User talk:Clearlynotstefan

Speedy deletion of As Seen On TV Shop
A tag has been placed on As Seen On TV Shop, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of 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 our the guidelines on spam as well as the Business' FAQ for more information.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, 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, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. Twinzor (talk) 15:53, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

I dont understand how the legimate history of a successful business is any less worthy of an article then any other data your site has collected. The article does not mention even one product that is sold through this business, and has no links to said business excluding references. I can assure you, if this is your "editorial guidelines", you are the epitome of censorship, and will be the downfall of the exchange of free information you set out to achieve. Better explain how this is a promotional article


 * Hi there. First of all I'd like to point out that the Hangon tag should be placed in the article's page, instead of here. And advertising doesn't require any products to be mentioned, the reason I tagged this article is because it reads like an advertisement and is unsourced. To make it a legit article you would have to rewrite it in an encyclopedic style, removing such sentences as "It was not until As Seen On TV Shop went online that true success was found", "She felt that in the new millennium it was unfair to ask a customer to wait 4-6 Weeks for a product", etc., and you should also add references to reliable sources. If you have any further questions or require assistance, feel free to contact me on my talk page. Twinzor (talk) 16:13, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

Why your article has been nominated for speedy deletion
It seems that the main reason your article has been nominated for deletion is that fails to satisfy the Criteria for Notable Businesses (WP:ORG). It must be realised that notability and assertion of notability are two distinct areas - while the business may indeed be notable, you've failed to include why. The threshold for inclusion of information in Wikipedia is verification, not truth. Notability is best shown with the inclusion of reliable, third-party sources. Referencing the company's website (as was done in the article) is not enough (please read WP:NPOV for the guidelines on neutral point of view). Booglamay (talk) 16:05, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Please note that I've just removed the template from the top of this page.  This template should not really be used on talk pages, as any pages with the template will show up at CAT:CCSD.