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Speedy deletion nomination of The Linux Fix


A tag has been placed on The Linux Fix requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, individual animal(s), an organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject of the article is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding  at the top of the article, immediately below the speedy deletion  tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate), and providing your reasons for contesting on the article's talk page, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. You may freely add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

You may want to read the guidelines for specific types of articles: biographies, websites, bands, or companies. v/r - TP 16:08, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article The Linux Fix, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:
 * 1) editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with;
 * 2) participating in deletion discussions about articles related to your organization or its competitors; and
 * 3) linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Spam).

Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you.v/r - TP 16:08, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Re: Talk:The_Linux_Fix
Not really. What would help more would be multiple independant third-party reliable sources to establish the notability of the subject (The Linux Fix). The exact criteria for inclusion is WP:GNG and WP:CORP. Those explain how and why companies are included in Wikipedia. Even if your open source software were to make a significant contribution to the field of the software, you'd still need reliables sources to support the claim. However, I will say that a claim of notability, such as the above, is enough to save the article from a speedy deletion but the article is still likily to be deleted within 7 days via the WP:PROD process or WP:AFD process.--v/r - TP 16:28, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Absolutely. You may want to consider editting Wikipedia in areas that you don't have a conflict of interest for a little while until you learn the policies.  Since you own a software company, you might be interested in the software wikiproject which focuses on articles related to software or the computer wikiproject.  There are also a lot of great links on the welcome template on your talk page that can help you get savvy on Wikipedia policies.  I'd be happy to help you get started editting the Wiki, drop my by talk page anytime you have a question.  After about 6 months, if you feel you have a firm grasp on policies and you still want to create the article on your company, I'd suggest using the articles for creation process.  You can submit a proposed article, and someone can make sure it meets WP:N and WP:NPOV for you so there are no questions about the inclusion of the article.  Hope this helps!--v/r - TP 19:53, 28 January 2011 (UTC)