User talk:Cwlvaughn

Kenneth M. Suggs
Hello,, and welcome to Wikipedia. An article you recently created, Kenneth M. Suggs, was recently speedily deleted because its content is clearly written to promote a company, product, or service. Keep in mind that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not an advertising service. Feel free to ask me on my user talk page if you have any questions. Thank you.

In addition, please note that Wikipedia does not accept copyrighted text borrowed from either web sites or printed material. This article appears to be substantially a direct copy from http://www.medlawlegalteam.com/suggs_k.html.

If you feel that Mr. Suggs should have a Wikipedia article, please review Wikipedia's guidelines for biographical articles; and, Wikipedia's G11 criteria for speedy deletion of advertising.

&mdash; ERcheck (talk) 05:09, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

No spam please
Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did in Cerebral palsy. Wikipedia is not a mere directory of links nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites that you are affiliated with, and links that exist to attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam policies for further explanations of links that are considered appropriate. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. See the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. &mdash; ERcheck (talk) 05:12, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Gilbert, Heintz & Randolph LLP
Please stop adding commercial material to Wikipedia. It is considered spam, and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. &mdash; ERcheck (talk) 05:17, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Biographies and company profiles
Thank you for your note.

With regard to the articles on Kenneth Suggs and Gilbert, Heintz & Randolph LLP: Wikipedia has recently added a new criteria (G11) for speedy deletion &mdash; "Pages that exist only to promote a company, person, product, service or group." (See the most recent edition of Signpost.) In the case of the Kenneth Suggs entry, it almost a verbatim copy of his profile on the firm's webpage, which makes it deletable as a copyright violation as well.

With regard to biographical entries, please review guidelines for notability and guidelines for biographies of living people. As you regard Mr. Suggs as meeting notability criteria, it would be appropriate to create an article that has an encyclopedic tone, not one that is promotional. In addition, review Wikipedia's requirement for verifability.

With regard to a law firm, please review Wikipedia's guidelines for inclusion of articles on companies. As above, the information should not be promotional. If you have found other firms that have articles that should not be included, please feel free to nominate them for deletion.

Your contributions are welcome. You might find the following links helpful in navigating Wikipedia:
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * Help pages
 * How to write a great article
 * Manual of Style (formatting questions)

&mdash; ERcheck (talk) 11:01, 10 October 2006 (UTC)