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This page is not unambiguously promotional, because... (your reason here) --Centrallibraryb (talk) 07:17, 24 August 2012 (UTC) It is on approval from the institution that we are working on the Wiki Page. Its not an advertisement. It is important for the institution to have the page[reply]

Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view, which means that all the text was wholly unsuitable for a Wikipedia article. If you're interested in writing an article, you should probably read Wikipedia:Your first article, and if you're affiliated with the subject you're writing about, you should definitely read our policy on conflicts of interest. The very short of it is this: Wikipedia summarises the information in secondary sources independent of the subject; so you should be writing from those in a way that everyone from the Library's biggest supporters to its fiercest detractors would agree is accurate.

As a bit of personal advice: if the library thinks that it should approve someone to write an article on Wikipedia about it, you're going to have a bad time. The subjects of articles have no control over them, and the article can (and usually will) be substantially rewritten by many other people. Institutions that want control over their article are almost always miserable when they find out that's not possible. Wily D 07:22, 24 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This article is similar to so many articles written on the Wiki what I don't understand is what has it violated. The institution has already a page on its organization this page which will be linked to it. All the referneces will be provided in a mean time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Centrallibraryb (talk • contribs) 10:48, 24 August 2012‎

Your page included "occupies a place of pride in IIT... outstanding research and education mission... a most lively place... a safe, comfortable and friendly environment... plays a vital role... comparable to the best libraries in the world.... users-focused services, highly skilled staff... " etc. That is pure PR-speak, a blatant advertisement, full of "peacock terms", and anything like that is deleted from Wikipedia at sight. One reason why editing with a conflict of interest is discouraged is that people close to an institution find it hard to write in a neutral tone.

Also, the level of detail may be appropriate for your own website, but was much more than the general encyclopedia reader would require.

Article subjects need to have WP:Notability, which which is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Experience shows that individual institutions within a university very seldom have independent notability, and are best covered by a mention within the article on the university - see Wikipedia:College and university article guidelines, particularly the section Faculties and academic colleges. JohnCD (talk) 11:10, 24 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is not a noticeboard

WilyD is absolutely right. Wikipedia does not explain very clearly in advance that it is not a Myspace-type notice-board site for people and organizations to write about themselves, post copies of their websites, and make announcements. I have this conversation so often that I have written User:JohnCD/Not a noticeboard to explain the issues. JohnCD (talk) 10:35, 24 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your username

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Your note on the talk page said "we are working on the Wiki Page." If more than one of you wishes to contribute, all are welcome, but each person must register their own individual account. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 10:49, 24 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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