User talk:Mark Frutkin

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Conflict of interest/vanity
Mr. Frutkin (assuming your real name matches your user name): You need to be advised of Wikipedia's conflict-of-interest policies. The fact that you have written, in whole or in large part, an aricle about yourself runs afoul of these policies. Normally, such vanity articles would be deleted almost immediately, as almost all vanity articles are about persons who do not meet our notability policies. You are different in that you do meet those policies, and this fact is verifiable by the independent, reliable sources you have provided. As autobiographical articles on Wikipedia go, you've actually done a pretty good job, but it's still autobiographical and highly frowned upon.

Here's the vest course of action: 1) Leave the messages about COI and autobiography in place, as well as the other warning messages, and simply stop working on this article yourself. This wil be sen as a good-faith move on your part, and make the administrators and such happy. 2) Let some other editor come along and rewrite this article to a point where it doesn't have as much of your fingerprints on it. After a while, some other editors and administrators will give the article another look and adjust or remove the messages as necessary.

By the way, since you have a knack for writing (duh!), you're welcome to help out on other articles where you may have some expertise. We're always looking for more good help around here. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 03:01, 2 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Wanda: The fact that you are writing this article on Frutkin's behalf only confirms that this is a vanity or promotional article. We simply don't allow those at Wikipedia. Since you have a conflict of interest regarding this article, there's not much you can do but hope that someone else not connected with him will write an article about him. Until that time, this article will have to be deleted. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 18:46, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

What about Margaret Atwood or Elizabeth Hay? You have those people on Wikipedia, they're Canadian authors. How did you verify them? If I remove everything but his books and links to his awards, would that work? Confused!

Speedy deletion of Mark Frutkin
A tag has been placed on Mark Frutkin, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be blatant 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 our the guidelines on spam as well as the Business' FAQ for more information.

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), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article 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 article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 18:47, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Mark Frutkin
A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Mark Frutkin, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the  notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 21:06, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Messages
Please do not remove messages from my talk page. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 00:23, 16 June 2008 (UTC)