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speedy deletion. Please note that this is not a comment on you personally and we hope you will continue helping to improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at Nupedia – you might like to discuss new information at the article's talk page
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A tag has been placed on Numedia Foundation requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), web content or organised event, 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. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by
: - I don't think this is vandalism. This is obviously an attempt to resurrect Nupedia and compete with Wikipedia. What evidence do you have that Mistoop was deliberately trying to deface Wikipedia via their edit?
Mistoop - To cut a long story short, if you want Numedia / Nupedia to be noticed, you need to get yourself in the news. At the moment, a news search for "Numedia Foundation" returns no valid hits. You need to make a strong and concerted effort to be noticed by the world at large, such as coverage in
The Amazing Spiderman 2 as that destroys your credibility immediately. You can criticise Wikipedia and be notable for it (see Wikipediocracy), you just need to do some real work first. Ritchie333(talk)(cont) 10:55, 26 August 2014 (UTC)[reply
If an article is to be accepted, it will have to show
demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Significant means more than just listing-type mentions; reliable excludes Myspace, Facebook, blogs, places where anyone can post anything; independent excludes the subject's own website, affiliated ones and anything based on press releases. The test is, have people not connected with the subject thought it significant enough to write substantial comment about? JohnCD (talk) 10:59, 26 August 2014 (UTC)[reply
If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see
reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. 331dot (talk) 20:35, 15 November 2014 (UTC)[reply
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Pooley (Ebola Patent) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. 331dot (talk) 03:00, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Replaceable fair use File:William pooley.png
Thanks for uploading File:William pooley.png. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of fair use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of fair use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:
Go to the file description page and add the text {{di-replaceable fair use disputed|<your reason>}}below the original replaceable fair use template, replacing <your reason> with a short explanation of why the file is not replaceable.
On the file discussion page, write a full explanation of why you believe the file is not replaceable.
If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified how these media fully satisfy our non-free content criteria. You can find a list of description pages you have edited by clicking on this link. Note that even if you follow steps 1 and 2 above, non-free media which could be replaced by freely licensed alternatives will be deleted 2 days after this notification (7 days if uploaded before 13 July 2006), per the non-free content policy. If you have any questions, please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. January (talk) 17:03, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]