User talk:Dknemeyer

Siegfried Knemeyer
Nice article! I made a few changes, mostly fixing broken links. I suggest you nominate the article for Did you know. MisterBee1966 (talk) 08:03, 19 September 2011 (UTC) Thanks! You really improved it with your additions. How do I go thru the nomination process for DYK? dknemeyer (talk) 14:01, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

September 2011
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Speedy deletion nomination of Conquistador Games
Hello Dknemeyer,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Conquistador Games for deletion, because it seems to be promotional, rather than an encyclopedia article.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can 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. LS1979 (talk) 10:21, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

Conquistador Games
Thanks for your message.


 * I added an entry for my company, Conquistador Games... My company has made more games... If they deserve to have a page then so do we. What needs to be done for us to have a page, too—You completely misunderstand the point of Wikipedia, it is an encyclopaedia, not a free advertising platform. You should not edit on behalf of a company, or try to own a page. You have an obvious conflict of interest when it comes to editing articles about this subject. If, after reading the information about notability linked below, you still believe that your organisation is notable enough for a Wikipedia article (and that there is significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources), you could, if you wish, post a request at Requested articles for the article to be created. See also Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest.
 *  and were not drug [sic] through arbitrary "speed deletion"... instead of being unfairly discriminated against as all of our competition is validated by Wikipedia while we are dismissed.—I suggest that you actually read our rules, which you have so far ignored, before making accusations of bad faith.

I deleted your "article" because


 * it did not provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that it meets the notability guidelines.
 * it's all about what the company sells, nothing about the company itself other than locations. How many employees? Turnover? Profits? Has the company ever received negative publicity? Who are its competitors? A fact-free article doesn't show notability
 * it was written in a promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic. Examples of unsourced claims presented as fact include: an emphasis on deep thematic integration with elegant modern mechanics—The rest of your advertisement is just a list of the games you are trying to sell.

Jimfbleak - talk to me?  06:00, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

My point is that other articles on that page are as much or more "promotional" than what I posted yet you let them be there. I would have no objection to the basic points here if there were not DOZENS of companies that are less notable than us, who posted articles that were as or more "promotional" than what I posted. There is a double-standard in the many articles you allow to remain in Wikipedia while removing mine. That is my objection, here. Also, I know from talking about other game creators that they simply make up a user name that is not their own and then make a page for their company/game. Because I am honest and transparent enough to post using my real name penalizes me, that is sort of inherently broken. I am asking for fair treatment and I am being pointed to rules and guidelines that were obviously ignored for many other people. That is my issue with this process. Dknemeyer (talk) 12:44, 21 October 2014 (UTC)