User talk:IowaLakes

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Speedy deletion nomination of Iowa Lakes Community College


A tag has been placed on Iowa Lakes Community College, 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 "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. JMHamo (talk) 19:33, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

October 2015
Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from Iowa Lakes Community College, a page you have created yourself. If you believe the page should not be deleted, you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that says: Contest this speedy deletion which appears inside the speedy deletion notice. This will allow you to make your case on the article's talk page. Administrators will consider your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you. JMHamo (talk) 19:46, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Your article and other beasts
Sorry, but it had to go. Wikipedia does not allow advertising or promotion, and, no matter what your intent, that looked like both. Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, and articles must be written in a neutral (grey) style. No first or second person. No enthusiasm. No peacock wording WP:PEACOCK. Nothing that would be seen on a flyer or on the college website. Or on Facebook. Dull facts are the order of the day. OK? Next point. Your user name would be fine if you were writing about BloggsCo Inc of Houston, but as you are writing about Iowa Lakes College it isn't. User names must not appear to represent organisations. I would suggest you start a new account that doesn't seem to be connected to the college ('Gertie the Aardvark', 'DHP56381', 'I love swoggerts' - whatever so long as Iowa and Lakes aren't in it). When you do this, let me know and I'll close this account down. If you really want to, you can keep your contribs by going to WP:CHU and changing the account name - but it's hardly worth it. Then you can start afresh at User:yournewname/DRAFT. If you are employed by the college, you should declare that, as paid editing must now be. Right. Over to you... Peridon (talk) 20:28, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Draft:Iowa Lakes Community College
Draft:Iowa Lakes Community College, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Iowa Lakes Community College and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ). You are free to edit the content of Draft:Iowa Lakes Community College during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Robert McClenon (talk) 14:50, 3 May 2016 (UTC)