User talk:VideoGameScholar

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Speedy deletion nomination of Games Learning Society


A tag has been placed on Games Learning Society 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.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion," which appears inside of the speedy deletion tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate). Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, 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. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Epeefleche (talk) 05:54, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

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As reviewing administrator, I have needed to delete  the article because it is a/ promotional and b/. a copyvio of your web site. (promotional applies to articles about non profit groups tryingto spread the word about their activities just as much as to commercial advertising. ) Additionally, in the past we have rarely considered a research unit of this sort within a university to be appropriate for a separate article, unless there are exceptionally strong specific references to the importance of the group as a group, not just to some of its particular research projects.

The article needs to show notability with references providing substantial coverage from 3rd party independent published reliable sources, print or online, but not blogs or press releases, or material derived from press releases. It also needs to be written like an encyclopedia article, not a press release--don't praise the organization, say what it does Don't talk about the overall importance of the subject--talk about what it has accomplished. Remember not to copy from a web site, even your own -- first it's a copyright violation, but, even if you give us permission according to WP:DCM, the tone will not be encyclopedic and the material will not be suitable.

Include only the material that would be of interest to a general reader coming across the mention of the organization and wanting the sort of information that would be found in an encyclopedia. If you want to write about the general topic of the academic study of games, find some of the many articles here that need this sort of material, and add it--always with references to published sources.

Additionally, you must choose another user name; we have a rule that only individuals can edit, and that the user name cannot indicate the name of an organization, in order to avoid the appearance that they control the page. On the new page, declare your affiliation. And be careful about WP:Conflict of Interest

I think what you are doing is fascinating, important, and necessary content for Wikipedia to improve our rather immmaturely written articles on this subject, but please do it right.

As a general rule, a suitable page will be best written by someone without Conflict of Interest; it's not impossible to do it properly with a conflict of interest or as a paid press agent, but it's relatively more difficult: you are automatically thinking in terms of the organization wishes to communicate to the public, but an uninvolved person will think in terms of what the public might wish to know. On the article talk p., I see: "This page should not be speedy deleted because it is a recognized group of academics operating out of the University of Wisconsin Madison. This group has affiliations with notable Scholars such as James_Paul_Gee, Kurt Squire, Constance Steinkuehler, Erica Halverson Erica Halverson giving a TED talk, Rich Halverson Author of Rethinking Education Technology, Sasha Barab Creator of Quest Atlantis, and David Williamson Shaffer. Additionally, the Games, Learning and Society conference, created and managed by GLS, has garnered a great deal of press journal of media literacyAV club talks about GLS conference. In fact, this year's conference has been sponsored by Microsoft, which is about to launch a significant educational games effort as well as the the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation GLS 2011 in the isthmus. --Cheetahxing (talk) 07:03, 29 May 2011 (UTC) "

All of this may well be true, it is not important necesariy, and does not make for notability.You need to show   references providing substantial coverage about the institute itself  from  3rd party independent published reliable sources, print or online, but not blogs or press releases, or material derived from press releases. As for the individuals, see WP:PROF about the necessary information to show them as suitable for a Wikipedia article. We rarely consider someone notable under this provision at a rank lower than full professor, but it is possible. Also, a person can also be notable under the provisions for notability of authors at WP:CREATIVE-- what is needed here are basically reviews of their books. Conferences can be notable, though it requires good references--not just notes about talks at individual colleges.

I want to help you  --so please consult me further if necessary, on my talk p.    DGG ( talk ) 15:03, 29 May 2011 (UTC) "

Speedy deletion nomination of Constance Steinkuehler


A tag has been placed on Constance Steinkuehler requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a clear copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion," which appears inside of the speedy deletion tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate). Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, 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. Epeefleche (talk) 00:18, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The offending passages have been removed. I am cleaning up the writing in the rest of the article to meet Wikipedia's guidelines and standards.--VideoGameScholar (talk) 01:24, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Constance Steinkuehler


A tag has been placed on Constance Steinkuehler 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 a person or group of people, 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.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion," which appears inside of the speedy deletion tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate). Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, 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. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Epeefleche (talk) 01:32, 30 May 2011 (UTC)