Talk:List of copywriters

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The criteria of this page doesn't make sense. I know the copywriting business VERY well, and there are legends in this field that have not founded multi-national advertising agencies nor have received any sort of lifetime achievement award. That doesn't mean their contribution to the field of copywriting is any less. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.228.188.152 (talk) 21:23, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Whoa...what's going on here?

At the end of the list is Bill Hilton, "UK Copywriter of the year, 2007". I'd like to congratulate myself on that award - I am Bill - but I have three questions: first, where did this page appear from? Second, why am I listed? Third, what the hell IS the UK Copywriter of the Year Award? I only found out about the page because of a spike in my website stats. I'm about to delete myself and one or two other less well-known copywriters from here, as I'm not happy about getting traffic from this. Anyone know what's going on? Do I have an anonymous well-wisher?Bedesboy 22:23, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

In fact, on second thoughts, I've deleted my entry and I'm going to nominate the whole article for deletion - it just invites spam.Bedesboy 22:26, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

I created this page, long ago. That said, I now think it could be replaced by a category and no one would really miss it. It was intended just to list copywriters famous enough to deserve Wiki articles, back in the day, but you're right -- spam magnet it's become. -- Scarequotes 22:53, 3 August 2007 (UTC)