User talk:Astouse

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Speedy deletion nomination of Jiway (Software Company)[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Jiway (Software Company), requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which 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 guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.

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Removing Speedy at Jiway (Software Company)[edit]

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Notability and Conflict of Interest[edit]

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a business listing directory or a vehicle for any kind of promotion. It does not expect to have articles about every company that exists. Articles have to be of enough general interest for an encyclopedia article: the Wikipedia term for that is Notability, which is not a matter of opinion but needs to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." The test is, have other people, independent of the subject, thought it significant enough to write about? Explanation in WP:42 and more detail in Notability (organizations and companies). Many perfectly good and worthy companies do not pass that test.

Also, 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.

For more advice, read the WP:FAQ/Organizations.

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 20:27, 11 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

More advice[edit]

I don't really have much to add to what I wrote above, but I will try to make it clearer:

Wikipedia is not a business listing directory, it is a project to build an encyclopedia. That means it is selective about subjects for articles: it does not expect to have articles about every company that exists, any more than every person, or book, or building.

The criterion used is called Wikipedia:Notability and is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Significant means more than just listing-type mentions; reliable excludes Myspace, Facebook, blogs, places where anyone can post anything; independent excludes the subject's own website, affiliated ones and anything based on press releases. The test is, have people not connected with the subject thought it significant enough to write substantial comment about? See also WP:42 and WP:CORP. Many perfectly worthy companies cannot pas that test: that is not at all to their discredit, but it means they are not suitable subjects for a global encyclopedia.

Your pages about Jiway did not give any indication that the company is notable in this sense.

As you work for the company you have a WP:Conflict of interest in respect of them, and should read that page and WP:Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest. You may find User:JohnCD/Not a noticeboard provides more explanation about Wikipedia and how it works. JohnCD (talk) 16:34, 13 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]