User talk:Rickslash

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Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Baboo Travel


A tag has been placed on Draft:Baboo Travel, 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, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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Hello, Rickslash. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:


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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. AngusW🐶🐶F ( bark  •  sniff ) 17:03, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Baboo Travel


A tag has been placed on Baboo Travel, 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, group, product, service, person, or point of view 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 "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 deleted 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. AntiDionysius (talk) 17:49, 5 December 2023 (UTC)


 * The disclosure of your conflict of interest is a good thing; but really it is best just not to write about your own company. You are very, very unlikely to produce an article that isn't promotional, as evidenced by the fact that you've had two versions deleted now. AntiDionysius (talk) 17:58, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
 * This page is not unambiguously promotional, because it aims to provide a factual description of Baboo Travel's services, history, and industry approach based on independent and reliable third-party sources. The language used throughout the page maintains a neutral tone and does not serve as advertising or an endorsement of Baboo Travel's offerings. Instead, it is intended to inform readers about a company that is notable within the sustainable travel industry, highlighting its business model, certifications, and contributions to local economies, without advocating for the company's services. References to independent coverage in reputable media outlets, travel industry publications, and memberships in recognized industry organizations are used to establish notability and provide verifiable information. Any perceived promotional content is unintentional and I am open to suggestions and edits that will further ensure the neutrality and factual accuracy of the article.
 * So would hiring an external person to write the article help? Rickslash (talk) 18:47, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Even if it aimed to do all of those things, it didn't. It was written in the style of an advert or press release. That's why it's been deleted. The fact that you can't see that, and that it came out so blatantly promotional unintentionally, is a good illustration of why you shouldn't write be writing this article; you're too close to the subject to be able write objectively about it, even when you're trying.
 * I don't think hiring a person would help. Paid editing is not banned, but is generally frowned upon and rarely productive (and the person would need to disclose their status as a paid editor). The paid editor would have the same fundamental problem you do: they would be here, basically, to promote the company, and have a financial interest in seeing it be promoted.
 * Ultimately, if the company is notable enough, someone else will eventually write an article about it. If that never happens, and if the only way to get an article is if it's written by you or someone you pay, then it probably shouldn't be on Wikipedia. AntiDionysius (talk) 20:03, 5 December 2023 (UTC)