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Chidi and Chika Nwaogu

Hello. I redirected Chidi and Chika Nwaogu to LAGbook, since WP:BLP1E discourages biography articles where "reliable sources cover the person only in the context of a single event". So far as I can see, the only sources given in the article are from press coverage that relates primarily to their work on LAGbook. The article would need sources that profile the brothers in other contexts, or discuss their other projects (if any exist) - if no such sources exist, we should just redirect to LAGbook and include a short biographical paragraph there. --McGeddon (talk) 11:56, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia. While objective prose about beliefs, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. --Ronz (talk) 21:20, 20 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I do not recall adding any promotional material whatsoever on wikipedia. My last edit in which you reverted added a very vital information about the site in the article. Anayo who was noted on the article as refusing to fund the Lagbook project today is an executive on the project as seen on the site's team page. I included this to the article plus the fact that he owns below 1% of Lagbook but your revert removed this fact. I employ you to look into any edit before reverting because you may end up doing the vandalism yourself. --Socialnerd (talk) 09:00, 21 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Providing information sourced solely by press releases is promotion. --Ronz (talk) 17:33, 21 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I never sourced a press release. Personally, I removed all press release sources on this article sometime ago. The PR was sourced by the user McGeddon when he was trying to indicate the member size of Lagbook. I recited this pr in the history only after McGeddon had cited it in the lede. Anayo's later participation in Lagbook is vital and I think all readers of this article should know that. -Socialnerd (talk) 20:30, 21 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You're mistaken: "In a recent press release issued by LAGbook, they say the site have 6,000 daily registrations." [1] So not only are you using press releases, you're highlighting them in the article. --Ronz (talk) 19:52, 21 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It' clear you didn't get me earlier. I said I wasn't the first person to cite that PR.com press release from Lagbook on wikipedia. The reviewer McGeddon sourced it first. I only resourced it later. So I shouldn't be the one you should accuse of promotion. I include the words "in a press release" in the statement to avoid misleading the reader that the information came from a third party source outside Lagbook.. --Socialnerd (talk) 06:50, 22 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

What's clear is that you simply don't understand that if you continue editing like this and you'll find yourself facing a block. --Ronz (talk) 17:13, 22 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Deletion discussion about Asa Asika

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Let's continue the discussion and resolve it

I've reverted your edits. Let's resolve the concerns first. Please review WP:OWN and WP:COI as well. --Ronz (talk) 16:56, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for sharing, but I am not related in any way to the articles I create or edit here on wikipedia. I have created multiple articles that have no relation to each other whatsoever, and that is what I am here on wikipedia to do; contribute to the growth of information here. Thanks though.--Socialnerd (talk) 18:26, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Then how are you obtaining the private information related to the articles? --Ronz (talk) 17:38, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

They are not private. They are on the internet. I am interested in the LAGbook article like any other article on wikipedia, so I requested google sends to my email any new entry it crawls on the WWW about the keyword 'lagbook'. Any dummy can do that and get uptodate information on lagbook or anything he wants. I never document any personal research, I only document things as seen on reliable independent sources just as it is. --Socialnerd (talk) 18:46, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your interest in LAGbook and the twins is most definitely not like your interest in anything else on Wikipedia.

Some of the information you've provided is private and demonstrates a very close relationship with the subject matter. --Ronz (talk) 18:00, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand what you mean when you say 'private'. How can a source be private when it is on the WWW? Are articles on Vanguard, The Guardian et al, private? I have met with the people in question and have spoken to them twices at conferences in Ghana. That doesn't 'demonstrate a very close relationship with the subject matter'. --Socialnerd (talk) 16:07, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

As a start, I mean the high-quality photographs that you have provided. They appear to indicate either you have been obtaining them over a period of time from someone that is close to the twins, or you've been taking them yourself. --Ronz (talk) 18:17, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You don't have to disclose your relationship with them, and I don't want to cause you stress. Unless others want to pursue this, or more information indicating a coi is brought up, maybe we should just put it aside? --Ronz (talk) 18:20, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for all you've said. I love attending tech conferences/workshops around west africa and I was privilege to meet them on two occasions where I take some of the photos, and ever since I have been interested in everything they do.--Socialnerd (talk) 18:07, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the explanation. That's a lot of photos you took, you got them to pose, you took the time to remove the backdrops, and I assume you got their permission to use their cover art. --Ronz (talk) 18:41, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The cover art was dully cited like I will cite any cover art of an Atari game. Nothing biggy.--Socialnerd (talk) 18:07, 12 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

So you don't have their permission? Is it then a copyright violation? --Ronz (talk) 17:09, 12 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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lagbook, mcgeddon, ronz, etc.

hello,

i'm not sure if you are still active @ wikipedia, or if you have been driven away.

i am sorry for how badly those users behaved @ the lagbook talkpage, that is NOT how wikipedia works, & they took advantage of your good faith efforts & your inexperience @ wikipedia. a more experienced user would have reported them for such consistently unconstructive behavior and/or sought dispute resolution.

i hope that you will return to wikipedia, & right now there is a deletion debate @

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/LAGbook#.22not_reliable_sources.22

& i hope that you will join the discussion.

Lx 121 (talk) 20:27, 1 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm happy to discuss any of the alleged behavioral problems. To start, the accusations need to be specific. --Ronz (talk) 01:32, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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