User talk:Gpd209

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Fair use rationale for Image:MindMeisterScreenshot.jpg
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Speedy deletion of Mindmeister
A tag has been placed on Mindmeister, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be blatant 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 our the guidelines on spam as well as the Business' FAQ for more information.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page (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 would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Pgagnon999 (talk) 04:20, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of MindMeister
A tag has been placed on MindMeister 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 or group of people, 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 biographies.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page (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 would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Pgagnon999 (talk) 05:01, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Mindmeister
Pegasus is right; The problem with this article is that it lacks notability. Whether or not you shelf it under A7 or not, it still fails that test. Please familiarize yourself with WP:Notability. thanks. --Pgagnon999 (talk) 05:07, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Regarding "NOTABILITY"
The first thing you need to learn here is the WP definition of NOTABILITY.

Basically, what you need to show notability is independent sources. I'm not sure if you are going to be able to accomplish this but you should look in popular publications for articles and reviews written specifically about the subject

I'm not sure I was looking at your most recent edit but I saw no sources at all. The easiest way to [Wikipedia:Citing_sources|cite your sources] those sources is with [Wikipedia:Citing_sources#How_to_write_them|inline ref tags]. The following is an example I hope helps:



With the new iPhone-accessible Geistesblitz Gadget, now when you have a sudden rush of inspiration you can add items to your default map from your iPhone by pointing it to www.mindmaster.com/gb.

...and heres the code that produced that:

 With the new iPhone-accessible Geistesblitz Gadget, now when you have a sudden rush of inspiration you can add items to your default map from your iPhone by pointing it to www.mindmaster.com/gb. &lt;ref>iphoneworld.com: MindMeister editing Now Available on iPhone: 02/02/2008&lt;/ref>

You will also need to add the references section for your footnotes like this:



Deletion

 * User:Pegasus processed the deletion of the article, not I. since it has been deleted twice, I would not put it back up. The first time it was deleted, it was done so under G11, the second time under A7. As Pegasus has said, you can argue semantics, and maybe you'll get the article back up & end in afd instead, but the results will probably be identical. Before you try that, I'd have all your boats in order (i.e., references from reliable, notable sources external to the subject) or why waste your time??--Pgagnon999 (talk) 05:59, 3 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Pegasus is a bit brash. Here is the language for G11:  Blatant advertising. Pages which exclusively promote some entity and which would need to be fundamentally rewritten to become encyclopedic. Note that simply having a company or product as its subject does not qualify an article for this criterion.  My tone was normal.  I was simply discussing this application.  He also deleted my image, under a criterion that required it to be unused for more than 7 days for speedy deletion.  It was already in use, and it had only been up a few minutes.  Is there a way to reign in this guy?  This seems absurd.  Particularly since all I'm doing is mimicking an entire category of articles about similar products.  Delete the whole category if you want, but don't just pick on me.  --Gpd209 (talk) 06:08, 3 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Pegasus's actions are not absurd; although you can argue the finer points of the deletion, as I have already advised you, you'll probably just end up on WP:afd with similar results. It may be fruitful to read WP:Gaming the system, WP:Spam, and WP:Notability very carefully. If you think you have a case for this article's survivability under afd, you can contest the CSD, but, based on my experience with afd, your arguments won't hold water.--Pgagnon999 (talk) 14:10, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image (Image:MindMeister.jpg)
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