User talk:Robkeenan11

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Speedy deletion of Ris news
A tag has been placed on Ris news requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for web content.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Wperdue (talk) 13:10, 21 April 2009 (UTC)


 * If you want to ask a question about why your article was deleted, I suggest you ask the user who left you the message above, or someone else; creating a new article just for the purpose of asking a question is not constructive. But, to answer you, I recommend you read WP:CORP for a discussion of what makes an organization notable enough to justify a Wikipedia article.  --R'n'B (call me Russ) 21:43, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

About articles
The biggest most important thing to know is to have good sources for a new article. Wikipedia is only for topics that have already gotten significant coverage in other sources. Let me know if you need more help. Friday (talk) 21:43, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

Having looked at the deleted content, I should clarify: the sources should be independent of the subject of the article. A company's own press releases, for example, are not very useful as sources. See Notability for a general overview of this topic. Friday (talk) 21:44, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

I see your perspective here. But, it doesn't seem to line up with what other publications have listed in the directory. For example, EE Times and EDN magazine both have pages that have the same type of content feel as the one created for RIS News. To me, the entry here was non promotional. It said what RIS News is and does and gave valuable links to resources associated with RIS. If a retailer were looking for info on RIS, all of these tools would be useful, which aligns with the approach taken by Wikipedia. Let me know your thoughts and thanks for your thorough analysis and help on this issue. Robkeenan11 (talk) 16:57, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * The other entries that you mentioned are also poorly sourced and the EDN entry's only third-party source is a dead link. I have tagged them appropriately. One entry you might want to read is other stuff exists. It should hopefully answer some of your questions about why a similar entry may exist while another does not. Please ask if you have any questions. Thank you. Wperdue (talk) 17:18, 24 April 2009 (UTC)wperdue