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Notability of Online Business Guidebook

A tag has been placed on Online Business Guidebook requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article 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 article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. The Seeker 4 Talk 18:02, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to Online Business Guidebook. While objective prose about products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Thank you. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:19, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Online Business Guidebook

A tag has been placed on Online Business Guidebook requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an article with no content whatsoever, or whose contents consist only of external links, "See also" section, book reference, category tag, template tag, interwiki link, rephrasing of the title, or an attempt to contact the subject of the article. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, 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. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. — LinguistAtLarge • Talk  19:50, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

That is irrelevant; the book is in no way notable, and the "article" was an advertisement for it. We don't tolerate advertisements here, whether for giant predatory corporations or for noble causes. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:03, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

It is meant to be informational and not to sell people product but talk about the work being done and to help expand the project - in other words, it is promotional in intent. Promotion does not only consist of advertisement of commercial products, but also the promotion of causes, faiths, organizations and yes, class projects. This is a class project, no more notable than millions of class projects being worked on by our fellow students all across the planet this very moment; and no more notable than many of the rest. It is simply not encyclopedic content. I'm not trying to be mean, just enforcing our standards of notability. I would do the same if this were a project of my own beloved UWM History Department. --Orange Mike | Talk 20:22, 20 March 2009 (UTC)