User talk:Ajharmon

Welcome!

Hello, Ajharmon, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Real funding partners, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type helpme on this page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Questions, ask at the Teahouse, or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Calabe1992 02:36, 9 April 2012 (UTC)
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Speedy deletion of "Real funding partners"
A page you created, Real funding partners, has been tagged for deletion, as it meets one or more of the criteria for speedy deletion; specifically, it is about a real person, group of people, band, club, company, organisation, or web content, but does not indicate why its subject is important or significant.

You are welcome to contribute content which complies with our content policies and any applicable inclusion guidelines. However, please do not simply re-create the page with the same content. You may also wish to read our introduction to editing and guide to writing your first article.

Thank you. Calabe1992 02:36, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

Real funding partners
Your article was only three lines saying when the company was founded and what it does.

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a business listing directory, so it is selective about subjects for articles. The criterion used is called Notability and 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 independent of the subject thought it significant enough to write substantial comment about?

More details in WP:Notability (organizations and companies), WP:42 and the WP:FAQ/Organizations. Many perfectly worthy companies, particularly small or new ones, cannot meet the notability test; that is not at all to their discredit, it just means they are not suitable subjects for an article in a global encyclopedia.

More advice in WP:Your first article and User:JohnCD/Not a noticeboard.

Out of curiosity, why did you ask me for advice rather than user who tagged the article or admin  who actually deleted it? You can reply or ask any further questions below here - I will watch this talk page. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 20:47, 12 April 2012 (UTC)