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Hello, Freestoneriver, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Hudson Highlands Photo Workshop, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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Speedy deletion of "Hudson Highlands Photo Workshop"

A page you created, Hudson Highlands Photo Workshop, has been tagged for deletion, as it meets one or more of the criteria for speedy deletion; specifically, it is about a company or corporation, but it does not indicate how it is important or significant, and thus why it should be included in an encyclopedia. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and the guidelines for companies in particular.

You are welcome to contribute content which complies with our content policies and any applicable inclusion guidelines. However, please do not simply re-create the page with the same content. You may also wish to read our introduction to editing and guide to writing your first article.

Thank you. Kevin (talk) 02:25, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Hello Freestoneriver. I'm sorry but I had to delete the article you created, because it qualified for speedy deletion, as it did not assert why this particular organisation is important or significant. This does not mean that your contributions here are not welcome! It's just that Wikipedia has rules regarding what qualifies for inclusion: in Wikipedia's jargon, only things that are notable can have articles written about them. Before recreating this article, please familiarise yourself with these rules. If you need anything, feel free to contact me on my talk page. Salvio ^{Let's talk about it!} 02:29, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

I saw your message on my talk page - have you read Salvio's message right above me? Your article was deleted because it did not show the organization it involved was important or significant. Wikipedia requires articles to be notable - some of the guidelines can be found on these pages: WP:GNG, WP:Notability, and WP:Notability (organizations and companies). Your article did not attempt to explain why the organization was notable. Kevin (talk) 03:03, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

FYI conflict of interest guideline

• see also: Wikipedia is not a soapbox and Wikipedia:User pages#What may I not have in my user pages?

Welcome to Wikipedia. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia in User:Freestoneriver, Hudson Highlands Photo Workshop, or other articles, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:

1. editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with;
2. participating in deletion discussions about articles related to your organization or its competitors; and
3. linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam).

Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. – Athaenara ✉ 08:20, 14 May 2011 (UTC)