User talk:Steverfrancis

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Hello, Steverfrancis, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as LogicMonitor, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines for page creation, and may soon be deleted.

There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type helpme on this page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome!  elektrik SHOOS  20:56, 15 July 2010 (UTC)
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Speedy deletion nomination of LogicMonitor
A tag has been placed on LogicMonitor 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, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for organizations and companies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

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 - if no such tag exists then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hangon tag is unnecessary), 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.  elektrik SHOOS  20:56, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Why LogicMonitor was deleted
I saw your question on User:Elektric Shoos' talk page, so I thought I would explain why your article was deleted. First of all, there was nothing in the article to indicate why the company was notable. Have a read of WP:CORP for an explanation of the notability requirements for companies.

Secondly, you are connected with the company, and the policy on Conflict of Interest is very clear that you should not write an article about what you are connected with. Making corrections is one thing (and how to make the corrections is listed within the policy), but writing about yourself or your products/company is a definite no-no.

Thirdly, and possibly most importantly, you are using it to promote your company/products. This is a definite breach of the rules of Wikipedia, as outlined in our policy on advertising. Using Wikipedia as a means for promotion is one of the activities that results in being blocked. Also, having an article about you or your company is not that great a thing - have a read of An article about yourself is nothing to be proud of. Also, you may wish to have a read of this external article. Stephen! Coming... 12:19, 16 July 2010 (UTC)