User talk:James Derhaag

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Please help me with... Hello, my name is James E Derhaag. AKA Jim Derhaag in the racing world for my entire career. Fans have contacted me and asked why there is no Wikipedia about me. There is but it is under James E Derhaag. When you google Jim Derhaag the info is there under Jim. Would it be possible to somehow link the two names together since it is the same person. Thank you for your help Respectfully Jim Derhaag James Derhaag (talk) 22:14, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@James Derhaag Can you link the exact article? Children Will Listen (🐄 talk, 🫘 contribs) 22:27, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, I am not a techie. I do not understand what you mean? If you Read the Wikipedia on James E Derhaag. Then google Jim Derhaag you may better understand what I am trying to explain.

Thank you James Derhaag (talk) 22:31, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There isn't a Wikipedia article about you. Derhaag Motorsports is the closest I can find. Children Will Listen (🐄 talk, 🫘 contribs) 22:33, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I looked recently and it was a multi page article that was published a few years ago after being submitted repeatedly with many references and finally published. I do not understand why it is no longer there????? James Derhaag (talk) 22:45, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There was a draft but that was deleted due to inactivity. Children Will Listen (🐄 talk, 🫘 contribs) 22:47, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Can you please republish it. It was very expensive and LOT of work having a PR person do it, redo it and finding all the references and sending them.

Thank you

Jim James Derhaag (talk) 22:49, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Racing fans are fanatical about history. The fact that I funded and restarted the Trans-Am racing series built it back to prominence is historically significant. As well as all the other racing history. James Derhaag (talk) 22:51, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In thinking about it I am sure the inactivity was due to the confusion on people looking for Jim Derhaag not knowing to look for James E Derhaag. James Derhaag (talk) 22:55, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well, you can WP:REFUND it and move it into your draftspace, and then submit using AfC. If you still remember the person you contacted for PR work, I recommend emailing paid-en-wp

wikipedia.org with all the info you have about them. Children Will Listen (🐄 talk, 🫘 contribs) 22:57, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I will try to contact her, it has been some time since we spoke. I will get back to you with more info.

Again thank you this is very important to some people

Jim James Derhaag (talk) 23:04, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@James Derhaag Before contacting her, I recommend sending an email to paid-en-wp. This would help us identify potential scams (I strongly believe you were scammed) and curtail undisclosed paid editing on Wikipedia. Children Will Listen (🐄 talk, 🫘 contribs) 23:10, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I do not understand what you mean by "scammed" ? The PR person? She worked for the driver on my team for years, and is a personal friend. Who would have scammed?

Thank you

Jim James Derhaag (talk) 23:22, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind then. I assumed you contacted someone from a website you saw online, which are generally scams. Children Will Listen (🐄 talk, 🫘 contribs) 23:27, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, so with that being the case since it was published and there for some years. How do we get it republished and also the name Jim Derhaag attached to it so people can find it? I do appreciate your help, I am totally out of my are of expertise with this.

Jim James Derhaag (talk) 23:46, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The first step is to go to this page, put "Draft:James Derhaag" in the page title field, and hit request undeletion. Link to your talk page. Children Will Listen (🐄 talk, 🫘 contribs) 23:47, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ok you lost me how do I link what page? Our conversation?

Jim James Derhaag (talk) 23:49, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am totally lost here? Sorry to be a pain. James Derhaag (talk) 23:52, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Go here, page title is "James Derhaag." Make request. Children Will Listen (🐄 talk, 🫘 contribs) 23:57, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I am not understanding the process. I have forwarded all the emails to Ashley VanDyke my old PR person who got it published originally to work with Wikipedia to solve the problem. Please do feel free to work with her. She understands all this better than myself and did it in the beginning. Thank you 98.61.196.76 (talk) 20:34, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]