User talk:Calm Omaha/1

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 * thanks for the hello! Calm Omaha (talk) 01:56, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
 * No problem. I dream of horses If you reply here, please ping me by adding to your message (talk to me) (My edits) @  01:58, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I just tried to edit at a local coffee shop, but it said I was blocked? I'm perfectly okay here at home. You seem more experienced than me, do you have any insight on what happened?

Speedy deletion nomination of Embark (company)
Hello Calm Omaha,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Embark (company) for deletion, because it seems to be inappropriate for a variety of reasons. For more details please see the notice on the article.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Embark_(company)&action=edit&section=new&preload=Template:Hangon_preload&preloadtitle=This+page+should+not+be+speedy+deleted+because...+ contest this deletion], but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions.

SamHolt6 (talk) 00:55, 29 March 2018 (UTC)


 * As reviewing administrator, I deleted the article. You asked me what the problems were. The key problem was the sourcing.
 * Refs 1,2, & 3 are general refs about dog ancestry, used for background,.
 * Ref 4 was a local news article about a local company. (Ithaca Journal) These are usually considered indiscriminate. But it's a decent article.
 * Ref 5 is just a notice of a lecture given by the founders.
 * Ref 6 (Today) -- the info about the company is an interview with one of the founders, in which he scan say what he pleases--this is no longe considered a RS for purposes of notability.
 * Same with Ref 7. Forbes profiles are now at best considered borderline sources.
 * Ref 8 is human interest trivia.
 * Ref 9 is placement on a local list . Mere placement of such a list isn't a RS for anything at all. And being a runner-up isn;t even worth mentioning.

My suggestion is that you write a general article on DNA testing in dogs. I don;t think the company is unique in doing it, and I do not know if it is even the first.  DGG ( talk ) 01:26, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the feedback. I'm going to try and recreate the article in draft form over the next few days, rebuild it in a way that meets muster. This insight is a good start, this will definitely give me some guidance on how to proceed. Calm Omaha (talk) 15:38, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
 * One more thing. This speedy request was challenged. Why would it not go to AfD after that? Calm Omaha (talk) 02:41, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
 * It's at the admin's discretion. If a challenge indicates the problems justifying speedy may not be valid, or if the admin has doubts, either the Speedy is removed or the speedy is removed and the article sent to afd. If the challenge confirms the first view, it gets speedied.  DGG ( talk ) 19:33, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I see...Calm Omaha (talk) 00:27, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

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