Berklyboy2
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Speedy deletion nomination of DocRun
editIf this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.
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A tag has been placed on DocRun requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion," which appears inside of the speedy deletion ({{db-...}}
) tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate). Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Fæ (talk) 21:24, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
Guidance on notability
editHi Berklyboy2,
Wikipedia has its own guidance for notability that may not be the same as your intuitive sense of what is notable. Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia of general knowledge rather than an index of profiles of companies and people. Each article needs several independent reliable sources to show significant impact on the historical record. The guidance for organizations is given at WP:ORG and for biographies WP:BIO applies.
If the articles you are creating have reliable sources to support the criteria defined in that guidance then you may have a reason to keep the articles from being deleted which you are welcome to raise on the article talk page or on any linked deletion discussion. If you are associated with the organization, person or product the article is about then you must follow the conflict of interest guidelines and avoid editing the article yourself but you are free to suggest and discuss changes.
Rather than starting "live" articles, you can create a draft first which allows you to get your article properly sourced before risking speedy deletion - see Userspace draft and Userfication.
If you would like some independent help you can ask one of the noticeboards at WP:Requests or try chatting with other Wikipedians on #wikipedia-en-help connect.
Thanks, Fæ (talk) 21:35, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
Your recent edits
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thank you
editThank you for you help and suggestions. I hope my changes have addressed the above-mentioned concerns.
Berklyboy2 (talk) 00:56, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
Message added 01:11, 14 June 2011 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
- I have deleted the copy of the article which you made in your userspace, as userspace is not a place to store the text of a deleted article. If you intend on re-creating the article, please would you first find references about the company at independent reliable sources which demonstrate that it meets the general notability guidelines and the notability guidelines for companies. List those sources here, and I can then undelete the article for you to improve it.
- I couldn't find any such references though, and no indication that the company meets the criteria for inclusion - as both myself and Fae said, just being founded by a notable person does not make the company notable - "notability is not inherited", as we say! - but the company needs to be demonstrably notable in its own right PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 02:42, 14 June 2011 (UTC)