User talk:Sportkin

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Please do not add advertising or inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did in List of social networking websites. Wikipedia is not a mere directory of links nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that exist to attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam policies for further explanations of links that are considered appropriate. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. See the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. NawlinWiki (talk) 15:05, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your edit to List of social networking websites. Unfortunately it had to be reverted, because the website you added to the list does not have a Wikipedia article. Please write the article first, and make sure that the article follows Wikipedia guidelines, especially as concerns verifiability and reliable sources. Make sure you read the notes above, from the previous times you created this article. If the site is not notable according to the Wikipedia definition, it shouldn't have an article and neither should it be in the list. Thank you! --Bonadea (talk) 15:24, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion of "Sportkin"

A page you created, Sportkin, has been tagged for deletion in accordance with our deletion policy. In particular, it meets one or more criteria for speedy deletion; the relevant criterion is:

Blatant advertising. Pages which exclusively promote some entity and which would need to be fundamentally rewritten to become encyclopedic.

Wikipedia has certain standards for inclusion that all articles must meet. Certain types of article must establish the notability of their subject by asserting its importance or significance. Additionally, since Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, content inappropriate for an encyclopedia, or content that would be more suited to somewhere else (such as a directory or social networking website) is not acceptable. See What Wikipedia is not for the relevant policy.

You are welcome to contribute content which complies with our content policies and any applicable inclusion guidelines. However, please do not simply re-create the page with the same content. You may also wish to read our introduction to editing and guide to writing your first article.

If you have any questions, please contact an administrator for assistance. Thank you Prashanthns (talk) 15:24, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] May 2008

You should wait for others to write an article about subjects in which you are personally involved, as you did at Sportkin. This applies to articles about you, your achievements, your band, your business, your publications, your website, your relatives, and any other possible conflict of interest.

Creating an article about yourself is strongly discouraged. If you create such an article, it might be listed on articles for deletion. Deletion is not certain, but many feel strongly that you should not start articles about yourself. This is because independent creation encourages independent validation of both significance and verifiability. All edits to articles must conform to Wikipedia:No original research, Wikipedia:Neutral point of view, and Wikipedia:Verifiability.

If you are not "notable" under Wikipedia guidelines, creating an article about yourself may violate the policy that Wikipedia is not a personal webspace provider and would thus qualify for speedy deletion. If your achievements, etc., are verifiable and genuinely notable, and thus suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later. (See Wikipedia:Wikipedians with articles.) Thank you.♦Tangerines♦·Talk 15:38, 12 May 2008 (UTC)