User talk:Neaballet

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JohnCD (talk) 13:51, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Northeast atlanta ballet

Thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and the page that you created has been or soon will be deleted. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia.

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 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. Mblumber (talk) 14:12, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please have a look at the bluelinks provided with the welcome above; notability is meant in a wikipedia-way here; also, you seem to have a conflict of interest regarding the subject. Cheers. Lectonar (talk) 14:14, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

sorry- i don't know the wiki lingo as of yet- we are a nonprofit ballet company- same as Gwinnett ballet theatre- they have an article on your site- please explain

It would really help if you read the links provided, we did tht for a reason, you know; anyway, the subject of the page you mentioned is notable because they are "...the first and oldest..." in their kind; alos, the article was not created by the company herself. Also, the argument you are using here is WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. Please keep also in mind that this an encyclopedia, not a vehicle for advertising. Lectonar (talk) 14:29, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Northeast atlanta ballet

Thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and the page that you created has been or soon will be deleted. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia.

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 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. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 14:25, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please restrict your questions about these notices to your own talk page (this page) or to the article's talk page. Do not post questions about the article's content or deletion criteria on the page itself. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 14:27, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

February 2009

You should wait for others to write an article about subjects in which you are personally involved, as you did at Northeast atlanta ballet. This applies to articles about you, your achievements, your band, your business, your publications, your website, your relatives, and any other possible conflict of interest.

Creating an article about yourself is strongly discouraged. If you create such an article, it might be listed on articles for deletion. Deletion is not certain, but many feel strongly that you should not start articles about yourself. This is because independent creation encourages independent validation of both significance and verifiability. All edits to articles must conform to Wikipedia:No original research, Wikipedia:Neutral point of view, and Wikipedia:Verifiability.

If you are not "notable" under Wikipedia guidelines, creating an article about yourself may violate the policy that Wikipedia is not a personal webspace provider and would thus qualify for speedy deletion. If your achievements, etc., are verifiable and genuinely notable, and thus suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later. (See Wikipedia:Wikipedians with articles.) Thank you. Tckma (talk) 14:30, 17 February 2009 (UTC) -I suppose if given a chance to complete our article before it was deleted you would realize the notability of our group- i realize that this is not an advertising vehicle- we are supported within our community and state- we are the only group in Gwinnett County to offer live orchestration with all of our classical productions- we are the only group to offer underserved and disadvantaged students free programming - more than 3000 students per year, Neaballet (talk) 14:35, 17 February 2009 (UTC)marsha[reply]

Conflict of Interest

On the article talk page you asked "not clear with what you mean by co interest- I am on the Board of Directors- who else should be writing this". The answer is that Wikipedia articles must be written from a neutral point of view, and so people are strongly discouraged from writing about themselves or their own organizations, because of the conflict of interest involved. If your organisation is really notable, someone independent of you will be interested enough to write an article. For more advice, read carefully the FAQ/Organization, in particular the sections headed:

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 14:45, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia, because it has been identified as an account used for promotion of a company or group, with a username that implies that this has been done by that company or group. See Wikipedia:FAQ/Organization and Wikipedia:Conflict of interest.

This kind of activity is considered spamming and forbidden by policies, and also violates our username policy.

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--Orange Mike | Talk 15:45, 17 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]