User talk:WriterPGH

Fair use rationale for Image:OWU.png

Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:OWU.png. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Wikipedia constitutes fair use. Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI (talk) 15:33, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of One World United

A tag has been placed on One World United, 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 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 a copy be emailed to you. Rob Banzai (talk) 16:43, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User:WriterPGH

A tag has been placed on on your user page, User:WriterPGH, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be blatant advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person, and which is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages: user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources. Please read the general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 11, as well as the guidelines on spam and the guidelines on user pages.

If you can indicate why the page is not blatant advertising, you may contest the tagging. To do this, please add {{hangon}} on the top of the page in question and leave a note on this page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Calton | Talk 17:07, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your user page is a place to talk about you, to explain what you wish to contribute to this project and frankly mention things about you that might be considered to represent a source of possible bias or point-of-view problems. Instead, your user page was used to write about a company. This carries a very strong implication that you are here to write on behalf of that company, or represent that company in some capacity. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:59, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My apologies. I misunderstood the use of a writer page. I thought it was essentially a draft area, a sandbox that was associated to only one person without being accessible by others until content was finalized. Is there such a place here? WriterPGH (talk) 23:36, 6 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

COI

If you have a close connection to some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred from the tone of the edit and the proximity of the editor to the subject, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:

editing articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with;
participating in deletion discussions about articles related to your organization or its competitors;
linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam);
and you must always:
avoid breaching relevant policies and guidelines, especially neutral point of view, verifiability, and autobiography.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have conflict of interest, please see Wikipedia:Business' FAQ. For more details about what constitutes a conflict of interest, please see Wikipedia:Conflict of Interest. Thank you. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:59, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Notability of One World United

The difference between Coca Cola/Kellogs (as you mentioned on the article's talk page) and your article on OWU is notability. This is an encyclopedia so we're looking for articles where the subject matter has notability supported by 3rd party references. Even a very new company can be notable. Without notability articles about companies (particularly those written by employees) not only have the appearance of advertising they would violate Wikipedia's policy concerning conflicts of interest. With this in mind you might want to recreate your article on a subpage of your userpage, giving yourself a chance to flesh it out before it is subject to deletion. Make sure to get at least one 3rd party reference to establish notability and your article will have a better chance to remain. Rob Banzai (talk) 16:01, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What exactly do you mean by a "third party reference"? Another article written about my subject matter elsewhere on the web, or here in Wikipedia? Thanks, WriterPGHWriterPGH (talk) 23:34, 6 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]