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page erased while seeking help

I've been asked by editor (pesantworrior) to plase question in new contributors list regarding new article SAI - Small Arms Industries ApS .... but article now is erased again .... how can I get help ...

It frustrates me to see my article being erased when an article on "surefire" is "judged" as OK????? I don't get it .... (but the reason may be the Jimmy Wales qoute on the surefire article !!!!!) Lapsai (talk) 16:10, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Please see WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. The existance of one article is not dependent on others like it. -JodyB _talk 16:20, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

... yes ... very nice ... but what about MY article ... I feel it was OK! ... I was told to ask for comments on the "New contributors list" to get help with fixing the issues ... and then you erase it ?

.. also it seems that a disision has been made not to listne to what I have to say.... ??? Not very democratic is it ... ?? The article was changes over and over again ... it got worked on all day while discussiong content with peasantwarrior ... I follow directions given .... just to end up with the argument from your side ...:Please see WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. The existance of one article is not dependent on others like it.

I feel my rights has been violated. ! ... and I guess there's nothing to do about it .... as I also stated... I can't quote Jimmy Wales..... but i'm more and more sure it would help me if i could ! ...

Help Please

So I'm not really sure how to do this, but JODYB - could you help me please? I work for 1800petmeds and recently had someone write an article for our business. My boss says every big company has an article on wikipedia and we should have one too. So we wrote one and you deleted it - Can you tell me what we did wrong so we can fix it? Thanks so much - Alex Irvin Alnino1 (talk) 16:28, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

I have restored the page as subpage of yours. The link is User:Alnino1/1800petmeds. The article has actually been deleted 2 times. In both cases the article reads less like an encyclopedia entry and more like an advertisement. There are a few things you need to do. First, be aware that you have a conflict of interest in editing the page. Such is not prohibited but you should read WP:COI. In addition, know that anyone can edit the article. You will not "own" it. See WP:OWN. Next, you should read WP:V. This explains how the article must verify that your company is notable. Notice I said "must." Any article without verification of notability is subject to deletion. In order to prove such notability you must use WP:RS, that is, reliable sources. Your own website is not sufficient. Articles from the Wall Steet Journal, Business Week, etc would be useful. Please contact me if I can assist. When you finish your improvements, I will return the article to the encyclopedia mainspace where people will be able to see it. Thanks for you question. -JodyB _talk 16:57, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Hi Jody - I just added some articles from forbes and businessweek, and the company listing on yahoo finance and the nasdaq website. Also added company officers from google finance. Does that help? Thanks again, AlexAlnino1 (talk) 19:04, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Much better, especially the Forbes and Business Week materials. Look carefully at the sources. I added them as "inline citations" which looks much better. It also allows you to use the references section at the bottom automatically. Read WP:CITE for more information. I also did a little editing to make look less like an advertisement. Take a couple of days and add anything and then I will move it back into the mainspace. You also need to decide if the company is to be called 1-800-Petmeds or 1800PetMeds. Pick on and we will stay with it throughout. Let me know if I can help more. -JodyB _talk 03:14, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Hey Jody - I changed the name to 1800PetMeds so they would all be the same. Thanks for the edits, the article looks much much better :) Let me know if you need anything else from me or if you think it's good enough to be a standalone. Hope you have a MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!!!Alnino1 (talk) 18:29, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Looks much better to me. I have moved it back into the mainspace at 1800Petmeds. Make sure you watchlist the article and understand that others may come along and make changes. I am always here if you need me. -JodyB _talk 18:35, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Yea I totally understand people can make changes. If anyone wants to bring up past issues, I hope they also add that everything was resolved long long ago. My job is done :) Thanks for all your help !!!!!!!! 74.255.241.35 (talk) 20:34, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Boy, you have got to be getting sick of me by now. FYI - I'm not sure if I did the right thing, but I deleted the user subpage. When the boss searches for us on wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1800petmeds) - he was coming to the page that just had no info on it and a link to the article. I deleted this page hoping it will now go straight to the article. When the boss has a bad day, I have a bad day :(Alnino1 (talk) 15:21, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Not a problem at all. I have done some housekeeping which should make it where the boss can type either 1800petmeds or 1800Petmeds into the search box and he will get the correct article. He does know that a Wikipedia article cannot help your search page ranking doesn't he? -JodyB _talk 15:43, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks so much Jody. Yea he knows :) Have a very Merry CHRISTMAS !!!!!!!!!!Alnino1 (talk) 15:11, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Great success! Thank you for supporting my RfA, which passed with a final tally of 53-3-2. Special thanks goes to Shalom for both the suggestion and the nomination. I'm honored by the trust that the community has shown in me, and will do my very best as an administrator. Thanks again! faithless (speak) 08:45, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

Phoenix-wiki

Need your advice...

Please see User:The Transhumanist/Virtual classroom/Coaching/Phoenix-wiki#Ready or not?.

The Transhumanist 03:22, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

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−Dear Jodyb, Regarding CSD A1 : " Very short article providing little or no context,etc...'. Can you tell me what do you mean by no context? The article does have context, but if it requires more information, can you show me ?

I don't understand what you mean context. Can you outline what context you want? Keilana 00:06, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

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−Dear Jodyb, Regarding CSD A1 : " Very short article providing little or no context,etc...'. Can you tell me what do you mean by no context? The article does have context, but if it requires more information, can you show me ?

I don't understand what you mean context. Can you outline what context you want? Keilana 00:07, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

There are a number of problems here. It is unclear of you are speaking of a literal road or highway or if this is some part of a game. The writing, not to be rude, is in rather poor English and that makes it hard to understand. Because it is unclear what you are talking about or even where you are talking about, it is impossible for the reader to have any context to understand what the article is about. Another problem is that your article does not assert that it is an important topic. I am not judging if it is or is not, just that the article makes no such claim. I would suggest that you recreate in the article in your userspace, not in the wikipedia mainspace, and work on it there. I would also suggest you gather some reliable sources that will verify what you say about the topic. This will help prevent a future deletion. If you need help in establishing the article in your userspace, Let me know and I will help. - JodyB _talk 11:52, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

RfA thanks

Dear JodyB, here is a little note to say thank you for your kind support on my request for adminship which succeeded with a final result of (72/19/6).

Now that I am a sysop, do not hesitate to contact me with any queries you have. I would be glad to help you along with the other group of kind and helpful administrators.

Thank you again and I look forward to editing alongside you in the future. — E ^talk 12:21, 28 December 2007 (UTC)