User talk:Fred1218

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Hello, Fred1218, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as WooBerry Yogurt, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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Speedy deletion nomination of WooBerry Yogurt


A tag has been placed on WooBerry Yogurt, 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 and FAQ/Business for more information.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but 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 yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 17:46, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Contested deletion
Fred,

You contested the speedy deletion of WooBerry Yogurt, but I doubt the page will be spared deletion. Since the talk page will be deleted along with the article, I am copying my reply from that page, so that you can benefit:
 * Your explanation is problematic for several reasons:
 * It is a violation of Wikipedia's copyright policies to copy material verbatim from other websites or published sources.
 * You do understand that companies publish web pages to promote themselves, right? That's a perfectly legitimate use of a company's own web page, but it is not the purpose of Wikipedia.  Wikipedia articles must not promote an entity, and must be written from a neutral point of view.
 * As a local yogurt shop, this company probably does not meet the criteria for inclusion at Wikipedia.
 * If you are writing this article as a school project, and your professor has assigned you the task about writing about a local business, both you and he should understand that most local businesses will not meet the criteria for inclusion. Perhaps you and he can negotiate a different topic to write about.

WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 18:18, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Note
I was just going to copy and paste WikiDan's message, but he did it already. At Wikipedia, we do try to co-operate with the increasing number of schools and colleges that are involving editing at Wikipedia in their lessons. It must be remembered by both students and staff, however, that this is a working project to create an Encyclopaedia, and that it isn't an exercise book. In actual fact, this has probably been a useful experience, once you get over your disappointment. If you read the policies mentioned above, to which I will add WP:RS, our policy on reliable independent sources, you will be able to explain to your tutor why this wasn't a good idea. If he/she doesn't like it, please ask them to contact me at my talk page. Another thing you may have learned is that Wikipedia is patrolled - especially the new edits and the edits by new accounts. A lot of people don't realise this... OK, things do slip through - but not many and we do eventually get 'em. Anyway, if you get an idea for a better article, take a tip from me. Create it in your userspace (somewhere like User:Fred1218/draft) and ask for advice. We are (most of us...) willing to help when asked. Peridon (talk) 18:59, 29 February 2012 (UTC)