User talk:Ianthebeard

Nomination of Consumer Perspectives for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Consumer Perspectives is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Consumer Perspectives until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Arthistorian1977 (talk) 22:13, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, Ianthebeard. 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.

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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. bonadea contributions talk 06:10, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Consumer Perspectives


A tag has been placed on Consumer Perspectives 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 an organization or company, 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, then please contact the deleting administrator. bonadea contributions talk 06:13, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

Deletion
You said, "It is the name and location of a market research company, and that is all. If this is to be deleted, then the all articles about other market research companies with more information than name and location should also be deleted. How could I possibly write anything about the company of note without it reading like self promotion?". An article has to be rather more than the name and location of a company. I refer you to Bonadea's remarks that I have copied below. In a directory, that brevity is often found. But Wikipedia is not a directory - it is an encyclopaedia. Most of the articles about companies here are not written by the companies or their employees. We do not encourage them to write because of conflict of interest. In fact, some of them get blocked from editing because they will not listen to our advice and will not heed our rules. They also do not understand that there is no 'right' to have an article on Wikipedia. Even though this site is open to the public to edit, it is technically a 'private' site and the rules are the rules. Freedom of speech is not applicable, nor is there a policy of fairness of exposure. It must also be understood that, unlike in directories and places like LinkedIn and Facebook, a company or individual has no control over an article about them (aside from the obvious exceptions which include libel or attack). Material that a company or individual may prefer not to be included, but which is reliable referenced, cannot be removed by them merely because they don't like it. Please also be aware that the majority of companies do not have articles, and will never have them. Inclusion is not dependent on size, profitability, greenness, having celebrity customers or age. See WP:CORP for details, and WP:RS about the reliable independent sources needed to prove it. Peridon (talk) 12:35, 13 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Remarks by Bonadea copied from deleted article talk page "Maybe some of them do need to be deleted - every single article on Wikipedia has to be about a notable subject. The relevant guideline for companies is here. That other articles should perhaps not exist has no bearing on whether this article should exist or not, however. Note that you should not be writing about the company you represent, at all - more information about that is on your user talk page. Thank you."