User talk:Nanotech257

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Thank you for the review of my page submission. When writing the contribution I wrote it from a neutral stance and tried to include many references. I have read the recommended articles and would appreciate some advice on improving my contribution.--Nanotech257 (talk) 19:56, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Comments on your deleted draft
Your contribution was far too promotional. Phrases like "world-class scientists and researchers", "quickly gained worldwide recognition as a leader and pioneer", "groundbreaking educational and research curriculum", are PR-speak, "peacock terms" that read like an advertising brochure, not an encyclopedia article, which is quite a different thing. Wikipedia requires a neutral point of view and is extremely resistant to being used for any kind of promotion. When writing for Wikipedia, you should imagine a hostile critic looking over your shoulder saying "Who says so? Can you prove it from a reliable independent source?" Our WP:Verifiability policy requires that "all quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged be attributed to a reliable, published source."

Wikipedia's notability standard requires showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." You gave great strings of references but at a quick look all except perhaps one were from the college itself. Experience shows that individual colleges or departments within a university often have difficult establishing notability: although precedent is not binding, the outcome of previous deletion discussions, summarised at WP:OUTCOMES has been that: "Departments or degree programs within a university, college, or school are generally not considered notable unless they have made significant contributions to their field (e.g., University of Chicago Department of Economics), or produced a number of notable graduates (USC School of Cinematic Arts, Oxford PPE)."

It also, in my view, went into unnecessary detail, for instance listing all the different buildings - material which can presumably be found on the college website by anyone interetsed. Once again, this read like a brochure not an encyclopedia article.

We usually find that people who contribute this sort of material but believe that they "wrote it from a neutral stance" have some connection with the subject: if you do, you should read our guidelines: You may also find these helpful:
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If you make a new draft in your user space that escapes speedy-deletion as an advertisement, you can ask for comment by making a request at WP:Requests for feedback.

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 17:30, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

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