User talk:TowerII

Welcome!

Hello, TowerII, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, like Greater Halifax Partnership, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines for page creation, and may soon be deleted (if it hasn't already).

There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. 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:

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Speedy deletion of Greater Halifax Partnership

A tag has been placed on Greater Halifax Partnership requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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 that has been nominated for deletion (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. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the article or have a copy emailed to you. TrulyBlue (talk) 15:48, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. What are you requesting help regarding? --Chasingsol ^(talk) 16:34, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

January 2009

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia!

I hope not to seem unfriendly or make you feel unwelcome, but I noticed your username, and I am concerned that it might not meet Wikipedia's username policy for the following reason: it is the name of a commercial entity. After you look over that policy, could we discuss that concern here?

I'd appreciate learning your own views, for instance your reasons for wanting this particular name, and what alternative username you might accept that avoids raising this concern.

You have several options freely available to you:

If you can relieve my concern through discussing it here, I can stop worrying about it.
If the two of us can't agree here, we can ask for help through Wikipedia's dispute resolution process, such as requesting comments from other Wikipedians. Wikipedia administrators usually abide by agreements reached through this process.
You can keep your contributions history under a new username. Visit Wikipedia:Changing username and follow the guidelines there.

Thank you. TrulyBlue (talk) 15:50, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am still trying to figure this out. I am an employee at the Greater Halifax Partnership and would like to add the organization to wikipedia. My co-worker in the past had hers deleted, so I am trying to keep a neutral voice in point of view. I went in to change my username, but I am not quite sure if it worked.

Greater Halifax Partnership (talk) 16:35, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. You need to be aware that Wikipedia has articles for topics that are considered notable. It is discouraged that people write about topics which they are affiliated, since it can be difficult to maintain a neutral point of view and a conflict of interest can obviously occur. You should read about what Wikipedia requirements are for a subjects inclusion, which you can find details and more at Wikipedia:Your first article. I hope this helps, let us know if there are further questions. --Chasingsol ^(talk) 16:42, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for replying back. I have done some reading on wikipedia and newcomers, and I would like to know how an article is determined "notable"? I understand there should be reliable sources, I am converting what is on the Greater Halifax Partnership's website to a neutral tone-since it is coming from a credible website, does that give my article notability?

Greater Halifax Partnership (talk) 17:26, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I would like to create a content box at the top of the page. How do I do that?

Greater Halifax Partnership (talk) 17:46, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK, The definition of notability is here: specifically, there are ctriteria for the notability of companies. Be aware that the company's website is not a secondary source: you need significant coverage in other sources to show notability. You still need to bear in mind the conflict of interest issue. If you put sections in your article, the content box appears automagically after the introduction. Put your heading in with "==" either side, and wikipedia will look after the rest. I recommend using a sandbox to experiment. You have lots of links to policies, guidelines and help - please read these. Your name change has worked. regards, TrulyBlue (talk) 18:21, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]