User talk:Rickyarmellino

db-spam hang on This is a touring band that has received several inquiries about why they don't have a 'wikipedia' page and is referenced on several other wikipedia pages.

Re G11 speedy nomination
This is a word-for-word copy of a promotional biography from the band's PR website (see the top link here). It is by definition, wholly promotional. (There is not a copyvio issue, however, because it's been properly released when it was posted at LastFM.) Even if it is not deleted under G11 as spam, it will probably be subject to being speedily deleted under A7 if it is made into an article. In order for the band to qualify for an article here, it must meet at least one of the criteria at WP:BAND. Let me add a word of friendly advice: Though it may not look like it on first blush, there are strict policies on what subjects and content can and cannot be included in Wikipedia. In very general terms, before a person, place, thing, organization, or idea can be included in Wikipedia it must have That's just a plain-English generalization of the actual rules to give you an idea of what's going on here, so don't rely on it but refer to the actual policies instead. (For a great analogy illustrating these concepts, see WP:SCRABBLE.) Without a working knowledge of Wikipedia policy it can be very frustrating to try to write an article that won't be deleted. I've tried several times to write a better introduction to editing than can be found at the Article Wizard and Your First Article and I can't. Don't be tempted to skip past sections of either one, they're full of solid gold information. Also, if you've not done so already, you need to read the Notability, Verifiability, No original research, What Wikipedia is not, and Conflict of interest policies from beginning to end. Good luck with your editing,  T RANSPORTER M AN  ( TALK ) 22:40, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 * already been recognized
 * as important or significant
 * by objective, independent, and provable third party sources
 * with a established reputation for fact-checking
 * which are independent of both the subject of the article and of Wikipedia itself.

FYI conflict of interest guideline
Welcome to Wikipedia. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia in This or the apocalypse or other articles, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:
 * see also: Wikipedia is not a soapbox and Wikipedia:User pages
 * 1) editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with;
 * 2) participating in deletion discussions about articles related to your organization or its competitors; and
 * 3) linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Spam).

Please familiarize yourself with relevant 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. – Athaenara ✉  23:28, 9 December 2010 (UTC)