Gretchen Lubbe

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Speedy deletion nomination of Operational Excellence Society

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A tag has been placed on Operational Excellence Society 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 an organization or company, but it does not credibly 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.

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• In addition to the above concern, there is also the fact that much of the content of the article is a copy of content at https://opexsociety.org/about/, making it unacceptable for copyright reasons. Also, the page was borderline for deletion as being promotional. Wikipedia is not a medium for promoting, advertising, or publicising any organisation or business. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 15:33, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

Conflict of interest

Hello, Gretchen Lubbe. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places, or things you have written about in the article Operational Excellence Society, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic, and it is important when editing Wikipedia articles that such connections be completely transparent. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, we ask that you please:

• avoid editing or creating articles related to you and your family, friends, school, company, club, or organization, as well as any competing companies' projects or products;
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In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Please take a few moments to read and review Wikipedia's policies regarding conflicts of interest, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 15:34, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

• I see that you have continued to edit on the same topic without responding to the above message. Do you have a connection to the organisation you are editing about? If so, does your editing form part or all of any work for which you are paid? The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 16:27, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

I do not have a work-related connection to the organisation and no, I am not being paid for this. I have used this organization to help me with business endeavors, and would do do them a favor by creating this wikipedia article. Gretchen Lubbe (talk) 16:43, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

You are listed as the society's Social Media Manager. If you're an unpaid volunteer, you still have a conflict of interest here. --McGeddon (talk) 09:33, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

I have to say, I'm really struggling to line that response up with the content on the organization's 'Leadership' page. In fact I'm struggling to see how the statements, "I have used this organization to help me with business endeavors," and "I do not have a work-related connection to the organisation" could possibly both be true. Isn't "help ... with business endeavors" a "work-related connection"? At any rate, it gives the distinct impression that you are a client of the organisation who is returning the favour, not their social media manager, events coordinator and web content editor — and when someone's asking whether you have a conflict of interest, don't you think those might have been things you should have mentioned?

I'd like to hear an explanation of how you intend to constructively contribute to Wikipedia. We welcome constructive editors but find that people who are here to promote a particular organisation often cause more harm than good. GoldenRing (talk) 11:55, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Operational Excellence Society

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.

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A tag has been placed on Operational Excellence Society 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 web content, but it does not credibly 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 visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. McGeddon (talk) 09:29, 13 April 2017 (UTC)