User talk:Friendofthepark

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Speedy deletion nomination of The Friends of the Parks Karas Region Namibia

A tag has been placed on The Friends of the Parks Karas Region Namibia 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 an organization or company, 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 guideline for organizations and companies.

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Hello Friendofthepark, welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Our intro page contains a lot of helpful material for new users - please check it out! If you need help, visit Wikipedia:Questions or place {{helpme}} on this page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions.

I had to delete the page, as this was clearly a club page, not an encyclopedic article. However, please let that not discourage you. I also like wildlife, and I am happy that you want to contribute to Wikipedia with this interest. It would be nice if you could join Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa and contribute to such articles as Karas Region, which needs a section about its parks. — Sebastian 08:04, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't recreate the page here

I noticed you recreated the page under your user name. It seems there is a misunderstanding: It doesn't matter what you name the page, Wikipedia is just not the place for it. Please read Wikipedia is not a webspace provider. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia like Encyclopedia Britannica. Pages discussing detailed plans for organizations don't belong in an encyclopedia.

Since you are fighting for a good cause, I want to help you. What you need is a different wiki: One that allows organizations to write about themselves. One of the following might be what you need:

If none of them is appropriate for you, you can also create your own wiki on a wiki farm; this is much easier than it sounds. (I've done it myself, but the farm I used doesn't exist anymore, so I can't recommend that particular one.) I am attaching the content of your organization's page which I deleted, so you can easily post it in the appropriate wiki.

Even though we can't host your organization's strategy page, it still would be a good idea if you could contribute to articles on Wikipedia about Namibian national parks; that would be a good way to support both Wikipedia and the National Park System.

Regards, — Sebastian 17:24, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]