User talk:FlorenceBraccialini

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:FlorenceBraccialini
A tag has been placed on User:FlorenceBraccialini, 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 an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam as well as FAQ/Business for more information. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag - if no such tag exists then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hangon tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Empty Buffer (talk) 10:40, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

June 2010
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, FlorenceBraccialini, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it is the name of a company. Company names are not permitted to be used as usernames at Wikipedia, nor are promotional names or role accounts. Please choose a name which represents only yourself, either by requesting a name change or simply abandoning this account and using another. You may also like to read our guidelines on editing with a conflict of interest and on copyright violations.. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. Thank you. Kateshortforbob talk 10:59, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Your message
Hi Pushpa, Thank you for your message on my talk page. There were a couple of reasons why the page at User:FlorenceBraccialini was deleted. Most importantly, the page was a copyright violation of the English version of the company website - the entire article was copied directly from there. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously, and we will not host copyrighted material unless we have the appropriate permissions. From the message you left me, I see that you work for the company; unfortunately, this does not mean we can allow you to upload the company's copyrighted work, since anyone could claim that they own a website, photograph or video, and we have no way to prove that it is true. There is a way for the owner of copyrighted material to allow Wikipedia to use it, and instructions can be found on this page.

The second problem with the article was that it was unnecessarily promotional. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Company websites aim to present the company in the best way; Wikipedia aims to present companies in a neutral way. For this reason, the text from a company website will rarely be the best thing to use in a Wikipedia article, even if the company gives us permission to use it. Sentences such as "Today, Braccialini is one of the most dynamic enterprises in the leather sector. It is the symbol of an all-Italian entrepreneurial adventure from its very roots; seen in its knowledge and fantasy" would not be acceptable on Wikipedia.

Ideally, an article would be written by someone unrelated to the company in the writer's own words, using independent reliable sources, such as newspaper articles about the company. Since you work for the company, you are considered to have a conflict of interest. This does not mean you cannot write the article, but means you should be careful to write in a neutral way. It would be best if you chose a new username, one which represents only yourself and not your company. If you have some sources on which an article could be based (newspaper articles, for example - they do not have to be in English), this would be a good starting point for an article. Let me know if there is anything I can help you with.-- Kateshortforbob talk  18:39, 5 June 2010 (UTC)