User talk:Jdaviessp

Speedy deletion nomination of Ghost Motorcycles
Hello Jdaviessp,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Ghost Motorcycles 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. CoffeeWithMarkets (talk) 15:54, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

Reply
Hi, thanks for message. Following its nomination by another editor I deleted your article because
 * it did not provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that it meets the notability guidelines. Sources that are not acceptable include those linked to the company, social media and other sites that can be self-edited, blogs, websites of unknown or non-reliable provenance, and sites that are just reporting what the company claims or interviewing its management. You gave no references at all. Note that if you recreate, references should be in-line so we know what fact each is supporting
 * it's all unsourced claims about what the company does, little about the company itself other than a location. To show notability you need hard facts such as the number of employees, turnover or profits, or national independent third-party verification of its significance. From what you tell us, once the unsourced flim-flam is tripped out, it's just a motorbike shop, that isn't notable.
 * it was written in a promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic. Examples of unsourced claims presented as fact include: iconic... Anybody who wanted anything to do with motorcycles (especially foreign) on L.I. Queens, N.Y. the East coast and farer  [sic] shores went there... ... all were headed to Ghost Motorcycle... Ghost’s hay day  [sic] spanned the 1960's and 1970’s...  Most nights at Ghost the street was packed with bikes ... a treasure trove of unique bikes... top mechanic as well as a pioneer Motocross rider...  Sonny won some of the very first AMA sanctioned national motocross events and had top finishes in many nationals in the early 1970’s...&mdash;at best a fan page, at worse naked spam.
 * the article was created in a single edit without references, and looks as if was copied from an unknown and possibly copyrighted source, or is original research . Neither is allowed in Wikipedia.

I hope this clarifies Jimfbleak - talk to me?  06:04, 6 October 2015 (UTC)