User talk:Hcpnerd93

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. DMacks (talk) 06:54, 2 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

A tag has been placed on Alphalyse, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:

• It seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.
• It appears to be about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), individual animal, or web content, 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. (See section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. VViking_TalkEdits 12:40, 3 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You have an obvious conflict of interest and although you have revealed that, you must declare it in the form prescribed by the Wikimedia Terms of Use. You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page at User:Hcpnerd93. The template {{Paid}} can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form: {{paid|user=Hcpnerd93|employer=InsertName|client=InsertName}}. Note that editing with a COI is discouraged, but permitted as long as it is declared. Concealing a COI can lead to a block. Please do not edit further until you respond to this message.

Also read the following regarding writing an article

• you must provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that it meets the notability guidelines. Sources that are not acceptable include those linked to the organisation, press releases, YouTube, IMDB, social media and other sites that can be self-edited, blogs, websites of unknown or non-reliable provenance, and sites that are just reporting what the organisation claims or interviewing its management. Note that references should be in-line so we can tell what fact each is supporting, and should not be bare urls
• The notability guidelines for organisations and companies have been updated. The primary criteria has five components that must be evaluated separately and independently to determine if it is met:

1. significant coverage in
2. independent,
3. multiple,
4. reliable,
5. secondary sources.

Note that an individual source must meet all four criteria to be counted towards notability.

• you must write in a non-promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic.
• there shouldn't be any url links in the article, only in the "References" or "External links" sections.
• you must not copy text from elsewhere. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by you or your organisation, unless they state clearly and explicitly that the text is public domain. We require that text posted here can be used, modified and distributed for any purpose, including commercial; text is considered to be copyright unless explicitly stated otherwise. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright, or you have permission to use the text, isn't sufficient.

Before attempting to write an article again, please make sure that the topic meets the notability criteria linked above, and check that you can find independent third party sources. You must also reply to the COI request above Jimfbleak - talk to me? 13:52, 3 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Jimfbleak - talk to me?. I have now declared my COI on my user page. I have still interest in writing a page about my employer, but will of course gather reliable sources and make sure that the topic is within the notability guidelines. Is it better to do it through the Article Wizard or request an article, when I have a COI? Martinraskj (talk) 08:34, 4 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It's always best to request an independent editor, but there is a huge backlog there so you might have a long wait. If you do attempt to write the article through the wizard, have look at Wikipedia:Good articles/Social sciences and society#Businesses and organizations for exemplars. You don't have to write to that length or standard, but it may give some idea on structure.

Make sure that you fully understand what I've said above, and in particular you need to make sure your company meets the notability criteria, or you are wasting your time. Concentrate on hard verifiable facts such as the number of employees, turnover or profits, rather than what you sell. Avoid opinions, weasel words and give-aways such as TM symbols; it's not our job to protect your brand.

If you decide to go ahead, and your company is notable enough, take plenty of time. Although you have declared a COI, you can still be blocked if you are seen to be unwilling or unable to write an acceptable page. Also note that you don't WP:Own the page, which anyone can make appropriate edits to. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:55, 4 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the answer and your help Jimfbleak - talk to me?. I am new to Wikipedia and are just trying to behave within the guidelines and contribute positively to the Wikipedia community.

If I decide to write a new article about Alphalyse, is it possible to write a draft and have it reviewed by an admin before publication to ensure that it is not deleted and I don't get blocked? Maybe in my Sandbox? Or is the Article Wizard for that? The last thing I want is to be blocked, since I tend to help to make Wikipedia better within the terms of use. Martinraskj (talk) 11:22, 4 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]