User talk:Lightsmith-saffron

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Speedy deletion nomination of Texas Lightsmith
A tag has been placed on Texas Lightsmith, 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 an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam as well as FAQ/Business for more information. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

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 - if no such tag exists then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hangon tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page 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 page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 16:40, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Texas Lightsmith is a company that exists therefore it is a fact, it is notable as it is one of very few metal smiths in the United States that still hand-works with copper, brass, bronze, steel, nickel silver, and pewter under one roof. Utilizing old world techniques with new technology also makes Texas Lightsmith note-worthy. My regret is that I did not take more time to learn wiki-methods, style, and preparation before posting. Lightsmith-saffron (talk) 18:17, 8 September 2010 (UTC)


 * As noted in the speedy deletion notice above, if you think the article merits inclusion, you can contact one of the admins in this list to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you.  Once you have the copy in hand, you are free to work on it and improve it and re-submit it.  However, the mere fact that the company exists does not make it notable.  My Google search shows lots of business listings for the company, but no significant coverage to denote notability.  If you can not demonstrate that the company is notable, any new article you create will likely be deleted.  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 18:39, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Re: Texas Lightsmith
I was about to restore the deleted article Texas Lightsmith, but it was deleted as blatant advertising. On a second look, it looks like the bulk of the article's contents were copied from this page.

So, the problem with the problem is twofold: 1) Advertising language isn't very good material for articles, and encyclopedia articles should be neutral in tone and informative, rather than persuasive. The article was short; it'd need so big changes that you'd not recognise it was based on the original text at all. 2) We can't use advertising material, or any other material copied from other websites without permission, due to our copyright policies.

My recommendation would be that you'd start writing the article from scratch, using your own words, using references as necessary. For inspiration, take a look at articles on related companies, and see how they've been put together. Also, a guess based on your username - if you're in any way affiliated with the company, please be very careful to follow Wikipedia's policies to avoid situations where conflicts of interests cause problems.

I'm afraid I'm not very good at evaluating what sources are good and what not in this case, because it falls very much out of my field of expertise. I do not deal with corporation articles much. A long-established company that has won prominent, independent awards does sound like it would fulfil the notability criteria, however, even if the sources would need some extra digging and are not readily available online.

As a hint, can start writing the article in your userspace; Follow the link to User:Lightsmith-saffron/Texas Lightsmith, and start editing. Once the article is shiny enough, you can move it to the proper title.

The WP polices are very numerous and confusing, but hope this helps: get the summary, read the three central policies, look around, see how other people do things, use common sense and be bold and careful. Things rarely go wrong this way. Hope this helps! --wwwwolf (barks/growls) 21:57, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Review Request to Editors
Hi there WikiDan Since you put up the speedy deletion, I would like to ask that you review the user page
 * I will place my comments at User talk:Lightsmith-saffron/Texas Lightsmith. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 19:42, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

Non-free files in your user space
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Orphaned non-free image File:TexasLightsmithLogo.jpg
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