User talk:Bevitt j

A tag has been placed on Matrix Education, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be blatant 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 general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 11, as well as the guidelines on spam.

If you can indicate why the subject of this article is not blatant advertising, you may contest the tagging. To do this, please add  on the top of the page and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would help make it encyclopedic, as well as adding any citations from reliable sources to ensure that the article will be verifiable. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Xiaphias 03:13, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

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Bevitt-- yes, it's totally acceptable for you to create an article about the school. The problem was that the article was too subjective, using phrases like "a great place to learn". An encyclopedia isn't supposed to make judgments like that. Here are some tips:
 * Add objective facts, like the number of teachers, the subjects taught, the areas of focus, or the techniques used.
 * ''Example: "Graduates of Matrix earn, on average, over $70,000 annually."


 * If you want to add things the school has said about itself, make it clear that that's what you're doing.
 * Example: "Matrix Education advertises itself as the premier learning center in the tri-state area."


 * If you add a subjective evaluation, cite a source for it.
 * Example: "A recent study named Matrix one of the three best learning centers in the state."

The above illustrates ways that you can add subjective evaluations; for the most part, though, stick to the objective, and try to discuss the school from a neutral point of view. You may wish to look at other school articles on Wikipedia to see how they are written. With this in mind, feel free to re-create the article. Hope this helps -- if you have any more questions, feel free to post on my talk page! --Xiaphias 03:32, 2 July 2007 (UTC)