User talk:LDCortez

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[edit] Cary Herrman

A tag has been placed on Cary Herrman requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject 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 this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, 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, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. AndrewHowse (talk) 15:42, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cary Herrman

Hi and thanks for your work on Cary Herrman. I've done a little editing to the article and I wanted to explain the changes I've made. I added one reference to the article; however it is a press release and I would really like to have some independent, reliable sources which I haven't been able to find so far. If you know of any, it would be great if you could add them to the article to verify it. I have also added categories to help people to find it, changed some of the markup from HTML to standard wiki markup and moved the image to the top right of the article.

The other alteration I made to the article was to remove some language that I felt was a little promotional, for example, "...the first book of its kind to merge the depth of spirituality and awakening with business. Explaining true needs that must be fulfilled within the lives of millions of Americans, the publication will change the way corporate marketers' communicate with their targeted markets." Wikipedia's policy of neutral point of view requires that articles be without bias, positive or negative. If you have a professional or personal association with the subject of an article, you may also find the conflict of interest guidelines and the Businesses' frequently asked questions useful. They give some useful information for editors contributing to articles in which they have an outside interest.

Sorry to dump all of these links; hopefully some of them will be useful! If there's anything I can help you with, or you'd like to discuss the article further, you can contact me on my talk page. Thanks! --Kateshortforbob 23:59, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cary Herrman

Hi and thank you for your editing. I am working on placing further references and will be back in touch with you shortly. Hopefully your contributions and the additions to outside references to the work prohibit the "speedy" deletion set by AndrewHowse.

LDCortez (talk) 00:44, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your kind reply! In answer to your question, it looks from the page log like the original Cary Herrman article was deleted on 2 January because it did not assert the notability of it's subject which is speedy deletion criteria WP:CSD#A7. The usual procedure is that any editor can add a speedy deletion tag if they feel that the article falls under one or more of a list of criteria. An administrator will then review the article and delete it if they feel it meets the criteria. Only administrators can delete pages and view pages that have been deleted. I'm not an administrator, so I can't check out the original article: if you'd like to talk to the deleting administrator about why the original was deleted and what improvements can be made to the new article, they are called Keilana and their talk page is here.
It seems like you recreated the article today. Recreating articles that have been deleted is often fine; as long as they don't have the same problems as the deleted one! Any editor can still nominate the page for deletion, though, for any number of reasons. In my opinion, since the article does assert notability, it is unlikely to be speedily deleted. However, there are a number of other deletion processes which it could be nominated for. Since the reason the original article was deleted was lack of notability, the best way to avoid this would probably be to assert notability using independent, reliable sources (something Wikipedia is enormously keen on!), so anything like online news articles, newspapers or magazines would be perfect.
If you have any questions or anything, just drop me a line, and I'll try to answer them (or, if not, point you to someone who can!). There's also a Helpdesk, where lots of editors answer questions on using and editing Wikipedia. Thanks, --Kateshortforbob 01:46, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
Hi LDCortez, The new version certainly looks more sustainable than the old. I noticed your comments on the article talk page about multiple independent sources; it would be great if you were to cite them. --AndrewHowse (talk) 01:56, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Notability of Cary Herrman

A tag has been placed on Cary Herrman requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject 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 this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, 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, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. AndrewHowse (talk) 03:08, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cary Herrman

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Cary Herrman, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? AndrewHowse (talk) 21:21, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] May 2008

If you have a close connection to some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Cary Herrman, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred from the tone of the edit and the proximity of the editor to the subject, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:

  1. editing articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with;
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  4. avoid breaching relevant policies and guidelines, especially neutral point of view, verifiability, and autobiography.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have conflict of interest, please see Wikipedia:Business' FAQ. For more details about what constitutes a conflict of interest, please see Wikipedia:Conflict of Interest. Thank you. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/2/370/113 Jauerbackdude?/dude. 20:56, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi, the recent edit you made to Cary Herrman has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. Crazy Boris with a RED beard 19:20, 23 May 2008 (UTC)