User talk:Sophiesworldassignment

Proposed deletion of Sophie's world philosophical dictionary
A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Sophie's world philosophical dictionary, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the  notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Accounting4Taste: talk 17:36, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Why Wikipedia is not suitable for your project
The reason why your article has been proposed for deletion is that this is not the sort of thing Wikipedia is for. Wikipedia is a collaborative effort to develop an encyclopedia. The requirements for an encyclopedia article are different from those for a student essay: in particular, one of Wikipedia's core content policies is that it does not publish original research. Also, nobody owns a Wikipedia article - any article may be edited by anyone, so requests like "please refrain from editing" are not appropriate. See What Wikipedia is not, in particular Wikipedia is not a web-space provider for student assignments. There have been very successful collaborations with schools and universities, but they require careful preparation and a good understanding by the organiser of what Wikipedia is and what it is not: the article on School and University Projects is a good starting point. Please bring this to the attention of your teacher. I am sorry to seem unwelcoming, but experience has shown that attempts to use Wikipedia as a web-space provider for student projects, unless carefully prepared, are unsatisfactory both for Wikipedia and for the students. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 17:51, 18 May 2008 (UTC)