User talk:Cheryl Goddard

April 2016

Please do not use Wikipedia to promote businesses, such as you did in the article John Bell & Croyden. Wikipedia is not the Yellow pages. If you want to list a company for potential customers to find, please consider alternative outlets. Thank you. Blythwood (talk) 12:17, 1 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

John Bell & Croyden

Hello, thanks for writing this article! I’ve just read it and I’m a bit concerned that it has no citations. That worries me since without proof that this company is notable, meaning covered enough in media to get a Wikipedia article on them, the article may get deleted. In addition, it would need to be extensively cut in length and tone to be kept - Wikipedia doesn't take promotional material written like an advert.

Are there any reliable sources (ones not written by or for this company) you can add? If so just edit the article and add citations using the cite tool, or if you have any thoughts or questions just let me know. Blythwood (talk) 12:18, 1 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of John Bell & Croyden

Hello Cheryl Goddard,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged John Bell & Croyden for deletion, because it seems to be promotional, rather than an encyclopedia article.

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. Blythwood (talk) 12:29, 1 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

April 2016

Please do not remove speedy deletion notices from pages you have created yourself, as you did with John Bell & Croyden. If you believe the page should not be deleted, you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that says: Contest this speedy deletion, which appears inside the speedy deletion notice. This will allow you to make your case on the article's talk page. Administrators will consider your reasoning before deciding what to do with the article. Thank you. —SMALL JIM 12:42, 1 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Cheryl Goddard, and welcome to Wikipedia. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.

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