User talk:Highlanderdownunder

The Solar Tower Project[edit]

Hello! Are you aware of Solar updraft tower. You information could be summarised and added to the established article. (aeropagitica) 11:05, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The article also uses rhetorical devices and is not written in a neutral tone, i.e.

"With climate change upon us the real benefit to countries..." - No citation offered to back up climate change statement and the pronoun usage is uncecessary.
"One cannot possibly imagine what would happen to a city..." - Hyperbole.
"...it is the authors opinion that the greatest short term use of the technology..." - personal opinion, inappropriate in an encyclopedic article.
Now these by products are all well and good, but now that you have created the clean water..." - inappropriate tone.
"Why stop there?" - rhetorical device.
Our entire modern civilization..." - a massive generalisation with no proof offered to back it up.
"Our civilization is dependant on..." another generalisation.
"Oil is rapidly running out." - citation to back this statement up is missing.
"...our civilization is releasing carbon into the atmosphere at an unsustainable rate..." - again no proof offered for this statement.
"How many millions of tons of carbon are generated from coal and oil by lighting our world at night?" - Rhetorical device, inappropriate for an encyclopedia.
"Unfortunately our civilization is a victim of its own success." - personal statement, unsupported by evidence.
"If we are honest with ourselves in our hearts..." - rhetorical device and purple prose.
"It is the authors belief that..." - personal opinion, inappropriate for an encyclopedia.

Please read the welcome salutation, appended below. This will give you an understanding of how to write in an encyclopedic fashion. Regards, (aeropagitica) 11:22, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have added a PROD tag to your article as that gives you five days to address the above comments before the article can be considered for deletion. Please don't remove it until the outstanding issues have been resolved. Regards, (aeropagitica) 11:31, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome!

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Speedy deletion nomination of Nomads Golf Club[edit]

A tag has been placed on Nomads Golf Club 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 club, 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, as well as our subject-specific notability guidelines for people and for organizations.

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{subst:spam-warn|Nomads Golf Club|header=1}} _wjemather ^bigissue 01:37, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Highlanderdownunder. You have new messages at WP:REFUND.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

JohnCD (talk) 15:10, 18 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Highlanderdownunder. You have new messages at JohnCD's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Nomads Golf Club[edit]

Have a look at User:JohnCD/Not a noticeboard. I find myself having the same conversation so frequently that I have written this out as a stand-alone essay: I would be interested in feedback as to whether you find it clear and helpful.

What to do next: given that you are clearly in a conflict-of-interest situation:

Read WP:Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest
Make your draft article in your user space at User:Highlanderdownunder/Nomads Golf Club - just click on that redlink to start
Ask for comment on it at WP:Requests for feedback. You don't need to copy it there, just give a link to your draft
Then propose it at WP:Articles for creation, where it will be accepted or you will be given more feedback

Suggestions for the article:

Shorter, less historical detail. Links to the club's websites will let anyone find out more who wants to.
Keep it on-topic. If the charities the club supports are notable enough for their own article, make one, but the golf club's article shouldn't be a WP:Coatrack for "The prevalence of autism is now sixty times greater than when it was first recognised... " and the like.
Be careful to avoid a promotional tone. Check out WP:Puffery for the sort of words to avoid. Imagine a carping critic looking over you shoulder saying "Can you prove that? Who says so? Have you got an independent source for it?" The base policy is WP:Verifiability which: "requires that all quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged be attributed to a reliable, published source."
If you want to use any text from the various websites, even lightly modified, you must arrange copyright clearance via WP:DCM or WP:COPYREQ
You need references showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject" to demonstrate notability
You may find the WP:FAQ/Organizations helpful.

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 16:54, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks John, I have resubmitted for Feedback and the article can now be found on User:Highlanderdownunder/Nomads_Golf_Club

Your submission at Articles for creation[edit]

Nomads Golf Club, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Please continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. Note that because you are a logged-in user, you can create articles yourself, and don't have to post a request.
If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider leaving us some feedback.

Thank you for helping Wikipedia! TucsonDavidU.S.A. 09:52, 4 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Also a few pictures wouldn't hurt the article you created.TucsonDavidU.S.A. 09:54, 4 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright problems with Nomads Golf Club[edit]

Hello. Concerning your contribution, Nomads Golf Club, please note that Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text or images obtained from other web sites or printed material, without the permission of the author(s). This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.scnomads.co.za/history.htm. As a copyright violation, Nomads Golf Club appears to qualify for deletion under the speedy deletion criteria. Nomads Golf Club has been tagged for deletion, and may have been deleted by the time you see this message.

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However, for textual content, you may simply consider rewriting the content in your own words. While contributions are appreciated, Wikipedia must require all contributors to understand and comply with its copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright concerns very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Thank you. _wjemather ^bigissue 17:52, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The article's talk page no longer exists despite me asking on multiple occasions to discuss it. I rewrote the brief history so that it did not unduly reference copyright material. Can you please send me a copy of the article to js@webwarmer.net but copying and pasting into notepad then saving, zipping and sending to me please.Highlanderdownunder (talk) 03:02, 14 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Nomads Golf Club[edit]

You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles. See the Article Wizard.

Thank you.

A tag has been placed on Nomads Golf Club, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article 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 encyclopedia article. 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 article is not blatant advertising, you may contest the tagging. To do this, please add {{hangon}} on the top of Nomads Golf Club and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would help make it encyclopedic, as well as adding any citations from independent reliable sources to ensure that the article will be verifiable. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. _wjemather ^bigissue 07:43, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright[edit]

You must write entirely in your own words to avoid copyright. It is not enough to reorder a few phrases or change a couple of words here and there. You did not do this when reposting the article. _wjemather ^bigissue 07:43, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Suspected conflict of interest[edit]

Hello Highlanderdownunder. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Nomads Golf Club, 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, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:

editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with;
participating in deletion discussions about articles related to your organization or its competitors; and
linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam).

Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. _wjemather ^bigissue 07:43, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edits[edit]

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File source problem with File:Nomadsgolf logo.jpg[edit]

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Your submission at Articles for creation[edit]

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Your submission at Articles for creation[edit]

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Your submission at Articles for creation[edit]

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Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Nomads Golf Club concern[edit]

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Your article submission Nomads Golf Club[edit]

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