User talk:Chris Connor

Hello, Chris Connor, and welcome to Wikipedia. An article you recently created, Connor plumbing, has been tagged for speedy deletion because its content is clearly written to promote a company, product, or service. This article may have been deleted by the time you see this message. Please keep in mind that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not an advertising service. Thank you. ~Matticus ^T_C 22:52, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

The article is intended to be informative regarding the history of connor plumbing. I removed the contact info. Is this ok?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Chris Connor (talk • contribs)

Wikipedia has clear, established guidelines on notability for businesses (WP:CORP). While you did take steps to change the article from an outright advertisement, I don't believe it would have met these guidelines for notability (and also the even-more-important verifiability and original research requirements, demanding that information in articles be sourced from reliable third-party sources, not "first hand"), so would have been deleted under those criteria instead. I should thank you for at least handling the issue in a sensible, level-headed manner; no small percentage of newcomers whose first articles get tagged for deletion resort to repeatedly removing the maintenance tags, insulting the people who raised those issues, or make "sockpuppet" accounts to create the false impression of support for the article! Please don't let this put you off future contributions to Wikipedia - there is always room for improvement somewhere, so take a look through the guides linked in the welcome message below, find a subject that interests you and improve it! ~Matticus ^T_C 23:43, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Hello Chris Connor! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy Editing! ~Matticus TC 23:42, 28 October 2006 (UTC) Getting Started Wikipedia Tutorial • The five pillars of Wikipedia How to: edit a page • upload an image Getting Help Frequently Asked Questions Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Policies and Guidelines Neutral point of view • Reliable sources Verifiability • Citing sources • No original research What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons Manual of Style • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Fair use • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The Community Build consensus • Resolving disputes Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • No legal threats Community Portal • Village pump Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists Things to do Be bold in editing • Help develop an article Pages needing attention • Peer review Join a WikiProject • Translating articles Cleaning up: General • Spam • Vandalism Miscellaneous Useful templates • Categories • Stubs User pages • Talk pages Tools • User scripts