User talk:Kickmeplease

I created a page about a local company, writing what i knew about it. I hoped this would mean other people would edit it and I could learn more about the company. Now it has been highlighted for deletion. Why is this?


 * Hi! Thanks for contributing. Unfortunately, your article was deleted as it did not prove corporate notability according to our notability guidelines. To prove notability, articles must contain reliably sources from verifiable sources. Cheers, Master of Puppets  Call me MoP! :D  10:04, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

How am I supposed to get reliable sources? I know hardly anything about the company and I was only trying to get more information...
 * Well, you need to research. Mainstream newspapers, magazines, websites (but not blogs, forums, or other wikis), books, textbooks, academic journals... these are all reliable sources. // roux   editor review 10:37, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

I don't think there are any magazines or websites. Definately no books or newspaper articles. This is really stupid. why is there a rule against writing about companies? It doesn't cause any harm.
 * If there is no coverage, the company is not notable, and therefore should not be included in the encyclopedia. Please read our policy on notability for more information. // roux   editor review 11:02, 2 December 2008 (UTC)