User talk:Smarkula
The article PostPanic has been proposed for deletion. The proposed-deletion notice added to the article should explain why.
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Hello, Smarkula, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
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As an encyclopedia, Wikipedia is selective about article subjects. It does not expect to have articles about every company or group. The criterion is called notability, and is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Significant means more than just listing-type mentions; reliable excludes Myspace, Facebook, blogs, places where anyone can post anything; independent excludes the subject's own website, affiliated ones and anything based on press releases. More information at WP:Notability (organizations and companies) and the WP:FAQ/Organizations, and good general advice at WP:Your first article.
Wikipedia is also not to be used for promotion and is very resistant to any such attempt. Articles require a neutral point of view, and the use of "peacock terms" is to be avoided. Another user has already rewritten the article to some extent, with edit-summary "Removed puffery." That brings me to another point: unlike Myspace or business listing directories, nobody, least of all its subject, owns a Wikipedia article - other people can and will edit it.
Finally, I am concerned by your remark that you want to use the article "to keep an objective history and background." It is not the job of an encyclopedia to maintain company histories, and there seems to be more detail in the article than on the group's own website, which I would think a more appropriate place for year-by-year lists of every commercial the group has made; I would think those likely to be edited out sooner or later.
Regards, JohnCD (talk) 23:04, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
- Sorry if my actions were jumping the gun a little. I hope this article gets improved shortly, as I'd much rather see a decent article than have it deleted! Happy editing and good luck! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bennydigital (talk • contribs) 08:41, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Hello Smarkula,
It seems to me that an article you worked on, Mischa rozema, may be copied from http://vimeo.com/album/185778. It's entirely possible that I made a mistake, but I wanted to let you know because Wikipedia is strict about copying from other sites.
It's important that you edit the article and rewrite it in your own words, unless you're absolutely certain nothing in it is copied. If you're not sure how to fix the problem or have any questions, there are people at the help desk who are happy to assist you.
Thank you for helping build a free encyclopedia! MadmanBot (talk) 09:33, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Mischa Rozema
[edit]Hello Smarkula,
I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Mischa Rozema for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.
If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.
You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Sulfurboy (talk) 04:49, 28 October 2013 (UTC)