User talk:Jporcupine

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James I. Woods
This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of James I. Woods, and it appears to include material copied directly from http://jameswoodsforcongress.com/.

It is possible that the bot is confused and found similarity where none actually exists. If that is the case, you can remove the tag from the article. The article will be reviewed to determine if there are any copyright issues.

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Speedy deletion nomination of James I. Woods


A tag has been placed on James I. Woods, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which articles can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:
 * It 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. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Business for more information.
 * It appears to be a clear copyright infringement of http://jameswoodsforcongress.com/. (See section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website but have permission from that owner, see Requesting copyright permission. However, even if you use one of these processes to release copyrighted material to Wikipedia, it still needs to comply with the other policies and guidelines to be eligible for inclusion. If you would like any assistance with this, you can ask a question at the help desk.
 * It appears to be about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), individual animal, or web content, 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. (See section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for 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. Ahecht ( TALK PAGE ) 20:35, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

James I. Woods
Hi there, thanks for creating James I. Woods. Although the copyright is fine now, it reads like an advert, which isn't very encyclopedic. Because of this, it's likely to be deleted soon. To save it, please consider rewriting it in a more balanced way (e.g. by stating facts, keeping to a neutral point of view, and avoiding flowery writing). Feel free to ask me if you have any questions. You might also find Your first article a useful read. Microchip08 (talk) 21:16, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I would suggest starting again using the Articles for creation process. You might be able to request undeletion of your article in order to move it to a draft. You might also want to consider waiting for someone else to create the article: if the article subject is notable, somebody will eventually create it. Microchip08 (talk) 21:30, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

June 2014
Please do not remove speedy deletion notices from pages you have created yourself, as you did with James I. Woods. 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 article. Thank you. Meters (talk) 21:20, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

Status and Advice
As reviewing administrator, I deleted the article: it is an advertisement, not a WP article, and I do not think it was salvageable. One key reason why it was not is that the individual at present shows no indication of notability--we normally do not make articles for the candidate of a major party for congress unless they win the election, or are otherwise notable. In this case, he is not yet even the candidate of the Party--he is running in the primary, and this does most certainly not justify an article. We're an encyclopedia, not a PR outlet. Even if he does win the primary, please do not attempt to recreate it unless you have references providing substantial coverage from 3rd party independent published reliable sources, print or online, but not blogs or press releases, or material derived from press releases.  DGG ( talk ) 21:30, 10 June 2014 (UTC)


 * DGG: His blindness and his atheism make this newsworthy and notable, in my opinion. James does not have a primary opponent and is vanguard as a challenger. He was cited four times by state-level news sources and we will attempt this page from a more neutral perspective once more media covers his efforts. Mentioning his platform is not an advertisement and you did not objectively identify this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jporcupine (talk • contribs) 21:37, June 10, 2014‎


 * Well, since you insist, I consider copying his platform into the article to be advertising. That's why I restored the speedy promo nomination. I wish him the best, but I don't see him being notable simply for being a blind atheist running in the primary. That's why I restored the speedy notability nomination. As previously mentioned, being in Congress is notable. Running for Congress isn't, and certainly running in a primary isn't. I don't think disability or religion are enough to make any primary candidate notable.


 * If you do recreate the article at some time, please disclose your conflict of interest. Meters (talk) 22:55, 10 June 2014 (UTC)