User talk:LindsayLawyer

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Speedy deletion nomination of CorpTrav

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A tag has been placed on CorpTrav requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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CorpTrav

Thanks for your note. I searched a newspaper archive and found only a single, passing mention of the company in a press release about Sabre. If the company is truly notable there would be a variety of sources discussing it. All articles on Wikipedia must meet the standards for notability. The relevant one for businesses is WP:ORG. Can you provide verifiable references to establish the notability of this travel company? Will Beback talk 20:16, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'd also like to point you to WP:COI, the guideline on conflicts of interest. Will Beback talk 20:18, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I know our partners and vendors do not publish lists of award recipients in print or online. A list of some of our awards is published here on our website: http://www.corptrav.com/site/about-us/category/awards/. Even this is not all-encompassing because CorpTrav's website is almost 10 years outdated and I am currently working to update it. We also link out to Sabre and GetThere, two other references I placed on our Wikipedia page.

Obviously, we cannot use the CorpTrav website as the sole, or even the principle source for an article about it. Independent secondary sources are needed, like newspapers or magazines. Did you read either of the links I provided above? It'd save us both a lot of time if you'd review those before replying. Will Beback talk 20:29, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I understand the policies, which is why I sent you a weblink that has actual photos of the awards and their sources. I can send you more - CorpTrav has dozens. To name a few: Working Woman, Crain's, Dallas Business Journal, the Business Ledger, Business Travel News, TXU, etc. LindsayLawyer (talk) 20:57, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

WP:ORG says:

A company ... is notable if it has been the subject of significant coverage in secondary sources.

Just being included in a list of "top ten" companies is not sufficient, nor is being named "best travel business" by a local publication. "Significant coverage" means that multiple publications have written profiles of the company, for example. I'd also like to quote from WP:COI:

Editing in the interests of public relations (other than obvious corrections) is particularly frowned upon. This includes, but is not limited to, professionals paid to create or edit Wikipedia articles. [..] If you have a financial interest in a topic (either as an employee, owner or other stakeholder) it is advised to provide full disclosure of your connection, and to use the "discussion" pages to suggest changes (using the {{Request edit}} template to request edits) rather than editing articles directly. Requested edits will be subject to the same editorial standards by neutral editors (which means they are not guaranteed to be carried out) and will help avoid situations of advocacy and related problems.

If the company is truly notable then someone outside the company will probably create it. Will Beback talk 21:10, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Travel policy

The article Travel policy has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

A personal essay with no reliable sources so unverifiable.

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Nomination of Travel policy for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Travel policy is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

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MfD nomination of User:Colonel Warden/Travel policy

User:Colonel Warden/Travel policy, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Colonel Warden/Travel policy and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:Colonel Warden/Travel policy during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 13:49, 3 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]