I have, frankly, no idea what you are talking about. I am (was?) in the process of making some changes to your somewhat dated article on the Gospel of Mark. These included (I grant) one reference to a book of my own (Preface to Mark, OUP 1993) but also references to important books by Richard Burridge (What are the Gospels CUP 1992) and Simon Gathercole (The Gospel and the Gospels, Eerdmans, 2022). It sounds rather as if someone does not want your article updated. As for advertising--I have had seven academic books published by Oxford University Press: I hardly think they, or I, need advertising from Wikipedia. Dr Christopher Bryan (talk) 16:49, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

February 2024

Please stop. If you continue to add promotional or advertising material to Wikipedia, as you did at Gospel of Mark, you may be blocked from editing. Remsense诉 12:46, 20 February 2024 (UTC)