User talk:Rhonda Staudt

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Speedy deletion nomination of Shirley Ann Sullivan Educational Foundation


A tag has been placed on Shirley Ann Sullivan Educational Foundation, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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 "Click here to 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, you can place a request here. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 13:52, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I note that you made an appeal on Talk:Shirley Ann Sullivan Educational Foundation that the article not be deleted until you can improve it. The article has been deleted anyway.  What to do next? You may rewrite the article, improving it so that it is no longer promotional.  However, I discourage this for two reasons:
 * The organization does not appear to meet the criteria for inclusion. Wikipedia is not a directory or a compendium of everything that exists.  Rather, it is an encyclopedia that attempts to cover the important and significant topics of life.  To be included, an organization must be demonstrably notable: it must have been the topic of multiple instances of significant, independent coverage.  Newspaper and magazine articles that cover the organization in depth, notices of awards won by the organization, etc, are all good indications.  This is necessary so that Wikipedians may have independent sources from which to verify the facts in the article.
 * As founder of the organization (as stated on you user page), you have an obvious conflict of interest with regard to this organization. You should not be the person to write about it, even if it were notable.
 * If you disagree with my assessment about the notability of the organization, your conflict of interest still is problematic. You would do better to request an article about the organization rather than write one yourself.  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:12, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

Conflict of interest
Hello, Rhonda Staudt. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:


 * Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
 * Be cautious about deletion discussions. Everyone is welcome to provide information about independent sources in deletion discussions, but avoid advocating for deletion of articles about your competitors.
 * Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Spam).
 * Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. JamesBWatson (talk) 14:04, 8 January 2014 (UTC)