User talk:SWSIC

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Speedy deletion of South West Science and Industry Council
A tag has been placed on South West Science and Industry Council 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 about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.) or 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

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 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. Crowsnest (talk) 01:22, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of South West Science and Industry Council
I have nominated South West Science and Industry Council, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/South West Science and Industry Council. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. Crowsnest (talk) 01:50, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

User:SWSIC
A tag has been placed on your user page, User:SWSIC, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be blatant advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person, and which is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages: user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources. Please read the general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 11, as well as the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for businesses.

If you can indicate why the page is not blatant advertising, you may contest the tagging. To do this, please add  on the top of the page in question and leave a note on this page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Calton | Talk 13:59, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia, because it has been identified as an account used for promotion of a company or group, with a username that implies that this has been done by that company or group. See FAQ/Organization and Conflict of interest''.

This kind of activity is considered spamming and forbidden by policies, and also violates our username policy.

However, if you feel that there has been a mistake in your blocking, please appeal this block by adding the text  on your user talk page or email the administrator who blocked you. Your reason should include your response to this issue and a new username you wish to adopt that does not violate our username policy (specifically, understand that accounts are for individuals, not companies or groups, and that your username should reflect this). Please check that your new username has not already been taken by checking this list. –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  14:27, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Re: Speedy deletion of South West Science and Industry Council
I am disputing the reason for deletion of this page. Reason given is: Not notable: only incidental coverage in the news. A Google News search found 5 references to articles in 2005-2006.

It would be helpful if these references were cited, so that I could direct the administrator to additional news sources. There have been at least 3 separate published news stories (disseminated via many sources) in the last month alone. The work of the SWSIC gets a reasonable amount of coverage in the South West of England and news items have appeared in local press such as the Western Daily Press and on the region's universities' websites, for example Bristol University.

I intended to add additional references and news sources to the entry but now I have been blocked from editing so am unable to do so.SWSIC (talk) 10:13, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Additional information re Google searches
In addition, I'd just like to point out that a Google News search will not pick up every item of news coverage. A normal Google search for 'swsic' picks up far more items from far more sources.SWSIC (talk) 10:41, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia policy on deletion - RESPONSE REQUESTED
I now see that the page has been deleted. It would seem that this contravenes Wikipedia policy in that I was not given the opportunity to provide evidence as to why the entry was notable, and as my username was blocked, I was unable to request a 'hold' on the deletion. Because of the blocking of the username I also cannot contact the administrator who deleted the page directly, so am requesting a response here. SWSIC (talk) 10:53, 27 February 2009 (UTC)


 * The article South West Science and Industry Council has not yet been deleted, but its deletion is being considered. Once your block is resolved you can comment on the debate yourself at Articles for deletion/South West Science and Industry Council, however, note that your conflict of interest is an issue there as well and you should take the approach that whether to keep the article is up to others.  Your user page User:SWSIC, however, has been (rightly) deleted as blatantly promotional.  If you wish to contest that after your block is resolved I can help you do so but I think you shouldn't bother.  Mango juice talk 18:13, 27 February 2009 (UTC)