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Speedy deletion nomination of Institute for Career Transitions


A tag has been placed on Institute for Career Transitions, 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.

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Institute for Career Transitions (January 30)
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Speedy deletion nomination of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Institute for Career Transitions


A tag has been placed on Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Institute for Career Transitions, 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.

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Contested deletion
This page is not unambiguously promotional, because... It's a non-profit organization - it's NOT SELLING ANYTHING. We're TRYING TO HELP LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE! I have removed everything but the mission statement, the link to the website, the link to the advisory board. and the citations (from reputable organizations! Hope that meets your "encyclopedic" requirements.--JobSearchPro (talk) 23:29, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I respect your objective but it doesn't matter if you're selling anything or not. The article (and your username, for that matter) was a violation of WP:NOTADVERTISING. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a forum for anyone to pitch their products, nonprofit or for profit; hence, the article deletion. sixty nine   • spill it •  02:40, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

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If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text below, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. -- Orange Mike &#x007C;  Talk  04:42, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Unblock: You have blocked me for being too promotional
FACT: I've been banned indefinitely for trying to create a Wikipedia page for a new (established in 2013) registered non-profit organization that provides FREE help to the long term unemployed - "because it appears to be mainly intended for publicity and/or promotional purposes".

Perhaps the first version I submitted was too promotional! Maybe I did get carried away with my enthusiasm there. But, the last version was strictly the facts, only about 4 lines long, including a link to the organization's home page, plus links to the board of advisors (which I am on), and the media support the organization has already received ("citations"?).

Yet, I see Wikipedia pages for these non-profits:
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cancer_Society
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baystate_Health
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Natural_Resources_Council
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNOME_Foundation
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karuna_Center_for_Peacebuilding
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Audubon_Society
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League_Alumni
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Rifle_Association

And, of course, these 100% commercial organizations:
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise_Rent-A-Car

And undoubtedly millions more!

On that page, I included several very respected media links (NPR.org, MIT.edu, Harvard Business Review, Bloomberg.com) in the post.

Perhaps the post was too enthusiastic. I'll plead guilty to that. But, do you understand that MILLIONS of people have been unemployed for more than 6 months and we are trying to reach them and HELP THEM - *** FOR FREE ***

Do you know what happens to people who have been unemployed for more than a few months? This is what happens to long-term unemployed:
 * They lose their homes.
 * They commit crimes,
 * They commit suicide.
 * Many also wipe out their families when they have no hope.
 * The world's economy suffers.

I'll let you do the research on the impact of long-term unemployment, since you obviously wouldn't trust my research. But look into it, just a teensy bit, and TRY to forgive me for being so enthusiastic about an organization that's trying to PREVENT all of that tragedy.

My bottom line is that I'm astonished at this experience. Banned from Wikipedia for life for the inexcusable act of trying to create a page for a non-profit organization that is trying to help people who need help. Seriously?

PERHAPS, we have all over-reacted a bit? Maybe my format wasn't perfect and my first attempt at content was too enthusiastic, but, seriously, banned indefinitely?

Uphold this ban, and I'm never "darkening your door" again. I promise! This has been a very unpleasant and, frankly, disillusioning experience.

JobSearchPro (talk) 20:22, 31 January 2014 (UTC) JobSearchPro (sorry if you don't like the name, it's what I am)