User talk:RockfordBrewing

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Speedy deletion nomination of Rockford Brewing Company


A tag has been placed on Rockford Brewing Company 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 an organization or company, 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.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but 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 yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. noq (talk) 18:07, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

April 2012
Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that the username you have chosen (RockfordBrewing) seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of a group, company or website.

There are two issues with this :
 * 1) It is possible that you have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, you must exercise great caution when editing on topics related to your organization or adding links to its website.
 * 2) Your account cannot represent a group of people. You may wish to create a new account with a username that represents only you. Alternatively, you may consider changing your username to avoid giving the impression that your personal account is being used for promotional purposes.

Regardless of whether you change your name or create a new account, you are not exempted from the guidelines concerning editing where you have a conflict of interest. For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. The article in question is Rockford Brewing Company. Thank you. noq (talk) 18:08, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Deletion
It goes against the malt grain for me to delete an article about something trying to improve American beer, but a better showing is needed. Look at some policies - WP:CORP (corporate notability), WP:RS (most important - showing coverage in reliable independent sources), and WP:USERNAME (which you are in violation of - someone will probably block you for it). When you are able to comply with CORP, or have enough RS to get round it a bit, try again with a different name. You may find that a fan has beaten you to it. Good luck with the brewing. America needs better beer. (So does the UK - too much chemical lager around still.) Peridon (talk) 21:49, 1 April 2012 (UTC)