User talk:Anwiley

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Notability
Wikipedia doesn't want to become a "list of everything" or business listing directory. The test for inclusion is called Notability, and is not a matter of saying so but has to be demonstrated by references showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Significant means more than just listing-type mentions; reliable excludes Youtube, 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?

See also WP:Notability (organizations and companies) and WP:Notability (summary).

That has the advantage of being a more objective test than "Do we think it's important?" and also of ensuring that there are independent sources for the article. It is quite a tough test, and many worthy organizations, especially new ones, cannot pass it. That is not at all to their discredit, but it means they are not suitable subjects for a global encyclopedia.

What you can do now
Possible deletion of the article is being discussed at Articles for deletion/CoverHound. You are welcome to join in that discussion, but first read WP:DISCUSSAFD and the notability guidelines linked above. The discussion will run, normally, for seven days, after which an uninvolved administrator will decide what to do, based not on a count of heads but on the arguments advanced in terms of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. (A keep or delete opinion there is described as a "!vote", meaning "not-a-vote".)

The main issue will be what counts as a "significant" reference. The article has a lot, and I have not looked at them all, but some of them seem to be either based on press releases or entries in lists of startups which look like the company's description of itself rather than substantial independent comment about it.

If you are connected with the company, please read the Plain and simple conflict of interest guide. You are still entitled to comment at the deletion discussion, but you should disclose your interest.

For advice on developing the article, I recommend the WP:Teahouse.

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 16:39, 17 September 2015 (UTC)