User talk:Talk2pj

Hi, thanks in advance for your advice. I'm a newbie to this.

I'd like to add an article about my company, Credosity, and a related product, CYBA -- Credosity Bulk Analyser.

I will studiously obey Wikipedia's COI rules.

Is it ok for me to write it, or should I draft it and ask someone unconnected to my company to publish it?

Thanks,

Paul Talk2pj (talk) 05:45, 6 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi Paul, and thanks for abiding by Wikipedia's COI policy. I am afraid you are in a bit of a tough spot. There are a lot of rules that apply to new articles about companies, and you might find it difficult to get your article published on Wikipedia. To answer your question, first understand that Wikipedia pages are organized into types called namespaces. This page is in the "User talk:" namespace, as shown by the title, which is "User talk:Talk2pj." Our encyclopedia articles are in the "article namespace"&mdash;this is the "public" side of Wikipedia, and editors with a conflict of interest should not edit the article namespace directly. That means that in most cases, they should not make edits to articles, or create a new article directly in the article namespace. On the other hand, Wikipedia has "internal" pages like the talk page associated with each article, Wikipedia policy pages, and the draft namespace. You are permitted to create a draft of your article in the draft namespace (for example, at Draft:Credosity). Then, you can submit it for review through the Articles for creation process by adding {{subst:submit}} at the top of the draft. Just note that you have a conflict of interest.


 * Be aware that the reviewers have strict standards. Avoid using promotional language or anything reminiscent of a press release. The reviewers typically want to see multiple citations to reliable sources and may ask you to prove that the company is notable. This last step may be difficult, as even if a company seems notable to you, or even to other companies in the industry, reviewers want to see significant coverage of the company in publications that are not connected to your company, or even unconnected to the industry. Good luck. Altamel (talk) 20:11, 7 April 2017 (UTC)