User talk:FresnoRaider

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Hello, FresnoRaider, 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 Jack Nasher, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Jack Nasher


A tag has been placed on Jack Nasher requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a clear copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, 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. Gurt Posh (talk) 11:03, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Status and Advice
As reviewing administrator, I fixed it by removing the copied content and substituted a very brief summary; he is possibly, but not certainly notable--the standards are at WP:PROF, and WP:AUTHOR. In practice, it can best be shown by linking to substantial 3rd party independent published reviews of his books in reliable sources, print or online, but not blogs or press releases, or material derived from press releases.

A Wikipedia article needs to be written like an encyclopedia article, not a press release--don't praise the person, say what he does. Remember not to copy from a web site -- first it's a copyright violation, but, even if you give us permission according to WP:DCM, the tone will not be encyclopedic and the material will not be suitable--as was the case here.

Include only material that would be of interest to a general reader coming across the person of the organization and wanting the sort of information that would be found in an encyclopedia. Do not include material that would be of interest only to those associated with him, or to prospective clients--that sort of content is considered promotional. For further information see WP:FIRST.

As a general rule, a suitable page will be best written by someone without Conflict of Interest; it's not impossible to do it properly with a conflict of interest or as a paid press agent, but it's relatively more difficult: you are automatically thinking in terms of what the subject wishes to communicate to the public, but an uninvolved person will think in terms of what the public might wish to know. If you think you can do it right according to our guidelines, add some material, but expect the article to be carefully checked for objectivity. If I can help you further, let me know on my user talk page.  DGG ( talk ) 18:16, 5 September 2011 (UTC)