User talk:Killrek

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Hello Killrek, I saw your comments at the deletion discussion for the I-meet article (and elsewhere) and thought I might respond to help clarify a few things. Wikipedia is a repository of knowlege, an online encyclopedia, and the articles within are intended to inform readers about notable subjects. What is or isn't considered worthy of notice is governed by guidelines set at WP:N. Basically, for must subjects (including web sites) to be considered notable you must have had considerable coverage by more than one reliable source. A reliable source might be the New York Times, Boston Globe, CNN, or perhaps a scholarly book. A press release issued from the company running the web site does not qualify. In addition, these sources help to verify that what is in the article is factual, which is the only way that Wikipedia can have any sort of legitimacy. Wikipedia is not a place to promote your company, or even to make the public aware of it, and attempts to do so are generally blocked. Companies try to use Wikipedia all the time to promote themselves, since it's often among the first Google hits for a topic and has many readers, so established editors are used to people doing exactly what you're doing now. The editors trying to have the article deleted aren't pissed, they're just following Wikipedia's rules. I hope this helps you understand what's going on, thanks! --  At am a chat 00:11, 27 June 2009 (UTC)