User talk:Hrsmith99

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Proposed deletion of Bold They Rise


The article Bold They Rise has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * Appears to fail WP:NOTBOOK.

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. red dogsix (talk) 01:23, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Wheels Stop (book)


The article Wheels Stop (book) has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * Appears to fail WP:NOTBOOK.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. red dogsix (talk) 01:23, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Hello Hrsmith99,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology for deletion, because it seems to be promotional, rather than an encyclopedia article.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. LS1979 (talk) 21:36, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Reply to what you wrote on the talk page: the article was deleted because it was promotional in tone, using "peacock terms", unsubstantiated adjectives of praise ("a key collaborator... cutting-edge... This unique facility... ideally positioned...") and in general clearly the Institute telling the story about itself that it wants the world to hear. That is not what an encyclopedia is for.

It read like what the Institute would put on its own website, and checking a few sentences I was not surprised to find that it was indeed largely, if not entirely, copied from the website. That would anyway have been cause for immediate deletion as a copyright violation. Wikipedia cannot accept copyright material, even temporarily, without a formal copyright release - see Copy-paste.

No doubt the Institute could make a copyright release, but copying a website does not make a satisfactory encyclopedia article, which should describe the subject from outside, from a WP:Neutral point of view, saying what a general encyclopedia reader might want to know, rather than what the Institute wants to tell them. A link to the website can provide access to the detail for those who want it. Also, copying one document will not provide the references to "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." which are required to establish Notability. I have this conversation so often that I have written User:JohnCD/Not a noticeboard to explain the background.

It seems likely that you are connected with the Institute. In that case, you should read Conflict of interest and the Plain and simple conflict of interest guide. In summary, you should declare your interest, and should not edit directly, but may submit a draft by the WP:Articles for creation process. There is good advice at WP:Your first article.

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 20:50, 24 November 2014 (UTC)