User talk:Mcharrington

Coverjock
Hi, thanks for message. You can sign your comments automatically using four tildes ~. I deleted your article because
 * it did not provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that it meets the notability guidelines. Sources that are not acceptable include those linked to the company, social media and other sites that can be self-edited, blogs, websites of unknown or non-reliable provenance, and sites that are just reporting what the company claims or interviewing its management. You gave no references of any kind.
 * I can see no verifiable data regarding sales, awards or third-party reviews by reputable sources to suggest that your software meets the notability criteria
 * it was written in a promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic.
 * the article starts with a spamlink to the software page; there shouldn't be any url links in the article, only in the "References" or "External links" sections. that's particularly the case when they are spamlinks.
 * Examples of unsourced claims presented as fact include: is an exclusive range... worldwide.... Users have complete control of a choice... a selection of purpose built tools...
 * Apart from a bit of history it's all about what you claim your software can do. You don't even tell us where your company is based.


 * the article was created in a single edit without wikilinks or references, and looks as if was copied from an unknown and possibly copyrighted source. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by you or your organisation, unless they state clearly and explicitly that the text is public domain. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright, or you have permission to use the text, isn't sufficient.
 * The images are definitely a copyright infringement. Screen shots of software are a breach of the copyright holder's rights and cannot be used on Wikipedia.
 * You are writing and article about your own company and you have a conflict of interest when editing this article. If, after reading the information about notability linked above, you still believe that your organisation is notable enough for a Wikipedia article (and that there is significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources), you could, if you wish, post a request at Requested articles for the article to be created. See also Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest.
 * You have a financial stake in promoting this topic. This is equivalent to paid editing, a category of conflict of interest (COI) editing that involves being compensated by a person, group, company or organization, directly or indirectly, to use Wikipedia to promote their interests. Paid advocacy is prohibited by our policies on neutral point of view and what Wikipedia is not. Paid advocates are very strongly discouraged from direct article editing, and should instead propose changes on the talk page of the article in question if an article exists, and if it does not, from attempting to write an article at all. At best, any proposed article creation should be submitted through the articles for creation process, rather than directly. Regardless, if you are paid directly or indirectly by the company you are writing about, you are  required by the Wikimedia Terms of Use to disclose your employer, client and affiliation. You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page at User:. The template Paid can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form:    . Please do not edit further until you respond to this message.

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Jimfbleak - talk to me?  06:31, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
 * If you wish to donate a screen shot, you must either follow the OTRS procedure linked in the copyright section above, or, more easily, publish it on your own website clearly labelled as public domain or CC BY-SA 3.0 Licensed. These procedures are necessary for us to verify that you have the right to released the image for any use including commercial.
 * Include secondary sources where possible to meet "notability criteria" &mdash; you have to meet the notability criteria for your article to be accepted. On what your article actually told us, your company could be just you working in a spare room and selling ten copies. You need to give facts that show that your software meets the criteria, and third-party sources as defined above to verify those facts (except for trivial items like where your offices are). If you don't meet the criteria, or you can't find suitable independent verification for your claims, the article will not survive
 * You can give one link to your main website in "External links"
 * Although I can't stop you writing an article about your company, you should be clear that it is discouraged even if you make the required COI disclosure, and your edits will receive close scrutiny. Note also that you can't own the article, anyone can edit it
 * even if you intend to do so, it is difficult for a COI editor to write a balanced article. For example, you should include any criticism of your product
 * It's a good idea to write a draft here rather than throw it straight to the wolves