David Sourcing

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Hello, David Sourcing, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, like Promotional Merchandise, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines for page creation, and may soon be deleted.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Promotional Merchandise

A tag has been placed on Promotional Merchandise, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam as well as Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page 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 page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Tckma (talk) 13:49, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Please do not recreate the article for a third time. Deletion twice should be sufficient to get the message across. -- billinghurst (talk) 12:35, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

I am a new contributor to Wikipedia & do not understand the technical jargon. I have twice sumitted a historical & generic article on the £1billion UK Promotional Merchandise Industry, both of which have been deleted by 'Billinghurst'. My last submission did not carry information about our company, but was a factual history of an important industry in the UK. It would be really useful if someone could explain to me why it is being deleted when it contains no advertising, but just factual history. What should I do next?, as I cannot understand how to move forward from here. I hope to hear from someone please. David Sourcing (talk) 19:48, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Provincial tone and advertising language in Promotional merchandise

I have edited some parts of the page Promotional merchandise, removing several references to particular organizations. You will notice that a box at the head of the page suggests several problems. Most importantly, all pages on Wikipedia must be verifiable, crucially including references to reliable sources that are not directly associated with the subject matter. This typically includes academic work, mainstream news media, and books from major publishing houses. Promotional merchandise distributors or trade groups representing them are not acceptable, since they are directly involved and therefore may not have a neutral point of view.

In addition, pages on Wikipedia are read by a wide audience and should represent a worldwide view. Promotional merchandise in areas other than the UK and Ireland should be addressed. Other editors have also questioned the neutrality and tone of the page, called for copy editing, and asked that the page be "Wikified" or formatted in a manner similar to other pages on Wikipedia. I have attempted to address some of these concerns in my recent edits. You can help the project by keeping these issues in mind as you edit and improve the page. You may be interested to consult the new contributors' help page. Happy editing, Cnilep (talk) 19:42, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

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