User talk:Ianb821

Speedy deletion nomination of Design Fancy


A tag has been placed on Design Fancy requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, individual animal(s), an organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject of the article is important or significant: that is, why an article about it 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 you can assert the importance of the subject,. Clicking that button will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit |the article's talk page directly to give your reasons, 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. You may freely add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

See the guidelines for specific types of articles: biographies, websites, bands, or companies. Mean as custard (talk) 10:22, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Your first article
Welcome to Wikipedia. It appears that your first article does not meet Wikipedia's requirement for notability. Check out Notability (organizations and companies) for an explanation of what constitutes notability on Wikipedia. Cheers. EricSerge (talk) 14:28, 25 October 2011 (UTC)


 * To spell it out: yes, there is a page on Apple, Inc, but that does not mean there should be a page on every company that exists. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a business listing directory. The admission criterion is called Notability, and is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Significant means more than just listing-type mentions; reliable excludes Myspace, Facebook, blogs, places where anyone can post anything; independent excludes the subject's own website, affiliated ones and anything based on press releases. The test is, have people independent of the subject thought it significant enough to write substantial comment about? Apple passes that test quite easily.


 * For more advice, see WP:Your first article and the WP:FAQ/Organizations. JohnCD (talk) 14:38, 25 October 2011 (UTC)