User talk:Laurenhaller

Company page requests
Hi, I requested a page for a for-profit company, is there any way to find out a timeline on when it might be drafted or an editor that we can contact to see if they need any more information? The company is Attivo Networks.

Requested articles/Business and economics/Companies/A-E

Laurenhaller (talk) 18:09, 29 November 2017 (UTC)


 * No fixed time. It will just sit there until an editor likes the look of it, and decides to run with it. So the more info you put on the request, the more chance that it will attract someone. Ron h jones (Talk) 00:50, 30 November 2017 (UTC)

Help - Company Page
I submitted a requested company article a couple months ago that hasn't been filled. I wanted to see if there is any other information that I can provide or how I can help to get the page up?

The company is Attivo Networks on the cited page: Requested articles/Business and economics/Companies/A-E

Laurenhaller (talk) 20:29, 18 January 2018 (UTC)


 * While adding links to more high-profile coverage could help, there's not much you can do to speed things up - the editors working on those requests are volunteers, and if no one is interested enough in this specific company to write an article about it, we can't conscript someone. Technically you can write a draft yourself via the Article Wizard and submit it for a review by an experienced editor, but given your conflict of interest, that may not be a good idea. Personally I also have some doubts whether the company even is notable enough for a Wikipedia article; if it isn't, neither the "requested articles" process nor writing a draft yourself will lead to an article. Huon (talk) 23:08, 18 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Hello, . Just because I'd already started replying to you before the helpful reply above was given, I might as well carry on and add the following: Firstly, I should say that, because Wikipedia is created by volunteers, the fact that a suggestion is lodged at Requested Articles doesn't mean someone is working through the pages in chronological order and meeting those requests. It's a good shopping mall for people interested in creating articles, and the links people give help point them in the right direction if they choose to start work creating an article.
 * I took a look at the references you gave to support that request. Unfortunately, none of them to me meet our standards of independent reliable sources. They're all insider/trade journal articles. So we know they company exists, but not that it meets our notability criteria for organisations. You ask what can you do. - You could start by offering sufficient references that show others (outside of the industry) have taken note of the company and have written about it in some depth. Work through our notability guidelines and see if you can find evidence to demonstrate the company does meet those criteria. That's the only way. Without that, I wouldn't waste my time trying to create an article on Attivo Networks, or any other company. It's great that you have declared your WP:COI on your user page. Many people do try to promote their company on Wikipedia themselves as they see SEO and a top-placed link on Google to Wikipedia as their route to success - almost as if a page here somehow validates their company. But we aren't a business directory. So most fail.
 * I'm sorry this isn't what you want to hear, but that's my independent view. Find those better sources (if they exist). Edit your entry so they're right at the front, and you might increase your chances a little bit. Regards from the UK, Nick Moyes (talk) 23:16, 18 January 2018 (UTC)