User talk:Editingscotlandtoday

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Speedy deletion nomination of Keir Beckwith


A tag has been placed on Keir Beckwith requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a band or musician, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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, you can place a request here. buffbills7701 21:27, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

September 2013
Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from Keir Beckwith, a page you have created yourself. If you believe the page should not be deleted, you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that says: Click here to contest this speedy deletion and appears inside the speedy deletion notice. This will allow you to make your case on the page's talk page. Administrators will consider your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you. GregJackP  Boomer!   06:03, 3 September 2013 (UTC)

Moved to userspace
Hi, I moved the article to your userspace at User:Editingscotlandtoday/Keir Beckwith. The article has many, MANY issues with it. The first is that the article doesn't actually establish any notability for Beckwith by way of coverage in reliable sources. By this I mean that you have news articles that show notability for Beckwith. The agent's page and the Spotlight page are both seen as primary sources, as the agent works for/with Beckwith and the Spotlight page is just a copy of his resume. Neither can show notability. Also, his association with notable places such as the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland does not give notability to him. Nor does establishing a company or having any part in its creation or founding give him notability.

The second issue is that the article is written in a very promotional manner. Terms such as "up and coming" give off a promotional intent. The entire career section was written in a very informal tone that doesn't follow WP:NPOV and also comes across as promotional. You might not have necessarily intended for this to be a promotional page for Beckwith, but that's how it comes across. Even if it's not your intent, a page can still be deleted for that reason.

To be honest, I don't really see where Beckwith meets any of our guidelines for notability purposes. However there's no harm with you working on the page for the time being in your userspace. Just be aware that while it's harder for userspace copies to be deleted, that doesn't mean that they can't be.

I also want to warn you about editing with a conflict of interest. If you were asked to create this page for him, attend school with him, and/or are affiliated with him in any manner, you are still editing with a conflict of interest and should look over our WP:COI guidelines. This doesn't mean that you can't edit, just that you should approach editing with caution. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   07:11, 3 September 2013 (UTC)