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Interesting startup company (but I happen to work for them) - input requested

This company sells to a well-educated audience (life scientists world-wide) and I thought I'd take a stab at a brief description here: http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/User:Scooterdog2/RainDance

Since it is my first time writing for Wikipedia I'd like to obtain some feedback as to whether or not there is an issue with COI here. Thanks! --Scooterdog2 (talk) 02:42, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You really need to find at least two independent references on the topic to show notability. It is still promotional: "decided edge in the competitive marketplace" has to go, and probably everything after the 95% Also the "will take" and "is able" can be changed to simpler English that sounds less like an advertisement. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 02:52, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New company I want to reveiw

New company I would like to review. I've seen many other companies reviewed on this site and would like to review GoSerivceConnection. I guess this is less than a review and more of an explanation of the sites purpose.

How do I get this done, the company is relatively new. Eaton3223 (talk) 17:52, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In order to create an article you should read WP:Your first article. Read WP:CORP to see if this organisiation meets the notability standard for inclusion as a Wikipedia article. To create it click on Go Service Connection, GoServiceConnection Go Serivce Connection or GoSerivceConnection whatever is the best title. Then start filling in the empty box. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 22:11, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article was speedy deleted. You work did not include any independent references, just a link to the website described. You should describe the company, why it is important enough to be here, and mention at least two other articles about the company - to prove notability. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:59, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New article for a public listed company

I have created an article that can be seen here [1]. The article gives info on a public listing company, Vopium that provides services for mobile VoIP. I have also included strong references from reputable sources to demonstrate notability. These include a global industry analyst firm, one of the most respected telecom business reporters in the US, a massively popular US-based consumer information site, and several telecom/VoIP-specific media outlets, demonstrating the industry’s continued recognition and interest in Vopium as a viable player. It’s also important to note that Vopium is publicly listed on NYSE Euronext [2]

i hope to get feedback from fellow editors if it can make into wikipedia. What do you think guys? I will appreciate if you can post the feedback on my talkpage. Thanks

--Mansoor.ehsan (talk) 09:33, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not a bad looking article, I think you could move it into Vopium. However there is not much information about the company, it is all about the product offered. You have to make sure there is a claim of notability in there too. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:53, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Notability of a religious history of a minority group (Korean Americans)

It's been 105 years since Korean Americans have been plantings churches in the U.S. and there are probably about 5,000 or more Korean American churches across the U.S. with new churches popping up almost everywhere there are Koreans. However, due to the linguistic and cultural differences very little information about this community has crossed into English corpus. I have been working as a professional translator for more than a decade, and I feel that I am rather well equipped to seek information regarding this special community. And although I am very well aware of controversial nature of topics related to religion, I'd like to keep it strictly focused on the sociological aspects of the community rather than delving into theological, although we may swerve such topics on some pages. I'd like to do some research and start adding more pages on this community. Do you consider this to be notable? Where can I find more pages like this where you have a lot of resources in foreign language? How do I link to them and what tools and features are there for such cross-cultural information exchange? Thanks for your help. (Please reply on my user page. Thanks!)

Here are some references for your consideration:
http://www.asianweek.com/2003_01_10/feature_timeline.html
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/specials/korean100/timeline/
http://cskcstudy.org/cskc/board.php?board=church&command=body&no=10

clayjar (talk) 19:01, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New Article Needs to Be Up to Wikipedia Standards

I have recently created an article in my sandbox for a band called Astroninja. The article can be found here: [3]. I attempted making this article following as many of the procedures wikipedia recommends as I could, but unfortunately when I uploaded it to the main site, it was deleted immediately. I'm not sure what the article lacks or needs, and I decided to reach out to the community and ask for help. One of the main reasons I've been given so far is that the article doesn't "indicate the importance or significance of the subject". I'm not sure what that means. Another reason was Patent nonsense, meaningless, or incomprehensible. I don't believe this to be true, but if the way I have written the article resembles that, then please tell me what I can do to change it. What does the article need in order to be perfect? Thank you for taking the time to help me. PaperAndInk (talk) 00:07, 6 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The important hurdle that you have to get over is Wikipedia:Notability (music). See if the group meets one of the criteria in here, and then write that in your article. I can understand the nonsense, since you say that someone writes nonsense, but the article itself does not look like nonsense. You may need to find more reliable references as well. I don't know what is good for music, but a Singapore newspaper or magazine would be good. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 03:37, 9 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dr. Alan Albert Snow (? does he exist?)

I would like help researching a page for Dr. Alan Albert Snow, School of Theology at Claremont & Dead Sea Scroll Research Society <cannot confirm>. On Amazon.com a book review says he "is referred to by Sydney Ohmarr as the 'world's greatest authority on astrology and the Dead Sea Scrolls.'" as one of the authors of the book "That Old-Time Religion". He is also listed as the sole author of "Astrology in the Dead Sea Scrolls," discussing the astro-theology of the Essene sect - the possible originators of the Scrolls. Yet for such a supposedly scholarly chap, I cannot find any academic papers or references to him in searches related to the Dead Sea Scrolls

referenced in:

"That Old-Time Religion" of Book Tree Publishing by Paul Tice, Alan Snow & Jordon Maxwell
"Astrology in the Dead Sea Scrolls" of Kendall/Hunt Publishing by Dr. A.A. Snow
"The Book Your Church Doesn't Want You to Read" of Cambridge House Pr by Maria Murdy p 63-66
http://thereligiousdeepend.com
http://www.truthseeker.com
http://unicusmagazine.com/html/letters.htm

any/all suggestions welcome! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Albia (talk • contribs) 07:38, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also claimed to be "director of the Institute for Judeo-Christian Origin Studies". He contributed to the MUFON UFO journal[4]. He may appear as "Alan A Snow". He looks to have controversial theories that are not widely supported. He sounds interesting, but may be hard to justify notability. You could attempt to show he is a notable author, rather than a notable scholar. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 02:57, 9 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that Alan passed away a few years ago. He fell down some stairs and did not survive. I knew him well in graduate school years ago at Pepperdine University and he subsequently went to Claremont Graduate School. Alan was what one would call an "independent" scholar. He never held an academic position and though he did tend to collect various "certifications," including the "Doctorates" that he put after his name, they were not from accredited academic institutions or organizations, including several ordinations he held. I say this not as a criticism, as he was a most likable fellow, but just to help position him in terms of his role and function. For example, his Institute of Judeo-Christian Origin Studies" would be something he primarily started himself. I have not read his books so I can not comment on their merit but I would not say he was a "notable" scholar. I hope these comments will not be taken as anything other than out of respect, as I don't want to speak ill of Alan whom I liked very much. James D. Tabor 15:12, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Should I...

Should I create an article on the master-planned community, Snoqualmie Ridge? It would be my first article. Yes, no, maybe?

Scrainbow (talk) 02:30, 9 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Geographic articles are pretty non controversial, so if you don't make it sound like a promotion, and stick to information that you found published, on the web, pamphlet, book, newspaper etc, you will not get into trouble with original research. You can read WP:Your first article to get some hints. If you are not bold enough to create Snoqualmie Ridge then make User:Scrainbow/Snoqualmie Ridge and post back here to get some feedback.

Federal Election Commission members

Only two of the members of the Federal Election Commission have a Wikipedia article, and they are stubs without photos. The official web site of the FEC has a biography of each of the six commissioners. For some commissioners, the political party is mentioned, but not for others, but perhaps that information can be determined elsewhere. My proposal is to create a stub article for the other five commissioners, using the FEC biography, and then doing research to determine more about the commissioners, especially political party. I am supposing that the commissioners are notable based on their official positions. I see that the names given in the article are in some instances slightly different on the official web site. I would suppose that the names on the web site are the ones to use here. I am also planning to put their FEC photos on Wikimedia Commons for use in the article. There is no photo for McGahn.

Here are who they are, using the FEC website names and positions:

Donald F. McGahn II - June 2008 - confirmed June 24, 2008
Chair Steven T. Walther - June 2008 – by recess appointment January 2006 to December 2007, confirmed June 24, 2008 to remainder of a term expiring on April 30, 2009
Ellen L. Weintraub – December 2002 – by recess appointment on December 6, 2002, confirmed to full term 2003; Commissioner Weintraub's term expired in April 2007, and since then she has served as acting commissioner while waiting appointment of a successor.
Cynthia L. Bauerly - June 2008 - confirmed June 24, 2008 for a term expiring on April 30, 2011
Caroline C. Hunter - June 2008 - confirmed June 24, 2008 for a term expiring on April 30, 2013
Vice Chair Matthew S. Petersen - June 2008 - confirmed June 24, 2008 for a term expiring on April 30, 2011--DThomsen8 (talk) 22:24, 3 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You can also copy text from US Federal government websites, if written by the government, but be sure that credit is given. Are these people notable in themselves? Is there any other mention of them in newspapers etc? Graeme Bartlett (talk) 10:55, 4 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How long or detailed should a living person's article be to not be considered a stub? For example, suppose there is a 280 word biography of a person, plus a photo and additional information in an infobox? I see that Walther and Weintraub have existing articles marked as stubs, but my draft is considerably longer than what appears in their articles. (See above for links.)--DThomsen8 (talk) 22:42, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You can remove that stub marker yourself. From WP:Stub:"Be bold in removing stub tags that are clearly no longer applicable." A picture and references and text sounds beyond the status of stub. You can add {{expand}} if you want others to add to it. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 22:35, 9 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

UMBRELLA Consulting

I need my Company in Wikipedia!!!

We have done so much and yet no one knows us!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Qtgeo (talk • contribs) 12:51, 12 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please read WP:COI! — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 16:08, 13 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New High-Security Mechanical Lock

Hello, I just have a quick question about whether I should submit this article or not. The article is about a new high-security mechanical lock design that is in the process of being developed. The patent application for this design has been published (Publication No. US 2008/0190153 A1). The U.S Patent Office is the only reliable source I have for the article. Is this sufficient to meet the notability requirements. This is not going to be an attempt to advertise or sell anything. I was also wondering if I could include the website for the company in the external links section. The website contains nothing about sales. Could it also be included in the section called "Types of Locks" under the article Lock(device)? FujiApe (talk) 16:05, 13 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, unless this design has received significant coverage in multiple reliable third-party sources, then it won't be suitable for inclusion. The US patent office link would be enough to verify that it exists, but not enough to establish notability. Please read the blue links for further information. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 16:10, 13 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

LivingKnowledge EU Research Project

Hello, I would like to create a new page dedicated to the Livingknowledge project, which is an EU-funded research project in the ITC field. I've already submitted the page once, but it has been deleted because it didn't meet the minimum requirements of notability for Wikipedia. So now I edited the content, taking INSEMTIVES as a model. I hope it's finally ready for being published, but at the same time I would like to be sure this new version to be "notable enough" (I would hate it to be deleted once again). What should I do? --Livingknowledge (talk) 13:37, 28 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Now restored to User:Livingknowledge/Sandbox by User:Tnxman307. It is still worded in a promotional way. Imagine what you would expect to read in an encyclopedia about an organisation. There is a whole paragraph motivating the reader to show an interest in the problem that is being addressed. Reword this. Instead we need more information about the org. Where is it, who works for it, how is it structured, budget, source of funds, how is it constituted, and we need several independent references on the subject. Notability is established by others writing about the topic. Some other hints: linking common words like diversity is not useful, instead link the terms that are actually connected with your topic like dataset, or cognitive science, but check that the right meaning is linked. Also embedding bold text in the article does not follow the style guideline. But matters of style can be fixed later. Is this anything to do with http://www.livingknowlege.org of the Science Shop Network? I cannot find any independent links on a web search, perhaps the organisation is too new to be notable yet. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 21:37, 28 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Regrettably, the description of the project at http://livingknowledge-project.eu/ is quite vague and general. There is no explanation of how 'considering diversity an asset' would actually work. I found a job posting that is somewhat more clear. This seems to be some kind of artificial intelligence project, funded by the EU, that will run for three years. I think its inclusion in Wikipedia should depend on whether others have written about the project in reliable publications. EdJohnston (talk) 04:40, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The subject of this article is the project rather than the organization behind it: that's the reason why you wont find many information about the organization itself. The project just started, so there are no publications at the moment and of course very few references from other projects and/or web sites. We can, of course, add more project related content to the page: still, instead of providing information about coordinator and other partners, maybe a reader would prefer to follow links to partners wikipedia pages. However, if it's necessary, we have no problem including a short parners descriptions (like aforementioned INSEMTIVES page): just let me know which kind of content we have to include in order to publish it. --Livingknowledge (talk) 09:45, 15 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Horrid Henry's book

Horrid Henry's sleepover

Horrid Henry loved sleepovers. Midnight feasts! pillow fights! Screaming and shouting! Rampaging till dawn! The time he ate all the ice crem at Greedy Graham's and left the freezer door open! The time he jumped on all the beds at Dizzy Dave's and broke them all. And that time at Rude Ralph's when he - well, hmmn, perhaps better no mention that. There was just one problem. No one would ever have Horrid Henry at their house for a sleepover at a friend's house, Mum and Dad were sure to get a call at three A.M. from a demented parent screaming at them to pick up Henry imme-diately. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.209.210.89 (talk) 10:53, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This looks like a short story, or a summary of a story. Wikipedia articles need to be about the book. WP:PLOT is a policy on not just having a plot summary as an article. And Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction) tells more about how to write about stories. As an example look at The Girls Get Even which was added in yesterday. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 07:25, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I want to create a new article about a person.

I want to create a new article about a person. I am researching on this topic and have met, talked to and interviewed one of the key people involved. I would like to create an article with his bio primarily focusing on his work in biometrics and his BAPI software. Please check to see if this is the best format. Thank you. 87xy5zf02 (talk) 06:42, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

William Saito (ウィリアム　齋藤、born March 23, 1971) is a visionary award-winning entrepreneur and leader who has shaped information security policy, founded start-ups and managed public corporations over the past two decades. He is a technologist who is as comfortable in the boardroom as he is in the lab. Saito is astute in Asian culture, supported by native-level English and Japanese communication skills, contributing to extensive international contact network with major corporations, industry experts and government organizations throughout the United States, Japan and Asia. Saito has earned numerous industry accolades, achieved congressional recognition, been selected as a public speaker and is an accomplished author.

Possible variations of name

William H. Saito

William Hiroyuki Saito

Hiroyuki Saito

ウィリアム　齋藤

ウィリアム　H.　齋藤

ウィリアム　斎藤

ウィリアム　H.　斎藤

浩幸　斎藤

浩幸　齋藤

Background

Saito is from Walnut, California and is one quarter Okinawan. He graduated University of California, Riverside (1987-1991) with a degree in biochemistry and continued onto graduate school in Advanced and Executive Management Programs (1993-1994).

Publications

Yomiuri PC, “Security Matters”,

Ernst & Young’s “Insights from the Winners' Circle.”

Awards

Technology Innovation Award, by Frost & Sullivan in 2000
Top 100 Emerging Companies to Watch, by Computerworld in 2000
Technology Fast 50 Award, by Deloitte and Touche, on numerous occasions
SymtronRecognition awards from dozens of publications, including PC Week, PC Magazine, Network Computing, Reseller News, SC Magazine, and other industry leading publications.

Professional History

Saito foundedI/O Software, Inc., in 1991, on a shoestring budget that grew organically. It became a leading developer of highly flexible, scalable information security solutions to secure credentials and user authentications, providing encryption and security services for Internet/e-commerce as well as designing PKI and digital certificate security protocols. Saito led the management team as a product champion and worldwide evangelist to achieve rapid growth and operational excellence within each functional area, including: product strategy, business development, operations, sales & marketing, finance and human resources. Saito also worked with U.S. Department of Defense to exploit commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) technology program, leveraging basic research money, with the cooperation of private industry, to develop dual-use products (commercial/civilian and military), resulting in dramatic development cost reductions and faster time to market.

Due to his success, Saito earned recognition as 1998 Entrepreneur of the Year from Ernst & Young, NASDAQ and USA Today. In 2000, he negotiated an agreement with Microsoft Corporation to integrate the company’s core authentication technology and biometric application program interface (BAPI), into the Windows operating system. Soon thereafter, the technology was licensed to over 160 companies worldwide.(Ethentica Veridicom AuthenTec, Symtron, Bio ID)

Saito ultimately negotiated with numerous Asian manufacturers and governments, including an investment deal with Sony in August 2002, which culminated into a successful sale of the company at high valuation in December 2004.

More on BAPI-The Biometric Application Programming Interface

What is Bio metrics?

Biometrics is the scientific technology used to analyze a person's biological for authentication, authorization, and verification. The standards today are to analyze the physical data of the fingerprint, hand/skin, retina, iris and voice. This is done by transcribing the physical data processed through the API device into analyzable digital data. This data is then compared with possible matches in a database. BAPI is one of the systems capable of this analysis. Before BAPI, there were forecomers that developed complex algorithms and had defined their own biometric acquisition and processing interface, but BAPI proved to be more superior. Why? Because BAPI was more flexible and universal to meet the requirements of the market, and now, with their partnership with Microsoft, it is readibly available, affordable, and user-friendly in virtually every Windows computer.

Who uses biometrics?

The market for biometrics today is almost anyone. However, biometrics today plays a vital role in national and international security and health. After Saito led Biometric API standards consortium, uniting highly fragmented industry, BAPI was acceptted as standard for development of biometric devices by CBEFF (Common Biometric Exchange Formats Framework) and through Microsoft has become nationally recognized into the Computerworld Smithsonian collection.

See http://www.ibia.org/cbeff/ for more information.

BAPI and Biometric Standards

Biometric Industry Standards

BAPI and Security

But there are those who are spectale about the uses of biometrics towards national security.

BAPI and Microsoft Corporation

Saito negotiated and closed OEM deal with Microsoft in May 2000, fully integrating I/O Software’s core technology , SecureSuite and biometric application program interface (BAPI) into Windows operating system; closed similar agreements withIntel and Sony.(See Pre ss Release [5]and FIU-600). Their plan was to incorporate the system into Windows by the summer. Today, it is an additional system inside Windows Vista in the Windows Biometric Framework.

See Press Release.