User talk:Wildy & Sons

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Wildy & Sons


A tag has been placed on User:Wildy & Sons, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising that only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an acceptable page. Please read the general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item G11, as well as the guidelines on spam.

If you can indicate why the subject of this page is not blatant advertising,. Clicking that button 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 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. You may freely add information to the page that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would help make it encyclopedic, as well as adding any citations from independent reliable sources to ensure that the page will be verifiable. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Mean as custard (talk) 09:24, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

Deletion
I have deleted your userpage for two reasons - one is that it was a copy and paste of the company's website, and was therefore a copyright violation WP:COPYVIO. I feel sure that as suppliers to the legal profession you would not wish this to continue. The other reason was that, as a copy from the said site, it was worded in a promotional way. That's what company sites and directories are for. On the other hand, Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, and promotion is not allowed WP:SPAM. All articles should comply with WP:NPOV - neutral point of view. Given the age of the company, I feel that there could be notability in the subject, and would ask you to look at WP:CORP about corporate notability, and at WP:RS about the reliable independent sources required to prove it. (Again, company sites and directories do not require references - we do.) If you wish to contribute a neutral article and can supply the independent sources, please apply for a change of name and construct the article at User:yournewname/DRAFT (put your new name in and put a pair of square brackets at each end). Then ask for advice. I am blocking this account as it appears to represent an organisation (accounts are for individuals only) and has only been used promotionally. Any queries can be posted here, as I will be watching this page. Peridon (talk) 10:34, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

June 2012
Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended for publicity and/or promotional purposes. Please read the following carefully.

Why can't I edit Wikipedia?

Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, celebrity or other well-known individual, or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity. The edits may have violated one or more of our rules on spamming, which include: adding inappropriate external links, posting advertisements, and using Wikipedia for promotion. Wikipedia has many articles on companies, groups, and organizations, but such groups are generally discouraged from using Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.

Probably not. See WP:FAQ/Organizations for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the conflict of interest guidance to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, organization, or clients. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.
 * Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?

You are still welcome to write about something other than your company, organization, or clients. 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:
 * What can I do now?


 * Add the text on your user talk page.
 * Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:Listusers to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy.
 * Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In this reason, you must:
 * Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the edits for which you were blocked.
 * Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text below but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Peridon (talk) 10:35, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

This page should not be speedy deleted because...
This page should not be speedily deleted because it was merely my inexperience in doing this sort of thing that lead to the content that was used and was merely used to get some content in there quickly.

I understand your reason 2. We accept your comment about promotion and will happily re-write this in a fashion that is encyclopedic and meets Wikipedia rules as opposed to promotional. Wildy’s has a long and full history with many points of interest and we would appreciate any assistance in how to write an acceptable entry for Wildys?

However on reason 1; the website and content is our property, so I’m not sure I understand where there is a copyright violation?

It does seem a bit harsh to just delete it without any consultation with us at all, but as previously stated we would appreciate any assistance in putting this right. Wildy &#38; Sons (talk) 16:31, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
 * You were notified on this page. We don't have to consult in the case of breaches of rules. Having said that, I'll explain the copyright problem. The text used was your property. That's the trouble (apart from the promo nature of it...). Wikipedia is licensed for free reuse under Creative Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0. This means anyone anywhere can make use of it privately or commercially (so long as they acknowledge where it's from - quite a few don't). If text is copyright to you, it's not free to use for anyone else. Wikipedia text, apart from brief acknowledged free use quotations, is original to Wikipedia, or in the public domain because of its age or origin (certain government departments), or because it's already Creative Commons licensed. Text can be licensed for use, but yours would be rapidly deleted again so there's no point. If you read the policies I linked in the 'Deletion' section above, and also WP:COI (Conflict of Interest), you will get a better of idea of what to do. You will need to request a new username (or abandon this one and create a new one that is not suggestive of association with the company - that's easier). If you do this, contact me on my userpage for more details of what to do next. (If it doesn't work, leave a message here. I've got this page on my watchlist.) Peridon (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2012 (UTC)