Benj2199
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Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a catalogue
editNote that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a catalogue of avaiable products. Active Banana ( bananaphone 15:20, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
- WP:OTHERCRAP Wikipedia has millions of articles and allows "editing by anyone". Theres a lot of crap out there that we havent found and attempted to clean up yet. You can help! Active Banana ( bananaphone 15:26, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
- The response is that just because some other random article has something, doesnt mean that that content is appropriate. STUFF gets added to articles that shouldn't be added all the time. Wikipedia does not have any general "prior approval" mechanism or editorial oversite before the content added to an article goes live. Its likely that the STUFF in that article shouldnt be there. Active Banana ( bananaphone 15:34, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
- If you have reliable thrid party sources that review the software both positive and negative, then yes it is probably appropriate to include the products. However, I suspect that you may have a potential conflict of interest regarding this article and it may be better if you post your suggested changes on the article talk page rather then editing the page directly.Active Banana ( bananaphone 15:46, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
- The article on the main page is a WP:FEATURE article which means it has undergone extensive content and format review as an example of the best articles within the encyclopedia and can be used as models to develop an article. Other articles may have reached the Good Article standard, which means that they generally meet most of our standards. However, the vast majority of other articles are "works in progress" which have not been thoroughly reviewed for content, neutrality, format standards etc. and should generally not be used as examples for what to include in an article. Active Banana ( bananaphone 16:22, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
- I misread your comment the first time. The article talk page Talk:Advizor Solutions is for editors to discuss what content to include in an article and how to best include it in a way that meets the guidelines. Does that help? Active Banana ( bananaphone 20:06, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
- The article on the main page is a WP:FEATURE article which means it has undergone extensive content and format review as an example of the best articles within the encyclopedia and can be used as models to develop an article. Other articles may have reached the Good Article standard, which means that they generally meet most of our standards. However, the vast majority of other articles are "works in progress" which have not been thoroughly reviewed for content, neutrality, format standards etc. and should generally not be used as examples for what to include in an article. Active Banana ( bananaphone 16:22, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
- If you have reliable thrid party sources that review the software both positive and negative, then yes it is probably appropriate to include the products. However, I suspect that you may have a potential conflict of interest regarding this article and it may be better if you post your suggested changes on the article talk page rather then editing the page directly.Active Banana ( bananaphone 15:46, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
- The response is that just because some other random article has something, doesnt mean that that content is appropriate. STUFF gets added to articles that shouldn't be added all the time. Wikipedia does not have any general "prior approval" mechanism or editorial oversite before the content added to an article goes live. Its likely that the STUFF in that article shouldnt be there. Active Banana ( bananaphone 15:34, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
Do you also work for Advizor Solutions?
editAre you also an employee of Advizor Solutions as is the creator of the article User:Barnaby21? Active Banana ( bananaphone 15:24, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
- The duck says yes. Toddst1 (talk) 00:10, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
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