EJLindell

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Speedy deletion of "Wings Financial Federal Credit Union"

A page you created, Wings Financial Federal Credit Union, has been tagged for deletion, as it meets one or more of the criteria for speedy deletion; specifically, it is obvious advertising or promotional material.

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Thank you. Gpia7r (talk) 20:03, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Alas, your article was deleted. Unfortunately, it appears to be cut-and-paste from various sources including: http://www.linkedin.com/companies/wings-financial-federal-credit-union and http://www.wingsfinancial.com/asp/membership.asp . As you have stated that you are employed by the credit union, you should read WP:COI. Let me know if you have any further questions. Thanks. Plastikspork (talk) 20:13, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

It appears that you have already saved a userspace copy of your article, here. Let me know if you want any advice how to revise it to make it less of an advertisement, without copyright infringement, and more likely to survive inclusion in WP. Thanks! Plastikspork (talk) 20:17, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Can someone please explain to me why my page was deleted!?!?

From the above I think it was deleted simply because it appears to be material from other websites, even if the material is suitable you would need to show you have permision to make it freely available (and modifiable) here. Also it reads like promotional material rather than an article from a neutral point of view. Reread the messages above and follow any blue links to see what's being referenced. And lastly remember that even if this Credit Union is notable enough to have an article here, that others can edit it - the resulting entry may not be what you want!. Wikipedia isn't really a medium for promoting things :-) --Tony Wills (talk) 10:54, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks- so I should just rewrite the article. Or how can I prove that I have the authorization to publish this information? — Preceding unsigned comment added by EJLindell (talk • contribs)

New version

How does this look? About Wings Financial Wings Financial has been built upon a long and proud aviation tradition; Wings Financial is dedicated to creating value for the men and women of the air transportation industry. Wings provides financial services to the employees of more than 30 airlines, numerous aviation vendors and every government agency that touches the air transportation industry. Wings operates 18 branch offices around the country-most of them at or near airports, and an ATM network that offers over 55,000 surcharge-free ATMs coast to coast. Nearly all of their services that are available in a branch office are available online, so Wings members can do business with Wings Financial no matter where they are 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Wings is among one of the country's largest credit unions with $2 billion in assets.

History of Wings Financial Founded in 1938 by a group of seven airline employees, Wings Financial has grown to become one of the nation’s largest credit unions – and the first dedicated exclusively to serving the men and women of the U.S. air transportation industry. While much has changed in 70 plus years of existence, Wings commitment to unsurpassed member service and superior financial products remains the same. Today, Wings is proud to serve employees from more than 30 airlines and is the first credit union in the United States to serve all those employed in the air transportation industry and their families.

Field of Membership for Wings Financial Membership is available to most people employed in, retired from, or whose job directly supports the air transportation of people or cargo, immediate family members of persons engaged in such activities, and family members (including household relationships) of a current credit union member. Once you're a member, you hold a valuable key to pass on to your immediate family. By becoming a member of Wings Financial, you'll get some of the nation's best loan and savings rates, unparalleled member service and convenient, worldwide account access. Wings membership lasts a lifetime-once you're a member, you're always a member, no matter where you work or live. The following relationships are eligible for membership: The Industry does not include employees of retail shops, restaurants, travel agencies, hotels, or car rental companies even if located at an airport.

Organization of Wings Financial

Founded on November 11, 1938 Wings Financial Federal Credit Union is federally insured by NCUA. Wings Financial is a not-for-profit financial institution where you, as a member, are one of the owners. All earnings are reinvested in the credit union in the form of higher savings yields, better loan rates, fewer and lower fees, and enhanced services. Like all credit unions, Wings Financial Federal Credit Union is governed by a board of volunteers, elected by and from our membership.

Accounts/Services

Wings Financial offers the typical account services offered by many financial institutions, the savings product called “Shared Savings” reflects the fact that the member is to deposit $5 to initially open up the account and buy their share of ownership into the credit union. • Share, Money Manager & Holiday Club Account • Checking (Share Draft) Account • IRA Share Accounts • World Class Money Market Account • Wings Investment Money Market Account (also available as an IRA) • Certificates- Share & IRA • New & Used Cars, Trucks, Vans, RVs, Motorcycles, Boats, Jet Skis, Aircraft, ATVs & Snowmobiles • Stocks • Bonds, Comm. Paper & Govt. Agencies • Computer Loans • Line of Credit • Personal • Student Loan • Share and Money Manager Secured • Credit Cards • Home Improvement • Mortgage Loans • Home Equity

References

http://www.wingsfinancial.com

http://www.NCUA.gov

Still looks like SPAM. WuhWuzDat 17:20, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Really?!?!?! This Wikipedia is driving me crazy! I dont know what else to do.— Preceding unsigned comment added by EJLindell (talk • contribs)

Rewrite from scratch :-). Leave out "us", "you", "best", "unsurpassed" etc etc! Follow this link: category:Credit unions of the United States and look at other similar articles and use one that has many contributors as a template. Think more "who, what, where, when, why" rather than trying to sell the credit union to readers! :-) --Tony Wills (talk) 21:07, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Logo

Ok- Now next step. How or where can I find out how to change the layout of my page and also put up a logo? Thanks to everyone for all your help on this~ I really appreicate it! — Preceding unsigned comment added by EJLindell (talk • contribs)

First upload the logo using the 'upload file' link in the toolbox on the left side of the screen. Second add a link using something like [[File:my_file_name.gif|200px|right]] at the top of the page. You can get an idea of how this works by looking at the wiki-source for other pages. By the way, you should also consider adding more inline citations between ref tags: <ref>link to something</ref>. Best of luck. Plastikspork (talk) 17:08, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Oh, and make sure that you have permission to upload the image. You will see the warnings when you upload. Plastikspork (talk) 17:10, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

OKay- so I uploaded the image but I dont understand how to get it on my page~ Wikipedia is a goofy site!!! Help!!!— Preceding unsigned comment added by EJLindell (talk • contribs)

I see. Now paste the following at the top of the article: [[File:Wings Financial-287cJPG.jpg|right|200px]]. Ideally this would be put in an infobox, but that can come later. Plastikspork (talk) 20:23, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

So when I did that it came up with nothing but an error in the box, :( I dont understand this! — Preceding unsigned comment added by EJLindell (talk • contribs)

Wikipedia was having some technical difficulties with images over the past couple days, which is why the example wasn't working. It appears the problems are (at least temporarily) fixed. It looks like you were able to get the logo in there. Plastikspork (talk) 04:16, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by EJLindell (talk • contribs)

No problem. You may want to read WP:LAYOUT and browse through WP:MOS, as well as, looking at the pages for other credit unions. In particular, WP does not use title case for section headings, and link targets (the part before the vertical bar) are case sensitive. So, for example, [[Checking account|Checking]] will display as Checking, where as [[Checking Account|Checking]] will display as Checking, which is a dead link. Good luck. Plastikspork (talk) 16:00, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

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