User talk:Donstrack

Speedy deletion of Infobases Inc

A tag has been placed on Infobases Inc 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 company or corporation, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance 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 companies and corporations.

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 article 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 article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. TheMolecularMan (talk) 01:37, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As reviewing administrator, I think it asserted some notability, & I did not delete it. However, it remains very promotional in tone. Please see our Business FAQ (which also applies to non-profit organisations) and follow its guidelines-- remove praise, just give factual information. And make certain none of it is copied from a web site--if so, it must be rewritten. This is an encyclopedia, not a place for promotion. I'll take anther look at the article tomorrow. I'd advise you to fix this very quickly, before it gets nominated for regular deletion. DGG (talk) 01:57, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What Folio did was truly ground breaking stuff in the late 1980s and early 1990s. But they were overtaken by web-based applications, which replaced the concept of intranets set up to be solely internal to a company's local area network. I realize that it is a fine line between promoting a company (which I am not) and giving their history. I'm trying to show what they did right, and what they did wrong. I am being specific about the details of their product, so that knowledgeable people within the industry can see the mistakes and learn from them. Actually I'm a victim of their fast moving technology, albeit minor and from (I've learned) a very small part of their product line. As I did research into my own problem I soon gained an appreciation of what they did that brought success so fast. My research was done mostly in 2004, so I'm having some difficulty revisiting it all. But I'm finding some new stuff, so I hope to tell a balanced, neutral story. The initial rant from 2004 is on my personal web site, and it is very negative. Don Strack (talk) 22:16, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Infobases, Inc. article moved to History section of Generations Network on 2008-09-21. Don Strack (talk) 13:18, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Paul B. Allen

A tag has been placed on Paul B. Allen 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 or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance 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 biographies.

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 article 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 article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. Ironho lds 16:30, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My intent with this article is to show the impact Paul Allen and his companies have had on the availability of digital information via CD-ROMS and the Internet, with a focus on history and genealogy. I don't know him, and I've never met him. Neither have I worked for him, and I don't know anyone who has. Don Strack (talk) 16:59, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Page was kept for now, but you really must rewrite this as an article, not a CV see our guide to writing Wikipedia articles, and W:BIO, and our Business FAQ is also relevant, even when there is no conflict of interest. I'd advise you to do this very quickly, before it gets nominated for regular deletion.DGG (talk) 18:41, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What is a CV? It is not on "our guide to writing Wikipedia articles."

Also, where would be a better place to put this information, than in a separate article? I specifically tried to make it less of an "article" since, due to lack of disinterested second- or third-party sources, almost any amount of narrative could easily be seen as promotional in nature. The only critical comments I have seen are from disgruntled former employees. This is one of my first articles, part of a group of articles that all have the same central subject, i.e. the overall story of Folio Corporation and Infobases, and their organizers. What happened to Don't Bite The Newbie? In this case, I'm trying to follow the guidelines in Biographies of living persons and Notability (People). Don Strack (talk) 20:31, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

CV: [1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.76.135.0 (talk) 19:42, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Paul B. Allen article deleted on 2008-09-21. Don Strack (talk) 13:18, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]