User:DGG/otrs letters

paid editing letter
I'm one of the volunteers at Wikipedia that deal with questions of this sort and I think I can help you, or at least explain the situation to you.

The article was deleted because it was written by a banned user, who has been banned from contributing to wikipedia because of using a number of different accounts for undisclosed paid editing. Both using multiple accounts, and undisclosed paid editing, are a violations of our terms of service  Such articles are removed as soon as they have been identified, unde our deletion policy, .

This particular banned user has attempted to write several hundred such articles, or at least we know that we have removed several hundred of theirs'. I believe that the service has sometimes offered to return the money if the article is removed; if it one does not, we would be interested in hearing your experiences.

We are aware of the operation of a number of services offering to write a WP article. Almost all of them are in violation of our terms of service. None should be used unless they can say, and prove, that they are operating under our terms of service. But in all fairness, I cannot advise you to use any: it rarely works. I have the authority to examine deleted articles, and I have read the one on your company. No matter who wrote it, it would almost certainly have been deleted. The relevant policy is  The problem  more specifically, is that an article must have references providing substantial coverage from third-party independent reliable sources, not press releases or mere announcements. Of the references in the article, Most of them are notices, press releases, or both,  except possibly for the one from ___. The home page of ___ even says it is a press agent publishing press releases, but the other are also based on an interview or press release, with you, not independent journalism.

As Wikipedia is a collaborative encyclopedia written by its readers, the subjects for our articles are generally chosen by the editing community rather than by request, and we very strongly discourage people from writing about their own enterprises. Experience has shown that it is very difficult to do it in an acceptable and neutral manner, and you are likely to face continued frustration. It is better to wait until your company is sufficiently notable that someone who knows about it will choose to write an article. After all, we are an encyclopedia, not a business directory, and nobody is entitled to an article.

But if you have good sources available, there are several ways to proceed: There is a venue where you can request articles at , or if you wish to write your own, you can follow the Article Wizard at . This will lead you through a process where the text can be evaluated and worked on by other editors to ensure it meets Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for inclusion. It's only fair to warn you that relatively few such articles ever do in fact meet our standards.