User talk:Jjz5

The article Runner Initiative has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be blatant advertising which only promotes a company, product, group or service and which would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 11, as well as the guidelines on spam. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Please read WP:SOAP. NawlinWiki (talk) 02:38, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, when you post four nearly-identical articles, and start all of them with a disguised link to the "Defeat Runner" site, it's pretty clear that you're using Wikipedia to advocate for one side or the other. That continues with your emphasis in the article on the initiative sponsor's legal troubles rather than on the initiative itself. We have no problem with an article on Prop. 6 writte4n from a Wikipedia:Neutral point of view, but your postings were far from neutral. NawlinWiki (talk) 03:00, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Welcome!

Hello, Jjz5, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, your edit to an article does not conform to Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View policy (NPOV), and have been reverted. Wikipedia articles should refer only to facts and interpretations that have been stated in print or on reputable websites or other forms of media.

There's a page about the NPOV policy that has tips on how to effectively write about disparate points of view without compromising the NPOV status of the article as a whole. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Clubjuggle ^T/C 03:04, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

- As you said, your article was written "from a vantagepoint of those who oppose [the measure]". That's not allowed. I looked at the George Runner article and took out a line that appeared to be promotional. Feel free to edit that article and add negative comments about Runner, as long as you are citing reliable independent sources for those and not merely stating your own opinion. NawlinWiki (talk) 03:05, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

- - Sounds good, except that no, you can't use Wikipedia itself as a source. Look carefully at WP:V. NawlinWiki (talk) 15:07, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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