User talk:Mmenzel02

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Hello, Mmenzel02, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as FreedomProject Academy, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

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I can't figure out what I can do to prevent my page from Speedy Deletion Mmenzel02 (talk) 16:50, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Has the school received substantial coverage (beyond a mere mention) in newspapers, books, or other publications? If not, then it doesn't belong on Wikipedia, sadly. (For example, The Potter's School suffers from the same problem and should be speedily deleted, too .) If you need more help, please feel free to ask at the Teahouse. Rotideypoc41352 (talk) 18:49, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Struck out my previous comment. Your article is safe from speedy deletion under criterion A7 because schools are exempt from that criterion. However, you still need to cite reliable, published sources (see Verifiability); someone could still take your article to Articles for Deletion. I know this is very disappointing; if you need any help, please feel free to ask at the Teahouse, linked above. Rotideypoc41352 (talk) 19:06, 19 October 2015 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of FreedomProject Academy


A tag has been placed on FreedomProject Academy requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator.  Velella  Velella Talk 16:32, 19 October 2015 (UTC)

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Actually,, as reviewing administrator, I did not delete  the article. Schools are exempt from speedy deletion for lack of significance.-- See WP:CSD. In addition high schools with a verifiable existence are almost never deleted on the basis of notability -- see WP:COMMON. That's not a formal rule, just a practice that the community accepts, and has the effect of a guideline, because essentially no such school has ever been deleted in the last 5 or 6 years unless there is some other reason or existence is dubious. Elementary schools are not deleted either -- they are redirected and merged to a list for the school district or locality or other appropriate place.

As for this particular article, there are several problems: the wording is somewhat promotional--you need to describe the school, not advocate what it stands for, there is some missing information, such as the number of students and faculty, and if you have some connection with the school, you need to declare a conflict of interest , especially if it is a financial conflict of interest, according to our Terms of Use, particularly with respect to paid contributions without disclosure  DGG ( talk ) 19:09, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
 * , thanks for letting me know! I did not say that you deleted the article and apologize for any unclear wording. It seems like I've been stepping into the minefield of school articles. Rotideypoc41352 (talk) 19:31, 19 October 2015 (UTC)

I would be happy to provide more information on students and faculty. How do you create a module on the right side as seen here for Liberty University, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_University where there logo and information is in the right column?


 * that module is called an infobox. See Wikipedia:WikiProject Infoboxes. It will be clearer if you examine the actual code. Do not use visual editor for this, use source editor. ANy information there should also be in the article--it's meant as a highlight of basic data.  DGG ( talk ) 05:15, 22 October 2015 (UTC)