User talk:Lakpr

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AfD nomination of Bradley D. Simon
I have nominated Bradley D. Simon, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/Bradley D. Simon. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Niaz (Talk •  Contribs)  23:21, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
 * You are most welcome. Just keep the tag as it is. One admin will come and remove it as per wikipedia policies. Feel free to buzz me if you feel like asking me any question in future. Cheers! -- Niaz  (Talk •  Contribs)  22:13, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
 * In case you didn't see my response about Bradley D. Simon to your note on my page, I've copied it here: I have changed my opinion to keep, and stated why on the deletion talk page. Should the article be kept, would you like a hand in improving the article? I will admit that I know nothing about this person, but I could at least help out with grammar consistancies, and all the other things that can help improve an article? StephenBuxton (talk) 10:18, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Your recent edits
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How to save Bradley D. Simon
Hi!

I got a message from an anonymous IP address, and I suspect it was from you. To save the article, firstly you need to ensure it meets the notability guidelines on WP:BIO. The main one that needs to be addressed is (from WP:BIO):
 * A person is presumed to be notable if he or she has been the subject of published secondary source material which is reliable, intellectually independent,[4] and independent of the subject.
 * If the depth of coverage is not substantial, then multiple independent sources may be needed to prove notability; trivial coverage of a subject by secondary sources may not be sufficient to establish notability.[6]
 * Primary sources may be used to support content in an article, but they do not contribute toward proving the notability of a subject.

You have added some secondary sources, and I see that the original nominator has withdrawn the call for deletion, so that article does stand a good case for being kept. However, more sources will help.

Secondly, notability is not very evident within the article. I think it would help if sourced information can be added to the article to explain to the reader as to what makes this person notable. A couple of lines in the opening paragraph, and then a bit more detail in the main body of the article will help enormously. Think of it this way - someone has stumbled upon this article, and start to read it. You would like them to read all the way through, become informed, and above all else, glad that they have read it. WP:MOS will help you a great deal there.

Once notability has been firmly established and the article saved, then we can get on down to improving the article. Who knows - this may yet become a featured article! StephenBuxton (talk) 14:49, 28 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I've added a to-do list on the article's talk page that we can work through. I've also added a question about conflict of interest - I just want it to be made clear to others at the start if you do have any connection with the topic.  If you have, it shouldn't be a problem, so long as it is declared.


 * I would suggest that we carry on any further discussion about the article on the article's talk page. If you want to ask me about other matters, please drop me a line on my talk page - I'll be glad to answer any questions you might have. StephenBuxton (talk) 12:00, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Are you related to LA&K PR?
If so, you may wish to be aware of Wikipedia's conflict of interest policies, since it generally results in bad publicity when Wikipedia editors discover press agents secretly editing their clients' pages without disclosing their interests up front. THF (talk) 16:28, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

COI Disclosure
I am affiliated with LA&K PR, which represents Simon & Partners LLP. It is my goal to make neutral, fact-based edits to the article, per the suggestions made on its discussion page and the wikipedia clean up project. Please feel free to discuss any edits you feel are not consistent with wikipedia's mission, or that you feel may compromise its integrity.