User talk:Deliriou5

Xstream youth church
Some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Xstream youth church may not be sufficiently well-known to merit articles of their own. The Wikipedia community welcomes newcomers, and encourages them to become Wikipedians. On Wikipedia, all users are entitled to a user page in which they can describe themselves, and this article's content may be incorporated into that page. However, to merit inclusion in the encyclopedia proper, a subject must be notable. We encourage you to write or improve articles on notable subjects. Friday (talk) 18:15, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

If you need help doing this from a fellow Christian, type a reply below. Akradecki 18:17, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * You may wish to read and contribute to Talk:Xstream youth church. Friday (talk) 19:19, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Friday, I have messaged you and await your reply. Akradecki, I would appreciate any guidance or direction that you would be able to provide to me. Best Regards...

We (Xstream Youth Church) have had several articles written about us in national religious publications and have also been repeatedly written up in the Orlando Sentinel. I am not seeking to gain media coverage and we already have a website that isn't too shabby (http://www.xstreamyouthchurch.com/main.html). If we wanted media coverage, we'd do a press release. I just want to be crystal clear that we're not doing this for some press coverage that we want or need...that's not our motivation at all. I thin we've got a lot of unique and 'notable media-related content that would be beneficial for other religious members and people investigating modern religious movements. Needless to say, the current 'page' is not what I plan to have up in the coming days or weeks.

fixing the article up...what's needed
To start with, we need to demonstrate the notability, then we'll work on neutralizing the POV. I would strongly suggest adding a list of all the media write ups that you have had, especially in non-Christian media. Get the list up and I'll help in formating it from there. Akradecki 20:25, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

NPOV
Also- even if the article was kept- it may not resemble anything you'd want. We write from a neutral point of view which means statements like "is changing the face of teen culture in the schools, hearts, and minds of Orange County youth" or "They are Christ's 'hands and feet'" would not be included. Basically, what it means is that a Wikipedia article on this topic would end up sounding quite sterile and bland, compared to the style of writing you might prefer to use on your own site. Hope this helps. Friday (talk) 19:50, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

It's okay if the original format is not retained; a purely factual account is fine with me. I have a friend who just got his PhD in Psychology; his thesis (to which I contributed) was about the use of modern media methods in today's Christian church. I feel that even maintaining a purely empirical and factual point of view would be more than adeqate. Like I've said, free advertising is not why I've started this...our advertising budget exceeds that of most small businesses in our area. I would like to present a factual record of what Xstream youth chruch is doing in the Orlando area and as a missions-funding organization. What would be a deadline for havign all of this information added and cited? Thank you, kindly, for your constructive input.

The first article by the Sentinel is "YOUTH GROUPS SENSE OF BELONGING & FUN PART OF ALLURE" by Rebecca Campbell. Others to follow...


 * You've got 5 days for the delete notice, but that should be plenty of time. Sentinal is a magazine? We'll need a publication date. Akradecki 00:44, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * BTW...I take it from your handle that you're a Delirious fan? Me too...Akradecki 02:06, 8 August 2006 (UTC)