User talk:Lukeroughley

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 Giftiger Wunsch   [TALK]  15:17, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Your contributed article, Australian republic party


Hello, I notice that you recently created a new page, Australian republic party. First, thank you for your contribution; Wikipedia relies solely on the efforts of volunteers such as you. Unfortunately, the page you created covers a topic on which we already have a page - Republican Party of Australia. Because of the duplication, your article has been tagged for speedy deletion. Please note that this is not a comment on you personally and we hope you will to continue helping improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at Republican Party of Australia - you might like to discuss new information at the article's talk page.

If you think that the article you created should remain separate, 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 hang-on 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. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Additionally if you would like to have someone review articles you create before they go live so they are not nominated for deletion shortly after you post them, allow me to suggest the article creation process and using our search feature to find related information we already have in the encyclopedia. Try not to be discouraged. Wikipedia looks forward to your future contributions. JohnCD (talk) 15:57, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
 * As you tell me this is not the same party, I have restored the article, but if it is to be kept you will have to establish Notability, a requirement to have a Wikipedia article, which is not a matter of opinion but needs to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Significant means more than just listing-type mentions; reliable excludes Myspace, Facebook, blogs, places where anyone can post anything; independent excludes the subject's own website, affiliated ones and press releases.


 * As it seems you are the party's president, I must also draw your attention to Wikipedia's guideline on conflict of interest. JohnCD (talk) 16:42, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Conflict of Interest guideline
Welcome to Wikipedia. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, 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, 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; and
 * 3) linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Spam).

Please familiarize yourself with 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 a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. JohnCD (talk) 16:42, 19 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Luke, I appreciate that, we so often get a terrible argument at this point! Cheers, JohnCD (talk) 17:14, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Further advice: editing with a conflict of interest is not absolutely prohibited, though it needs to be done with great care, and declaring the interest. WP:Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest and WP:FAQ/Organizations contain useful advice. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 13:02, 20 November 2010 (UTC)