User talk:Aleshia Ing

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Speedy deletion nomination of Jaymor School of Dancing


A tag has been placed on Jaymor School of Dancing 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 a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.) or web content, 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.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but 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 yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you.  PK T (alk)  21:35, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Your article (deceased)
A few things. One, things on Wikipedia have to be notable. Look at WP:CORP for corporate notability (applies to dancing schools as much as to multi-nationals). The notability has to be proven with reliable independent sources WP:RS. Dancing schools in towns such as Aurora are unlikely to meet these requirements. They might, though... Two, you will notice (if you look at the red bar) that I deleted the article on two grounds. Notability was one, promotion was the other. After doing the deed, I discovered your user page. I take it that you are not working for the school, or being paid to create an article for them. (That's our 'assume good faith' thing WP:AGF - being rather cynical, I sometimes have to pretend. Not this time.) Promotion, usually referred to somewhat inaccurately here as 'spam') is often a matter of appearance rather than intent. What goes on AboutUs and Facebook doesn't go here. Have a look at WP:SPAM and WP:NPOV - neutral point of view. Adding contact details to an article is an absolute killer. Wording like 'Jaymor encourages' is too. All in all, it would make a good flyer, with some nice colour pics and fancy typeface in places. (I've had some professional experience with setting up flyers...) But. Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia. We insist on notable subjects, wording that would be suitable for describing a mediaeval graveyard, and no hint of getting people to join in with the subject of the article. Three, all is not lost if you're doing an assignment. Unless you were assigned this subject - in which case, I'd switch course. You need either to find plenty of RS references if you can for this subject, or find another that they are available for. Start with the references. No references, no point in going further. Build the article round the sources. Cheating? Yes, maybe. Does it work? Often. Four, having done that, ask for advice. I'm often around when I should be doing other things, or there's my tag-team (her phrase) partner User:MelanieN. Well, she said it once, after our last effort Northern Escape Heli-skiing which was a rescue job we undertook because the author was willing (and eager) to listen and learn. I dump things on her, actually, as she's patient and fair and willing to help people. Getting the picture? Don't assume your uni tutors know Wikipedia. Often they think they do, but have never really edited themselves. Or so it seems. Talk to us - we're the ones who do it. OK. Over to you. Good luck. Peridon (talk) 22:28, 22 November 2012 (UTC)
 * BTW there is a culture at Wikipedia that most people are unaware of. A heck of a lot of the work here is behind the scenes, and like in a restaurant, you don't really want to know about it. No, you might. It can get nasty at times (but is mostly friendly if we know that people are really trying to learn), but there's a whole world behind the articles that most people read. Ask for more details. (I'm allowed to advertise like that...) Peridon (talk) 22:36, 22 November 2012 (UTC)