User talk:Paulwhitehouse

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November 2010[edit]

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Speedy deletion nomination of Quakers and Business[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Quakers and Business 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.

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I have recreated the page with an additional reference and links. I hope that it is now acceptable.Paulwhitehouse (talk) 16:48, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Quakers & Business, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:

editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with;
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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. noq (talk) 18:57, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Quakers & Business[edit]

The article Quakers & Business has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

No indication of notability. Created by user with an apparent WP:COI. Name changed slightly from another article that was speedy deleted. No independent WP:reliable sources about the organisation. Very few google hits.

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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. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. noq (talk) 19:13, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have placed an entry on my userpage to address the CoI but I recognise you may consider that insufficient. When I created the new page, I inadvertently used the ampersand, so that it appears I was trying to get round the speedy deletion, but I have added references. Paulwhitehouse (talk) 20:18, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Quakers & Business for deletion[edit]

A discussion has begun about whether the article Quakers & Business, which you created or to which you contributed, should be deleted. While contributions are welcome, an article may be deleted if it is inconsistent with Wikipedia policies and guidelines for inclusion, explained in the deletion policy.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Quakers & Business until a consensus is reached, and you are welcome to contribute to the discussion.

You may edit the article during the discussion, including to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. noq (talk) 01:00, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]