User talk:Joebanks0422

On Pinnacle Rubber Mulch
Joe,

Thanks for taking the time and energy to create a new Wikipedia page. There are some problems with it - as we'd expect from any first timer. I'm going to flag it with what we call a "Prod", which will cause the page to be deleted in a few days unless someone deletes the prod "tag"... which you are certainly free to do if the problems are fixed.

The basic problem here is that Wikipedia requires its topics to be notable - which doesn't mean quite what one would think. It doesn't mean that the topic is worth talking about, it means that significant other sources are talking about the topic. While the article you wrote has a number of references, they are almost all either database references - a listing of what businesses exist, or are members of some organization, or somesuch - or are press releases. Neither of those count to notability. The one exception is merely a mention that they have a minor sponsorship program going, and that doesn't exactly convey much about the company, merely that they spent some money. You can find out more about what is required for notability for a company here.

If you can find references about Pinnacle that meet the requirements on that page, please add them to the article, and then feel free to delete the PROD tag. And if you have any questions that I can answer, ask! --Nat Gertler (talk) 23:01, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Pinnacle Rubber Mulch


The article Pinnacle Rubber Mulch has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * WP:NOTABILITY - the only reference here that is not published by the subject, a press release, or a database is to a mention of them sponsoring a NASCAR racer. Material here does not meet WP:ORG.

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Nat Gertler (talk) 23:03, 11 May 2011 (UTC)