User talk:Nickpwarren

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Retimuko (talk) 19:37, 23 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome!

Hello, Nickpwarren, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Corda

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Corda, 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, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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November 2019

Thank you for your contributions. Please mark your edits as "minor" only if they are minor edits. In accordance with Help:Minor edit, a minor edit is one that the editor believes requires no review and could never be the subject of a dispute. Minor edits consist of things such as typographical corrections, formatting changes or rearrangement of text without modification of content. Additionally, the reversion of clear-cut vandalism and test edits may be labeled "minor". Thank you. MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 20:56, 12 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Creating a thread or replying to it is not minor MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 20:56, 12 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

R3 Corda and 1RR per GS/Crypto

You may wish to revert your last reversion - please see the 1 revert per 24 hours provision for crypto articles, as notified above.

Instead, this is literally under discussion on the talk page - David Gerard (talk) 15:26, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Corda (decentralized database) (January 14)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Robert McClenon were:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The proposed article does not have sufficient content to require an article of its own, but it could be merged into the existing article at Corda (decentralized database). Since anyone can edit Wikipedia, you are welcome to add that information yourself. Thank you.

The comment the reviewer left was:

This draft is written from the viewpoint of the company, focusing on what the company says about itself. Corporate notability is based on what independent reliable sources have written about the subject.

Not every business corporation is notable, and this draft does not establish corporate notability. You may ask for advice about corporate notability at the Teahouse. Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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Robert McClenon (talk) 6:55 am, 14 January 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Nickpwarren! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Robert McClenon (talk) 07:55, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Corda is a major piece of software being used by huge institutions worldwide. All facts in this article are referenced to independent sources. It is therefore absolutely notable. As a proof point, another platform in Corda's peer group has its own Wikipedia page: https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Hyperledger

Nickpwarren (talk) 15:02, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Nickpwarren, I am afraid what you think does not matter. These notability policies were established by the community as a whole through consensus, and in order for your article to be accepted, it has to prove notability through those policies. "but xyzledger has a wikipedia page!" is not a proof of notability. --MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 15:07, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Moonythedwarf Ok then can you please explain which sources are causing the issue? As they are all independent. Or at least give me one example so I can make an informed edit. Thanks.Nickpwarren (talk) 15:10, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Nickpwarren, I'm not a very good judge, so i'd recommend asking at the WP:HELPDESK. But, to me, it seems a lot like very few of these are independent, and are all press release with little independent content. But I will be honest, I did not spend nearly as much time reviewing the sources in this situation as your reviewer likely did. --MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 15:24, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Question

Does the author of Draft:Corda (decentralized database) have any sort of financial or other connection with the subject of this draft? Please read the conflict of interest policy and the paid editing policy and make any required declarations.

You may ask for advice about conflict of interest at the Teahouse.

If this draft is resubmitted without addressing the question about conflict of interest, it may be Rejected or nominated for deletion. Robert McClenon (talk) 07:02, 4 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Corda (decentralized database) concern

Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Draft:Corda (decentralized database), a page you created, has not been edited in 5 months. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

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Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 01:28, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Corda (decentralized database)

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! UnitedStatesian (talk) 19:07, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]