User talk:NeilFleming

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Speedy deletion nomination of Hydrocracker Theatre Company

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A tag has been placed on Hydrocracker Theatre Company requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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User:NeilFleming/Hydrocracker Theatre Company

I happened to visit Gilo's talk page and saw your note there. I have undeleted and "userfied" your page - moved it into a subpage in your user space where you can work on it. That is the only version: if you wrote more text, I do not think you can have clicked "Save page" again.

Although we do not make it as clear as we should at sign-up time, Wikipedia is not a place for people or organizations to "tell the world" about themselves. As you are connected with the company, you have from Wikipedia's point of view a WP:Conflict of interest in writing about them, and should read that and the Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide. In brief, you should not edit directly about your organization, but may submit a draft. When it is ready, clicking the "Submit the page" link in the box at the top will send it to WP:Articles for creation, where an experienced user will review it and either accept it or give you feedback.

Read WP:Your first article for advice, and note particularly that Wikipedia is selective about article subjects: the test used is called WP:Notability, and is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Also, take care not to write promotionally: an article that tries to "sell" the company or uses glowing PR-speak will not be accepted.

More advice at User:JohnCD/Advice.

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 18:05, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]