User talk:Timepasses

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Hello, Timepasses, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, like Institute of HeartMath, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines for page creation, and may soon be deleted.

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Speedy deletion of Institute of HeartMath[edit]

A tag has been placed on Institute of HeartMath, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to have no meaningful content or history, and the text is unsalvageably incoherent. If the page you created was a test, please use the sandbox for any other experiments you would like to do. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions about this.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} 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. Pontificalibus (talk) 21:13, 11 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

May 2009[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles or other Wikipedia pages, as you did to Institute of HeartMath. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" is strongly discouraged. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Pontificalibus (talk) 21:22, 11 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of Institute of HeartMath article[edit]

Hello:

Can you please provide any suggestions on how you think I should redo the Institute of HeartMath article that was tagged for deletion on May 11 to make it acceptable.

I did not intend for it to come across as promotional and would appreciate any assistance.

I understand that many of the concepts such as "heart intelligence, emotional management" and "test anxiety" among others would not be familiar to many people, but they are familiar to a great number of people internationally and in scientific and medical communities around the world.

The terms Wikipedia volunteer someguy1221 used to characterize the Institute of HeartMath were "db-copyvio, unremarkable organisation, spam, verging on nonsense," which, except for "db-copyvio," appear to critiques of the organization and its ideas, rather than actual causes for deletion.

Assuming "db-copyvio" refers to copyright violation, I couldn't find any violations.

Any help would be appreciated.

Timepasses (talk) 20:26, 12 May 2009 (UTC)Timepasses[reply]

Hi there. You can read Your_first_article. For the problems you had, firstly you must establish that the organisation is notable. This means you must add references that show the organisation has received significant coverage in reliable third-party publications such as the New York Times, the Journal of Psychiatry or similar. Otherwise it will be liable for deletion as an article about an unremarkable organisation. Then you must ensure the tone is neutral and the article is balanced so it does not appear to promote the organisation in any way, otherwise the article may be considered advertising and deleted as spam, especially if it contains links only to self-published sources. To avoid copyright violations you must not copy and paste text from anywhere else, even your own website, and ensure the writing is in your own words. -- Pontificalibus (talk) 21:34, 12 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]