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The article Irise has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This happened because the article seems to be about a person or group of persons but it does not indicate how or why that person or group is notable. If you can indicate why the subject is really notable, you are free to re-create the article, making sure to cite any verifiable sources. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. You might also want to read our criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 7 under Articles.

Irise

A couple of days ago you "speedily" deleted an article on Irise. While I appreciate your 'diligence', there are many software companies listed under the category - Categories: Computer companies of the United States | Software companies.

Why are some companies allowed and others are not? Or are you just trying to stop any new postings? My article was purely factual and followed the outlines of several other companies - check out Parasoft for example.

According to Google [1] only 22 websites link to iRise's webpage. As the article states, only 75 companies use the product. I believe that does not rise to the level of notability that Wikipedia aims for. However, I'm happy to undelete the article and put the Irise page up for a deletion vote. You will need to make a case per the instructions at the top of the article as to why the article should be kept. Best,--Alabamaboy 15:57, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

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For more details, please read the Conflict of Interest guideline. Thank you. --Ronz 21:44, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

It looks like you've been editing as 71.5.166.19 (talk · contribs) in addition to 71.5.166.27 (talk · contribs). Care to confirm? --Ronz 21:51, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Given your conflict of interest with it, it' probably best you not add links to http://www.mycatalyze.org http://spam.squidoo.com/irise or http://www.irise.com --Ronz 22:03, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Irise

I have added a "{{prod}}" template to the article Irise, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may contest the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Ronz 21:58, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (File:Morphlabs_Logo.png)

Thanks for uploading File:Morphlabs_Logo.png. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

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Speedy deletion nomination of Morphlabs

A tag has been placed on Morphlabs 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 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 see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for organizations and companies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

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 - if no such tag exists then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hangon tag is unnecessary), 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. — Chromancer ^talk/_cont 09:30, 5 September 2010 (UTC)