User talk:TennJB

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Speedy deletion nomination of International Exchange Programs
A tag has been placed on International Exchange Programs, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam as well as FAQ/Business for more information.

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.  7   talk   05:09, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Question
Am I writing in the correct place regarding a page being deleted? Am I not allowed to list our organisation? Not for the purpose of advertising, but to list ourselves? And was the page marked for speedy deletion by a user, or an administrator? (TennJB (talk) 03:30, 17 June 2009 (UTC))
 * You can write here, but not many people will see it.  I marked the article for deletion yesterday and another editor marked it today, and both were reviewed and deleted by administrators.  Per WP:COI you should not create an article about an organization you are involved with.  Please read that policy and then consider posting a question at New contributors' help page‎ if you need more assistance.  Regards.     7   talk   03:34, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

June 2009
If you have a close connection to some of the people, places or things you have written about, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred from the tone of the edit and the proximity of the editor to the subject, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:
 * 1) editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with;
 * 2) participating in deletion discussions about articles related to your organization or its competitors; and
 * 3) linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Spam).

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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. For more details about what, exactly, constitutes a conflict of interest, please see our conflict of interest guidelines. (per above - here is the standard COI information)   7   talk   03:35, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

Ok, thanks for your help. (TennJB (talk) 03:37, 17 June 2009 (UTC))
 * No problem.    7   talk   03:38, 17 June 2009 (UTC)