User talk:BRStoner

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Speedy deletion nomination of Beat Museum


A tag has been placed on Beat Museum, 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.

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. GILO  A& E&uArr;  22:26, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
I noticed your edits at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and want to let you know about a small problem. Articles have to be "encyclopedic"—Wikipedia is not a place to promote anything, whether good or bad. Some text that was removed ("The foundation has launched a competition to improve sanitation") is appropriate. The new text is "The foundation launched a bold challenge, to promote the development of radically new innovations to benefit the 2.5 billion people that do not have access to safe and effective sanitation", but that is not appropriate here. The new text is what would be expected in a press release or at an organization's website. Of course the work that the Foundation is doing is immensely important and valuable, but the article must nevertheless stick to the facts without editorial. The facts should be enough to convince readers. There is no need to respond to my thoughts, but please consider rewriting some of the text. If needed, a discussion about the wording should occur at Talk:Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Johnuniq (talk) 00:43, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks, that's looking good! Johnuniq (talk) 02:15, 17 August 2013 (UTC)