User talk:Laurie Harley

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Speedy deletion nomination of Worldwide Boat


A tag has been placed on Worldwide Boat, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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Worldwide Boat article
There were a few problems with the article as a whole. The first is that the article had no coverage in reliable sources. Press releases are considered to be WP:PRIMARY sources, which cannot show notability- and notability must be established in order for the company to have an article on here. The primary sources can show that the company exists, but it can't give notability. You've got to understand that even if the business is doing well, good performances do not count towards notability. A successful company has a better chance of receiving coverage in reliable sources, but it's not a guarantee.

The article also had issues with tone and was written to resemble a press release or some other form of promotion. Removing the charter list would be a good start, but the entire article would need to be re-written to remove sentences such as "The services are free to clients and include assisting in creating itineraries, determining activities, and matching clients with the best yacht and crew for their needs." The biggest problem is that the company just isn't notable at this point in time. I wish I could say otherwise, but it just isn't and we can't have articles on companies unless they pass WP:CORP. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   08:26, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

Your submission at AfC Worldwide Boat (August 16)
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Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Worldwide Boat concern
Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Worldwide Boat, a page you created, has not been edited in 6 months. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

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Your draft article, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Worldwide Boat


Hello Laurie Harley. It has been over six months since you last edited your WP:AFC draft article submission, entitled "Worldwide Boat".

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. HasteurBot (talk) 18:00, 22 March 2014 (UTC)