User talk:IIADallas

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Speedy deletion nomination of Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas


A tag has been placed on Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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. Sam  &#x1f3a4;   18:27, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames that give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text below this notice. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text below this notice. Thank you. Alexf(talk) 18:58, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

The account has been blocked simply because it blatantly violates the username policy. You created an article for your organization. That article was deleted because it was promotional. You said in the article's Talk page: "we are a nonprofit organization and just wanted visibility on Wikipedia. We do not profit from anything promotional!", but the fact that you wrote a basic sentence presenting your own organization makes it so. It does not have to be selling anything to be considered promotional. Maybe you misunderstand Wikipedia when you say you want visibility in WP. That is the definition of promotional! Wikipedia is not Facebook. If you want visibility in the Internet, your own website will accomplish that beautifully. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and it can only have notable subjects. Maybe your organization is notable but in order to remain in Wikipedia any article must abide by the Golden Rule. I would also caution you to be aware of the issues involved with conflicts of interest and more importantly the Wikipedia's Law of Unintended Consequences. -- Alexf(talk) 19:12, 20 August 2013 (UTC)