User talk:TXhomeowner

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Speedy deletion nomination of Homeowners of Texas
A tag has been placed on Homeowners of Texas 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), 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. ArcAngel (talk) 04:16, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Copyright problems with Homeowners of Texas
Hello. Concerning your contribution, Homeowners of Texas, please note that Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text or images obtained from other web sites or printed material, without the permission of the author(s). As a copyright violation, Homeowners of Texas appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Homeowners of Texas has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message. If you believe that the article or image is not a copyright violation, or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License (CC-BY-SA) then you should do one of the following:


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 * Echoing what I said at Talk:Homeowners of Texas in case that page is deleted during cleanup: Two key issues. First, the other groups are demonstrated as notable (see the guidelines for organizations and in general). More critical is that the text I just deleted was copied verbatim from the Homeowners of Texas website. As you agreed when you posted it, "Content that violates any copyrights will be deleted." —C.Fred (talk) 04:49, 19 November 2009 (UTC)


 * I can't recreate the article as it existed unless a CC-BY-SA notice is placed on the website. If the OTRS request to use the text is granted, they can replace it. I would suggest starting from scratch with an article that defines the organization and describes its activities in completely neutral text. Make sure to cite independent reliable sources, especially if articles have been written about the organization. —C.Fred (talk) 18:23, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Conflict of interest
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In this edit, you referred to it as "our nonprofit." This, coupled with your username, suggests that you work for or are otherwise affiliated with the group. —C.Fred (talk) 05:16, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

NAHB
Regarding the NAHB activities, I would leave the text intact in the introduction. Start a section in the article on "lobbying activities," "opposition to building code changes," or something similar. Stick to statements about NAHB that can be backed up by the sources—and don't add anything unless you have sources that clearly mention NAHB. Of the links you left on my talk page, only one mentions the NAHB: and then, only to object to firefighters having their travel expenses paid before voting to adopt a new model code. —C.Fred (talk) 17:24, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Your account has been blocked from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended or used for publicity and/or promotional purposes. Please read the following carefully.

Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity. You have violated one or more of our rules, including rules against adding inappropriate external links, posting advertisements, using Wikipedia for promotion, and editing inappropriately with a conflict of interest. This kind of activity is considered spamming and is forbidden by Wikipedia's policies. Although Wikipedia has a great many articles on companies, groups, and organizations, it is considered inappropriate for such groups to use Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.
 * Why can't I edit Wikipedia?

Probably not. See FAQ/Organization for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. See Conflict of interest for the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, or organization. If this does not fit in with your goals here, you will not be allowed to edit again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.
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You are still welcome to write about something other than your company or organization. If you do intend to make useful contributions on some other topic, you must convince a Wikipedia administrator that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:
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See also Appealing a block for more information. Daniel Case (talk) 15:12, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

Appeal of Block

 * Here's the deal. One of Wikipedia's guiding principles is that of a neutral point of view. Over the years we've come to the come to the conclusion that it's virtually impossible for someone as closely affiliated with an organization as you are with yours to edit articles about their organizations in an unbiased fashion. What for you is communicating about the organization is, from our point of view, promoting the company. A communications director wanting to communicate about the company is promoting, by our rather broad definition. You're probably incorrect in your assumption that the hundreds (more like thousands) of articles about organizations big and small being written by people with similar conflicts; we try to root that out on general principle. --jpgordon:==( o ) 17:27, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User:TXhomeowner/Homeowners of Texas


A tag has been placed on your user page, User:TXhomeowner/Homeowners of Texas, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be blatant advertising which only promotes or publicises a company, product, group or service, 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 guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for Organizations.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, 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 from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 15:56, 1 June 2016 (UTC)