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Your submission at Articles for creation: Ziggi (company) (December 19)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by DoubleGrazing were:

This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:

in-depth (not just brief mentions about the subject or routine announcements)
reliable
secondary
strictly independent of the subject

Make sure you add references that meet all four of these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Ziggi (company) and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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DoubleGrazing (talk) 13:26, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Silkos! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! DoubleGrazing (talk) 13:26, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Ziggi (company)

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Ziggi (company), 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, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. DoubleGrazing (talk) 13:26, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

December 2023

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to List of rolling papers. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. DoubleGrazing (talk) 13:31, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand this. Why is Ziggi promotional material and other rolling paper companies in this list are not? Silkos (talk) 13:59, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Because "Born in 1991 out of a passion for quality and innovation, ZIGGI has grown from a spark of an idea into a cultural phenomenon." is pure, unadulterated marketing blurb, which has no place in an encyclopaedia. And this, combined with the promotional Draft:Ziggi (company) you submitted, makes it clear you're here to promote Ziggi. That's why. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 14:16, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I tried to create a page for a brand I like and it is not on the list of rolling papers here on Wikipedia. I used their web page to create content. This was my first article I created. Could you give me some guidelines which I must follow so that I can re-create content? I checked other rolling paper Wikipedia pages and I don't see why was mine treated as promotional. I already resubmited the edit for List of rolling papers. I hope this one would be ok. Silkos (talk) 14:53, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that was the other thing with your draft, it only referenced the company's own website. We don't want to hear what the company has to say about itself, because a) for that we can just look up their website, and b) they have an interest in promoting themselves, which we don't.

Wikipedia articles should be written by summarising what secondary sources (newspapers, magazines, TV and radio programmes, books, etc.) have previously said about a topic. You need at least three such sources providing significant coverage (not just passing mentions) of the subject, and these sources must be reliable and fully independent of the subject (ie. not be based on press releases, interviews, sponsored content, or anything like that which ultimately comes from the subject). You summarise in your own words (no copypasting) what these sources have said, and cite the sources against the information they have provided. That gives you the content, the necessary referencing, and evidence of notability all in one go. This is also known as the WP:GOLDENRULE. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 15:38, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Silkos. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Draft:Ziggi (company), you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{edit COI}} template);
disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest § How to disclose a COI);
avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam § External link spamming);
do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. DoubleGrazing (talk) 14:16, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Ziggi (company)

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.
You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.

A tag has been placed on Ziggi (company), 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, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. Deltaspace⁴² (talk • contribs) 10:43, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I totally rewrited the content. I used only facts that can be checked on various reliable sources included in the article. Couly you please explain why this speedy deletion nomination again? Silkos (talk) 11:09, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

December 2023

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because your account is being used only for advertising or promotion.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please review Wikipedia's guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 10:55, 20 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]