User talk:Derekwoo1

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Speedy deletion nomination of Dennis Downes


A tag has been placed on Dennis Downes, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here.  GILO  A& E&uArr;  20:15, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

What's wrong
Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, not free web space. To be included here, notability must be shown. For a person, please see WP:BIO, or for a book WP:NBOOK. In either case, the notability must be proved with reliable independent sources WP:RS. As to promotional writing, we insist on a neutral encyclopaedic style. Words like 'charming', 'inspiring' and so on find little use here. The piece looks like a book's blurb, and I wouldn't be surprised to find that it actually is. If it has been published in that way (or any other way), it cannot be used on Wikipedia because it would be copyright and incompatible with Wikipedia's licensing under CC-BY-SA 2.0 and the GFDL for free reuse by anyone anywhere. Peridon (talk) 21:35, 6 March 2015 (UTC)