Jpweber

Spam in The Vision Depot

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Speedy deletion of The Vision Depot

A tag has been placed on The Vision Depot, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia per CSD g12.

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Article deletion

Hi there. I actually deleted your article because it was a copyright violation (WP:COPYVIO), i.e. largely copied and pasted from a website outside Wikipedia, though the article was also totally unencyclopaedic.

In order for the company to be worthy of an article, it needs to be written about in unrelated third party sources, such as national newspapers or other publications. Given that you have stated it is your corporation, I suggest you consider the WP:COI guideline before writing about it again. Thanks, пﮟოьεԻ 57 19:54, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Okay, Thanks

I've read over everything, and although I authored that article, I'll resubmit another article. I appreciate your help. Hopefully I won't get deleted again! - jpweber

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you asked me also for some explanation. I did not myself delete the article, I only marked it for possible deletion, and another administrator agreed and did the deletion. First, you understand now about not copying the web site. But second, you now I hope also understand about showing the company is notable. -- see WP:CORP. There need to be references from 3rd party reliable sources talking primarily about the company--product reviews do well, if they are in an actual edited publication, print or web. Blogs and the like are not sufficient for this. Then you have to write it as you would expect to explain to someone what you do and what is important about it, without any puffery. as a rough guideline, it if would do for an advertisement or a press release, the toe is wrong for an encyclopedia. Are your products unique in some important way? Have they been written about in the technical press. If there are patents, it helps, but arent enough unless its clear they are being exploited in a major way. . The company itself--has it been written about in the business or technical press? Are you a leader in the field in a quantitative sense--one of the very biggest suppliers--and have you suitable audited figures to prove it? For a comprehensive guide to all aspects of this, see WP:BFAQ, which also explains how you can release under GFDL license a photograph of an important product or application. (But, and I have to say it, if you are relying on us to help make the company notable, the article won't work. We're an encyclopedia, not a business directory. ) DGG (talk) 18:25, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

and there's something else--if you are a knowledgeable technical leader in your field, you might want to contribute to some of the subject articles on machine vision and related subject. But if you do, do not mention your company or its products. Just figure that you are helping the company by increasing knowledge about the possibilities of the technology. That's the way to really contribute effectively. DGG (talk) 18:28, 4 October 2007 (UTC)