User talk:Ss shopgirl
A tag has been placed on Shop.com, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be blatant advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read our the guidelines on spam as well as the Wikipedia:Business' FAQ for more information.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Justin Eiler (talk) 00:46, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
Regarding Shop.com[edit]
The big problem here is that you are a copywriter for the company. Wikipedia has strict policies regarding noteability, advertizement, and (most important in this case) conflict of interest in writing articles, especially articles related to companies. Justin Eiler (talk) 01:07, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
- Hi again, Ss shopgirl. Probably the biggest advice I can give in that regard is to let someone not associated with the company write the article. Any time someone with a close connection to a subject writes an article about that subject (or edits an already existing article), the prospect of conflict of interest comes up ... and unfortunately when that happens, most editors are reticent to give the article the benefit of the doubt. Conflict of interest is a huge problem--it's been the cause of some really negative press in Wikipedia's past.
- If the company is notable, the article will eventually be written. Yeah, I know that doesn't do much for your company, but in this case, patience is not only a virtue, it's a necessity. Justin Eiler (talk) 01:37, 10 March 2008 (UTC)