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This section contained as its only entry a libelous smear from 5 years ago relying on a very tenuous association and which referred to parts of the article which are no longer present. This comment violated WP policy on references to living people relevance and reliability. The account from which it was posted is no longer active. The old version of this page is still available in the history tab.

That said, the entry did raise concerns about the article being edited by IP addresses associated with NEA and some of its funded companies and this is still of concern - the article now reads like an advertisement for NEA. Enon (talk) 19:46, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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A Wikipedia 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 use adjective that praise the organization , say what it does. Remember not to copy from a web site, even your own -- first it's a copyright violation, but, even if you own the copyright and are willing to give us permission according to WP:DCM, the tone will not be encyclopedic and the material will not be suitable.

Include only material that would be of interest to a general reader coming across the mention of the subject and wanting the sort of information that would be found in an encyclopedia. Do not include material that would be of interest only to those associated with the subject, or to prospective clients--that sort of content is considered promotional. Keep in mind that the goal of an encyclopedia is to say things in a concise manner, which is not the style of press releases or web sites, which are usually more expansive.

Some additional factual material is needed: some documentation, especially of the financial aspects, with perhaps a history of its growth in size, documented and with numbers. It can use a list of the current and past CEOs, as well as the founders.

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 what the subject wishes to communicate to the public, but an uninvolved person will think in terms of what the public might wish to know. DGG ( talk ) 04:48, 19 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]