User talk:Mountoliphant

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Proposed deletion of Polymash


The article Polymash has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * Why is this notable?

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the  notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing  will stop the Proposed Deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The Speedy Deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and Articles for Deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. noq (talk) 18:18, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Polymash
I have nominated Polymash, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/Polymash. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. noq (talk) 11:00, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

Why Polymash will not survive
I said I would provide a fuller explanation of why Polymash is not likely to survive, though Wikipedia is not for things made up one day sums it up pretty well. Wikipedia has three key content policies:
 * Neutral Point of View - not a problem here.
 * Verifiability, including "If no reliable, third-party sources can be found for an article topic, Wikipedia should not have an article on it." "Third-party" means sources independent of the subject - somebody else must have thought it important enough to write about.
 * No Original Research - Wikipedia isn't for first publication of anything.

There is also a long list of things that Wikipedia is not including:
 * Wikipedia is not a dictionary - articles need to be about the thing that a word represents, not about a word. There is a sister project Wiktionary, but they also are not interested in newly-invented words - they require attestation by, e.g., "Usage in permanently recorded media, conveying meaning, in at least three independent instances spanning at least a year."

Finally, Wikipedia is extremely resistant to being used for promotion, and the article gives the impression that it is there to support Chris Dooks and his "Polymash Digital Art Projects." In connection with his article, I draw to your attention Wikipedia's notability requirement: that's not a matter of subjective opinion, it is technical Wikipedia-speak explained at Notability, Notability (people) and WP:CREATIVE, and in summary means that you need references that show "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".

I am sorry that you are finding a steep learning curve here - there is plenty of guidance around, in fact so much that it is confusing. Your First Article, Writing Better Articles, the list of Bad Article Ideas and the Manual of Style are all helpful, and there are links leading on from them.

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 20:31, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

Nomination of Chris Dooks for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Chris Dooks is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Chris Dooks until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Boleyn (talk) 07:37, 26 July 2021 (UTC)