User talk:Gant360

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Speedy deletion nomination of On the Grind (Webcomic)


A tag has been placed on On the Grind (Webcomic) 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 person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), web content or organised event, 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. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   06:15, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

Conflict of interest
Hello, Gant360. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:


 * Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
 * Be cautious about deletion discussions. Everyone is welcome to provide information about independent sources in deletion discussions, but avoid advocating for deletion of articles about your competitors.
 * Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Spam).
 * Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you.Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   06:17, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

Notability issues
I thought I'd take the time to explain why I nominated this for deletion. The first and main reason is that it lacks coverage in reliable sources to show why your comic is notable. Coverage would be something along the lines of a reliable source (such as a reliable website like i09, a newspaper like the NY Times, or the like) that goes into depth about your webcomic and does not merely reprint WP:PRIMARY sources. I did a search and couldn't find anything that gave this sort of coverage. The other issue is that it reads rather promotional. At several points in the article you link to the Amazon pages where people could purchase the book. This is highly inappropriate, as it gives off the impression that you're here to sell books. This might not be the case, but merchant links cannot be used as a reliable source at all and should never be linked to at all in an article. As far as the external links go, you should always exercise caution. Less is more and we almost never link to every form of social media out there. Normally we link to the webcomic's official page and that's about it. Sometimes we can link to the author's blog, but normally it's just to the official website for the webcomic. I hope this doesn't sound too harsh- it can be a pretty big ego blow to write an article about something (especially something that you're personally involved in) and have someone come on and say "not notable". If you're interested, I can move a copy into your userspace for you to work on until you get coverage, but it'd have to pass WP:GNG first. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   06:25, 16 April 2013 (UTC)