User talk:Wideopenthinking

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Speedy deletion nomination of Soil Warrior

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A tag has been placed on Soil Warrior requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an article with no content whatsoever, or whose contents consist only of external links, a "See also" section, book references, category tags, template tags, interwiki links, a rephrasing of the title, or an attempt to contact the subject of the article. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. - Unforgiven24 ^Talk|_Contribs 14:24, 22 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Soil warrior

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A tag has been placed on Soil warrior requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a clear copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website but have permission from that owner, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines.

However, even without the copyright violation issue, the tone of the article as written is too promotional for a Wikipedia article. Wikipedia articles are required to maintain a neutral point of view, which is not usually the case with corporate websites or other promotional material. Also keep in mind that article subjects must be notable, as evidenced by coverage in reliable sources. Thanks. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 14:54, 22 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Soil warrior

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.
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A tag has been placed on Soil warrior requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a clear copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website but have permission from that owner, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Theroadislong (talk) 15:49, 22 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

May 2012

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from Soil warrior, a page you have created yourself. If you believe the page should not be deleted, you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that says: Click here to contest this speedy deletion and appears inside the speedy deletion notice. This will allow you to make your case on the page's talk page. Administrators will consider your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you. Theroadislong (talk) 15:50, 22 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Soil Warrior

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A tag has been placed on Soil Warrior 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 a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.) or web content, 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 see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Ridernyc (talk) 21:41, 22 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. A page you recently created may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines for new pages, so it will be removed shortly (if it hasn't been already). Please use the sandbox for any tests, and consider using the Article Wizard. For more information about creating articles, you may want to read Your first article. You may also want to read our introduction page to learn more about contributing. Thank you. Ridernyc (talk) 21:43, 22 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Environmental tillage systems

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A tag has been placed on Environmental tillage systems 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 see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 21:30, 24 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Environmental tillage systems

The article Environmental tillage systems has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Not notable; no 3rd party sourcing

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. OSborn ^arf_contribs. 21:31, 24 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Environmental tillage systems

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.
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A tag has been placed on Environmental tillage systems 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 a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.) or web content, 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 see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Livit⇑^Eh?/_What? 21:42, 24 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have renominated the page for A7 deletion; the issue is not the lack of sourcing per se but there is no clear claim to notability. OSborn ^arf_contribs. 21:56, 24 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Notability, advertising, and copyright

I note that you have reached out to various editors regarding the repeated deletion of your articles about the Soil Warrior and its creator, Environmental Tillage Systems, without much result. I'm not sure if you've found the information you were looking for, so let me try to help you out.

I'm not an administrator so I can't look at the deleted articles, but from the warnings you've received here, it appears the Soil Warrior article was deleted as a copyright violation, and then later as not asserting the notability of the item (although, technically, this was an invalid speedy deletion, because the Soil Warrior is a product, not a company, but that's a technicality). The copyright issue comes up because you apparently copied the Soil Warrior's webpage directly to Wikipedia. You claim to own the copyright, but this presents two problems. First, we can't know whether that claim is true. There is a solution to this -- see WP:Donating copyrighted materials. However, the second problem renders this solution moot under most circumstances: product webpages are inherently promotional, but Wikipedia articles cannot be promotional, so copying the content of the webpage directly to Wikipedia violates this policy even if the copyright issue is resolved.

The problem of notability is a separate issue. Wikipedia requires that all material published here be verifiable, which is generally achieved by citing reliable sources. Reliable sources generally involve significant material written about the subject in independent sources -- such as magazine articles, journal articles, textbook chapters, etc. Material you write about the product in your own advertisements or product brochures does not count. Notable subjects (people, companies, products) will have been the subject of sufficient independent coverage to write a complete verifiable article. Non-notable subjects will have insufficient material available from which to write an article, and so the article cannot be allowed to remain.

Your article on Environmental Tillage Systems appears to have suffered from this notability issue: there are no independent sources written about the company from which to verify any material about the company.

If you can find sources that no one else has been able to, we might be able to build something from them. However, given your somewhat obvious connection to the company, you are not the best candidate to recreate these articles. I would suggest that you request an article at Requested Articles, and allow an independent editor to take up the task. If you follow this path, post any sources you might have along with the request, to help the editors get started. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 13:22, 25 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]