User talk:Kthotelplanner

Speedy deletion of HotelPlanner.com
A tag has been placed on HotelPlanner.com, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be blatant advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam as well as the Business' FAQ for more information.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. KV5 •  Squawk box  •  Fight on!  16:23, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia, because it has been identified as an account used for promotion of a company or group, with a username that implies that this has been done by that company or group. See Business' FAQ and Conflict of interest.

This kind of activity is considered spamming and is forbidden by Wikipedia policies. In addition, the use of a username like yours violates our username policy.

You may appeal this block by adding the text  or emailing the administrator who blocked you. Your reason should include your response to this issue and a new username you wish to adopt that does not violate our username policy (specifically, understand that accounts are for individuals, not companies or groups, and that your username should reflect this). Usernames that have already been taken are listed here. -- Alexf42 17:18, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

hotelplanner.com material
If you have a close connection to some of the people, places or things you have written about, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred from the tone of the edit and the proximity of the editor to the subject, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:
 * 1) editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with;
 * 2) participating in deletion discussions about articles related to your organization or its competitors;
 * 3) linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Spam); and,
 * 4) avoid breaching relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for businesses. For more details about what, exactly, constitutes a conflict of interest, please see our conflict of interest guidelines.

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" is strongly discouraged. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia.


 * Domain:
 * http://hotelplanner.com


 * Related domain:
 * http://lexyl.com

Lexyl Travel Technologies, Inc
 * Registration:
 * 8880 Rio San Diego Dr. #800
 * San Diego, California 92108
 * United States


 * Accounts:

-- A. B. (talk • contribs) 18:00, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Pages deleted as promotional:
 * HotelPlanner.com
 * Hotelplanner.com
 * User:Kthotelplanner

your question
Hi. You asked at Talk:HotelPlanner.com:
 * The page for hoteplanner.com should not be deleted for the following reasons:
 * - we are trying to explain and clarify our patented technology of hotel bidding
 * - we power sites like priceline and expedia... they are on here as well as many other companies, why wouldnt we be as well???
 * - we would like to have a resouce for people to read about the bidding process that many of our customers do not understand. 


 * Please let me know what I can to keep this page on wikipedia. Thank you in advance for you help


 * Kthotelplanner (talk) 16:37, 14 August 2008 (UTC) Katie

In response, see the notices above. Basically you can't do this yourself because of the conflict of interest.

If your company is "notable" as defined by our Notability Guideline for Companies using reliable sources (as laid out by that guideline's very specific definition -- basically independent major news media), then we would like to have a well-sourced, neutral article. Note that such an article will include any critical coverage, too, so think carefully about whether you really want this (for a recent example of a company's whose promotional activities here boomeranged, see Park West Gallery).

I have put a draft of the deleted material at User:Eastvillage/HotelPlanner.com. You can work on it there; when you have something that meets our standards and is ready to "go live", leave a note at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Websites asking for a review. If it meets folks approval, others (not you) can move it back as an actual article. See FAQ/Business for more information. -- A. B. (talk • contribs) 18:19, 14 August 2008 (UTC)