User talk:Mjfibsb2

Welcome!

Hello, Mjfibsb2, 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, such as Grantham Institute for Climate Change, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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 this page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! DGG ( talk ) 05:32, 23 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright

I had to delete the article on the Grantham Institute for Climate Change because it was copied from the Institute website.

Even if it is your own website, and even if you give us the necessary permission according to WP:DCM, the article would still have had to be deleted, because it was so highly promotional that it would need complete rewriting. When material is copied from websites, the tone is almost always not encyclopedic and the material will not be suitable. Wikipedia articles need to be written like an encyclopedia article, not a press release--don't praise the organization or person, say what they do. Don't talk about the overall importance of the subject--talk about what they have accomplished. Don't say "we: or :our" -- write formally, in the third person.

Include only material that would be of interest to a general reader coming across the mention of the subject and wanting the sort of information that would be found in an encyclopedia. Do not include material that would be of interest only to those associated with the subject, or to prospective clients--that sort of content is considered promotional. Do not include background material on the subject. Keep in mind that the goal of an encyclopedia is to say things in a concise manner, which is not the style of press releases or web sites, which are usually more expansive.

A Wikipedia article also needs to show notability with references providing substantial coverage from 3rd party independent published reliable sources, print or online, but not blogs or press releases, or material derived from press releases.

As a general rule, a suitable page will be best written by someone without Conflict of Interest; it's not impossible to do it properly with a conflict of interest or as a paid press agent, but it's relatively more difficult: you are automatically thinking in terms of what the subject wishes to communicate to the public, but an uninvolved person will think in terms of what the public might wish to know.

If you think you can do it right according to our guidelines, do so, but expect the article to be carefully checked for objectivity. You are very welcome to try again, because the institute is certainly notable enough to have an article. I apologize for not rewriting it myself, in fact, but there are so many copyvio promotional articles from even very important organizations that it's hard to keep up.

For further information see our FAQ about business, organizations, and articles like this and also WP:FIRST. DGG ( talk ) 05:40, 23 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]