User talk:16osaru

Speedy deletion nomination of Basse Broye Watches
Hello 16osaru,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Basse Broye Watches for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Crystallizedcarbon (talk) 19:56, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Basse Broye Watches


A tag has been placed on Basse Broye Watches requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article or image appears to be a clear copyright infringement. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://bassebroyewatches.com/about-basse-broye-watches/. 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 or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website or image but have permission from that owner, see 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 this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, 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 from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. JohnCD (talk) 21:37, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

Copyright and notability
I have deleted your page. Wikipedia cannot hold copyright material, not even temporarily. Assertion of permission to use material is not enough: a formal copyright release is required.

It is very seldom worth making a copyright release, because copying a company's promotional literature does not make a satisfactory encyclopedia article. For background, read User:JohnCD/Not a noticeboard. Note also that no-one "owns" a Wikipedia article: once you submit an article, it is no longer "your" article, and others can and will edit it.

Wikipedia has an inclusion criterion called Notability, which is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Significant means more than just listing-type mentions; reliable excludes Myspace, Facebook, blogs, places where anyone can post anything; independent excludes the subject's own website, affiliated ones and anything based on press releases. The test is, have people not connected with the subject thought it significant enough to write substantial comment about?

The only references you gave other than the company's website, about the two aviators, do nothing for notability because they say nothing about the company - romantic background for an advertising brochure, but irrelevant to an encyclopedia article, which should stick to its subject.

My advice is: read WP:Your first article, and then click Help:Userspace draft and fill in the title. That will make a draft page where you can work on the article, with a "Submit" button to send it, when it is ready, to WP:Articles for creation, where an experienced user will review it and either accept it or give you feedback.

Think hard about notability - as the company is new, it may not (yet) have attracted enough independent comment to make an article possible. Write in your own words, without copying from the brochure (see WP:Close paraphrasing). Take care not to write in a promotional way: Wikipedia is extremely resistant to being used for advertising or promotion. The article should not read as the company telling the world about itself, but as a description of the company from outside.

If you are connected with the company, please read Conflict of interest and the Plain and simple conflict of interest guide, and note that you are required by the WikiMedia Foundations Terms of Use to declare your interest, and are strongly advised not to edit directly, but to submit a draft.

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 22:03, 15 November 2014 (UTC)