User talk:Fxsol

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Notability of FX Solutions
A tag has been placed on FX Solutions requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article 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 article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. JohnCD (talk) 17:52, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Fx Solutions Page
Sorry for delay in replying - I will reply within two days max. JohnCD (talk) 21:35, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

The reason I have taken a long time to respond is that I have been in two minds what to say.

Against: the two independent references are really more of a "listing" variety than the "significant coverage in secondary sources" required by WP:ORG. (What would be really valuable is someone quite independent writing about the company). You have an admitted conflict of interest. (The brutal reply in these circumstances is "unless someone independent of your company is interested enough to write an article, it probably isn't notable.") And Wikipedia is not intended to be a business directory that lists every 70-man company in the world.

But, in favour: you have declared your interest, and that's maybe better than concealing it; the article is not promotional; you do have independent references; and it passes the Amnesia test - that is, what's in it is verifiable from the independent source. And (though per WP:WAX this is not a good defence) there are a lot of similar articles that stretch the notability rules to breaking..

So I would be inclined to say, go ahead and put it in. Perhaps add a note on the talk page to say you have an admitted COI but the article is not promotional and is referenced. But I must warn you, I am not Authority and can't give you a free pass; indeed, no-one can, Wikipedia doesn't work like that. Watch it for an hour or so: if a speedy-delete tag is put on it, put just below it and add anything you want to say to the talk page.

I should also warn you that one important difference between WP and a business directory is that once the article is in you will not own it - others can and will edit it.

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 21:42, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Fx solutions
A tag has been placed on Fx solutions 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 company or corporation, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for companies and corporations.

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), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article 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 article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. TheMolecularMan (talk) 18:33, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Blocked
This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia, because it has been identified as an account used for promotion of a company or group, with a username that implies that this has been done by that company or group. See Business' FAQ and Conflict of interest.

This kind of activity is considered spamming and is forbidden by Wikipedia policies. In addition, the use of a username like yours violates our username policy.

You may appeal this block by adding the text  or emailing the administrator who blocked you. Your reason should include your response to this issue and a new username you wish to adopt that does not violate our username policy (specifically, understand that accounts are for individuals, not companies or groups, and that your username should reflect this). Usernames that have already been taken are listed here.