User talk:Brodydittemore

Cartisan Maps
A tag has been placed on Cartisan Maps, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article seems to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert notability may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and if you can indicate why the subject of this article is notable, 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 confirm its subject's notability under the guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. LittleOldMe 14:15, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Speedy deletion tags
Please do not remove speedy deletion tags from articles that you have created yourself. If you do not believe the article deserves to be deleted, then please do the following: Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the article. Thank you. LittleOldMe 14:51, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Place   on the page. Please do not remove any existing speedy deletion tag(s).
 * 2) Make your case on the article's .

Regarding your comments on the article talk page
''Without creating a page that reads like an advertisement, how does one assert importance/significance? Sure, Cartisan Maps is a small business, without the developed age of a company such as Rand McNally. However, as a small business trying to create a stub to grow off of, how is the page as is different than 75% of the other Map Companies that have taken it upon themselves to explore the Wikipedia infrastructure. Map Companies in general make maps for businesses and specialize in different types of maps. Maybe if one of the founders died or bankruptcy was declared, then there would be something else to write about, but otherwise you're very limited to what you can write that does not appear to be an advertisement.''

''Are there any examples that can be used to avoid a lack of asserting significance while circumventing being labeled as an advertisement? Brodydittemore 15:24, 13 December 2006 (UTC)''


 * I can understand your dilemma, but please note that Wikipedia is not a directory, it is an encyclopedia. You provide some good examples of what makes companies notable. I'm sure that there are many other web sites which will be happy to give your company a mention (such as Yellowikis).


 * Also, you should be made aware that Wikipedians are discouraged from writing about themselves or their companies. LittleOldMe 15:47, 13 December 2006 (UTC)