User talk:Ampersandtoronto

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Speedy deletion nomination of Ampersand Canada's Book and Gift Agency Inc.


A tag has been placed on Ampersand Canada's Book and Gift Agency Inc., 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, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Business for more information.

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Howdy and welcome! Perhaps the hardest way to get introduced to Wikipedia is to have your first article submitted for deletion, so I do apologize for the rough introduction. Wikipedia has a bunch of policies and guidelines to try to help build an encyclopedia. I have every belief you're very well intentioned, but I don't think the article you submitted is likely to survive. There are multiple issues. Copyright is a critical element; the content does appear to be derivative of the text on the source website. However even if it were re-written, the company does not seem to have sufficient notability in independent sources. While Wikipedia might rely on a subject's website for some information, Wikipedia needs to have independent reliable sources regularly covering the subject as well. Otherwise we're just replicating information found elsewhere on the web. Finally, articles also need to be written in a neutral tone, covering the good and bad of a subject with a steady eye. People with conflicts of interest are not the best people to write about a topic (which I assume might apply to you given your username). Wikipedia articles which look like advertising, even if that's because the only thing about them known is promotional, are not-neutral.

As I say, it is a rather harsh way to be introduced to the project. As a general rule, we also do not allow corporate accounts or accounts held by multiple users. This is both to keep communications clear as well as to protect copyright. Hope this helps clarify what's going on. --TeaDrinker (talk) 23:21, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames that give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only you. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If your username doesn't represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text below this notice. Thank you. 7 23:26, 4 April 2012 (UTC)