User talk:Mmacintyre

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Abebooks
Hi. I notice that all your edits thus far have been connected to Abebooks in some way or another. Are you connected with the company? Some of the edits have sounded closer to advertising than encyclopaedic entries. I'll quote from WP:NOT. "While you are free to write about yourself or projects you have a strong personal involvement in, remember that the standards for encyclopedic articles apply to such pages just like any other."

I hope you continue to use and enjoy contributing to Wikipedia. KeithD (talk) 23:16, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Escapio
You wrote:
 * Hi, I have updated some a couple more sources for the article. This reuters is valid source of information and should be kept in high regard.  There is diffculty obtaining English language sources as they are based in Germany. Thanks, Mmacintyre (talk) 10:52, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi. The problem with the reuters article is that it is a press release, as can be seen in the url itself, and from the source of the writing (PRNewswire): http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS119454+24-Jan-2008+PRN20080124
 * The article at crunchbase is also a press release, as can be seen in the 1st person writing style ("we are", "we have", etc)
 * Therefor neither of these are Wikipedia:Reliable sources.
 * The article at internet travel news might be reliable, I don't have time to investigate.
 * Foreign language sources are allowed (just not recommended or preferred), but press releases are not good sources.
 * I'm going to copy this thread to Talk:Escapio, so that relevant discussion can be seen by anyone interested. Please ask there, or at Reliable sources/Noticeboard, if you have any further questions. Thanks. -- Quiddity (talk) 17:58, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Notability of Escapio
The article Escapio has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done because the article, which appeared to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, did not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the notability of the subject may be deleted at any time. If you can indicate why the subject is really notable, you are free to re-create the article, making sure to cite any verifiable sources.

Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and for specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for musicians, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. - CobaltBlueTony™ talk 17:19, 24 June 2009 (UTC)