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Speedy deletion nomination of Bob Poe

A tag has been placed on Bob Poe, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam as well as Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

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. WuhWuzDat 07:26, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

November 2009

You should wait for others to write an article about subjects in which you are personally involved, as you did at Bob Poe. This applies to articles about you, your achievements, your band, your business, your publications, your website, your relatives, and any other possible conflict of interest.

Creating an article about yourself is strongly discouraged. If you create such an article, it might be listed on articles for deletion. Deletion is not certain, but many feel strongly that you should not start articles about yourself. This is because independent creation encourages independent validation of both significance and verifiability. All edits to articles must conform to Wikipedia:No original research, Wikipedia:Neutral point of view, and Wikipedia:Verifiability.

If you are not "notable" under Wikipedia guidelines, creating an article about yourself may violate the policy that Wikipedia is not a personal webspace provider and would thus qualify for speedy deletion. If your achievements, etc., are verifiable and genuinely notable, and thus suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later. (See Wikipedia:Wikipedians with articles.) Thank you. WuhWuzDat 07:27, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Bob Poe

I have nominated Bob Poe, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bob Poe. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. WuhWuzDat 07:59, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

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{{helpme}} I am trying to figure out what I can do to fix my page so that it complies with wikipedia guidelines. I do feel that the political figure is notable, but that is being contested and I don't know how to address it. --Governorbob (talk) 08:24, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

You need to provide reliable sources for others to verify the details in the article (you can for example use Google News but be careful not to use press releases). Wikipedia:Your first article gives you some advice on what to look for when writing an article. If you have specific questions, please ask. I will take a look on whether I can fix anything. Regards SoWhy 09:38, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

As for Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bob Poe, there is nothing you can do directly, except trying to improve the article with more sources to demonstrate why the subject meets our notability guidelines. The discussion will run for 7 days and the community is invited to say whether they think the article should be included or not. After that period, an administrator (like me) will evaluate the discussion and close it based on the consensus and if the consensus is against deletion, the article will still be there.

On a side note, your username really suggests that you are affiliated with Bob Poe. I advise that you go to WP:CHU and follow the instructions on that page to request a different username. Regards SoWhy 10:00, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

Yes, you absolutely need to change your username -- that's extremely important, because it's absolutely bad form on Wikipedia for people to edit articles that are about them & your username makes it look like you're either Bob Poe himself or at least someone working for his campaign. Your username should be personal to you -- doesn't have to be your real name, but maybe a nickname you use that is however politically neutral. Glad SoWhy already provided the link so I didn't have to look it up -- go to WP:CHU.

I'll see what I can do to help you improve the article in line with notability guidelines. Yksin (talk) 20:17, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

I am taking steps to make the article as un-biased and properly sourced as I can, and have requested that my username be changed to something that does not indicated such a bias. I misunderstood the connection between the username and the subjects of the pages, and thought it would be more appropriate to have a name that related to the subject. My very big mistake. If there are any other suggestions, or if there is something I have overlooked, please let me know. Thank you. Governorbob (talk) 01:52, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Bob Poe article

Added a photo. Thought to check my own photo archive: I had one from the True Diversity Dinner of him presenting the "Excellence in Print Media" award to Julia O'Malley. --Yksin (talk) 19:40, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the added source. I couldn't figure out which picture to use, but the one you put up there is perfect. DoomCow (talk) 02:56, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Just checked in on the article, & see the AfD debate was resolved in favor of keeping the article. Congrats! --Yksin (talk) 22:36, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Your question re: removing old convos from your talk page

Yo, thou Cow of Doom! I just logged into Wikipedia to correct a piece of vandalism I discovered, & found your question of Jan. 19 on my talk page. I answered over there -- Question about My Talk Page. Feel free also to email me whenever you have Wikipedia questions, since at the moment I'm not logging in very often. --Yksin (talk) 00:05, 5 February 2010 (UTC)