User talk:Messel

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Speedy deletion nomination of Fredland
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Please note also that Wikipedia is not your personal webspace! De728631 (talk) 19:25, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Fredland
You wrote "I could think of no better place to document the humble beginnings of such a community than the pages of wikipedia." Unfortunately, that is not the sort of thing Wikipedia is for: as an encyclopedia, we only report on things that are already established - the Wikipedia word is notability, 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, blogs, places where anyone can post anything; independent excludes the subject's own website, affiliated ones and press releases. That requirement means that enterprises which are still in their humble beginnings are most unlikely to qualify. WP:Your first article is a useful guide to writing Wikipedia articles: check out particularly the section Things to avoid. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 20:35, 28 March 2010 (UTC)