User talk:McIntel

Welcome!

Hello, McIntel, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Organisation of Professional Gas Operatives, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on this page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Sp33dyphil ^{"Ad astra"} 23:16, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Organisation of Professional Gas Operatives

A tag has been placed on Organisation of Professional Gas Operatives, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia for multiple reasons. Please see the page to see the reasons. If the page has since been deleted, you can ask me the reasons by leaving a message on my user talk page.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, 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 render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Sp33dyphil ^{"Ad astra"} 23:16, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Status and Advice

As reviewing administrator, I had to delete the page, but not because there was no indication of importance. The organization is possibly notable, and the page did have some references providing coverage from 3rd party independent published reliable sources. Whether it is actually notable will depend if the coverage is substantial and not based on press releases.

First, a Wikipedia article needs to be written like an encyclopedia article, not a press release--don't praise the organization, say what they do. Don't talk about the overall importance of the subject--talk about what they have accomplished. Second, and most important, remember not to copy from a web site -- not even your own. First it's a copyright violation, but, even if you own the site and can give us permission according to WP:DCM, the tone will not be encyclopedic and the material will not be suitable.

Include only material that would be of interest to a general reader coming across the mention of the subject and wanting the sort of information that would be found in an encyclopedia. As a general rule, a suitable page will be best written by someone without Conflict of Interest; it's not impossible to do it properly with a conflict of interest or as a paid press agent, but it's relatively more difficult: you are automatically thinking in terms of what the subject wishes to communicate to the public, but an uninvolved person will think in terms of what the public might wish to know.

If you think you can do it right according to our guidelines, do so, but expect the article to be carefully checked for objectivity.

For further information see our FAQ about business, organizations, and articles like this and also WP:FIRST. DGG ( talk ) 00:13, 23 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]