User talk:QuietPaths

Welcome[edit]

Welcome!

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Your recent edits[edit]

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April 2019[edit]

Hello. Your recent edit appears to have added the name of a non-notable entity to a list that normally includes only notable entries. In general, a person, organization or product added to a list should have a pre-existing article before being added to most lists. If you wish to create such an article, please first confirm that the subject qualifies for a separate, stand-alone article according to Wikipedia's notability guideline. Thank you. MrOllie (talk) 20:53, 26 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Mr. Ollie,

Where is there a written rule that states that to list a Windows Bible software program under a heading for Windows Bible software programs that program has to have a Wikipedia page?

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:InWORD Bible Software[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Draft:InWORD Bible Software, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:InWORD Bible[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Draft:InWORD Bible, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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Hello, I'm Deb. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you.

Looking at your comments contesting deletion, it seems like you didn't read Help:Your first article before you started. The introduction says, among other things, "We are not ... a place to promote a company or product or person, or a place to advocate for or against anyone or anything. Please keep this in mind, always." The fact that you created this article in draft space does not mean that it can't be deleted. We don't allow advertising to remain anywhere our readers can see it. The fact that you've declared your interest also doesn't entitle you to create a draft that others believe to be promotional - even if you don't see it as such. If you need help in understanding where you went wrong, Wikipedia:Teahouse is always available to you. Deb (talk) 08:22, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, Deb, I read the article "Help:Your first article before you started. The introduction says, among other things, "We are not ... a place to promote a company or product or person."" The fact that I declared a conflict of interest should have tipped you off that I had read the instructions. How about you? Did you read where I asked as to how the pages I created were any different in content than the 3 examples that I gave in my "dispute against deletion"? Did you read where I pointed out that the page I created was a draft and that nowhere does Wikipedia's help pages warn that a rough draft, a work in progress page, and which had not yet been UNSUBMITED for review is fair game for deletion? You've not answered any of my questions that I had asked. QuietPaths (talk) 14:10, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Just so you know, the place for you to send me a message is on my Talk page, not yours. Also, just so you know, I'm not here for the purpose of answering your questions. Any advertisement, wherever it appears on wikipedia, is "fair game", as you put it, and one of my responsibilities as admin is to ensure that it's removed. That's because our rule is NO advertising. I've given you advice; if you choose to ignore it, you can expect to continue to have problems. Deb (talk) 15:08, 2 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]