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Speedy deletion nomination of WebShare

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A tag has been placed on WebShare requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, individual animal(s), an organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject of the article is important or significant: that is, why an article about it should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you can assert the notability of the subject, . Clicking that button 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 article's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. You may freely add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

See the guidelines for specific types of articles: biographies, websites, bands, or companies. JohnHWiki talk - 03:28, 19 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Notability

You might want to see if you can substantiate that WebShare is notable according to the guidelines found at WP:WEB; the initial version didn't make any assertion of notability. You are welcome to develop the article in a user subpage like User:Mrwebby1122/sandbox. Acroterion (talk) 03:36, 19 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. How do you think the sandbox one looks? There aren't any sites out there which are a hub for other sites like this. I think this would mean it should be accepted, what do you think? Mrwebby1122 (talk) 04:15, 19 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You need to make a credible assertion of notability: in other words, you need to show that the topic has received notice in major independent media, which is important to both establish notability and to satisfy the fundamental requirement that all content be verifiable to reliable sources. Take a look at the guidelines at WP:WEB and WP:NOTE for more on notability. Acroterion (talk) 04:18, 19 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I'll check it out Mrwebby1122 (talk) 04:21, 19 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The website has featured in national (UK) educational newspapers as an example of a good resource for students and teachers/professors. Do I scan and send you a copy of the newspaper (if I can find it)? How does it work? Mrwebby1122 (talk) 04:30, 19 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

We don't take verification to those lengths. You'll need to state why the website is notable in the article and reference it to the newspaper - what paper is it? Acroterion (talk) 15:41, 19 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In the article it says webshare.co is a great resource for teachers and students to reference websites as it is a hub for any category of website. Students can share websites with each other and tutors/teachers can create open profiles for any student worldwide enabling them to find reliable respectable websites that provide information a student can trust. The newspaper is Times Education Supplement. Mrwebby1122 (talk) 16:17, 21 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Can I have a response please! Mrwebby1122 (talk) 20:32, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Times Education Supplement has a web site, with an archive of its articles. I searched for webshare.co and found nothing in that newspaper's archives. Could you find the article in the archives and post a link here? -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 20:36, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In fact, I tried again using Google news, which should find all articles about this in newspapers and many magazines. This is not what the search results of a notable company normally look like. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 20:40, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your speedy response. That's strange, not sure why its not there, I know the online version and printed editions are different because we are a web design company and other sites of ours have been featured alongside articles and have not been put online. I'll have a look and post a link if I can find it. Thank you 92.29.33.162 (talk) 21:46, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I see the problem now- it's "we." If this is your own company, it isn't appropriate for you to write about it. Don't worry about Wikipedia, and just focus on building your business. When it is undisputably notable, other people will inevitably write about it from the sources they read. Under the conflict of interest guidelines, we all agree to avoid writing about our own businesses, and you'll enjoy volunteering at Wikipedia more if you aren't writing about work anyway. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 11:44, 28 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]