User talk:Reverb PR
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JohnCD (talk) 09:31, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Brandon Peters
A tag has been placed on Brandon Peters requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, individual animal(s), an organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, 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. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.
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For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. JohnCD (talk) 09:31, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
Wikipedia is not for promotion
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Your username suggests that you are in the PR business and are here to use Wikipedia to publicise your clients. Please read our guideline on Conflict of Interest. Wikipedia is not for promotion of any kind, and users who persist after warning in adding promotional material may be blocked from editing. JohnCD (talk) 09:36, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
Reply
My apologies - we do get a lot of PR people trying to use Wikipedia for free advertising for their clients. Your article has already been deleted (which means that the admin who looked at my tag agreed that it did not "indicate why its subject is important or significant") but I see you have a copy in your user space, so you don't need to ask for it to be undeleted. Before you put it in again, though, read WP:YFA, and then WP:N and WP:BIO and WP:MUSIC to get an idea of what you need to make an article that will stay - you need to cite references to show that other people have thought him interesting and important enough to write about. Also, make the tone more drily factual, Wikipedia needs a neutral point of view, and phrases like "prestigious" and "genius for music" and "ever evolving versatility" sound like a PR puff-piece - see WP:PEACOCK for the sort of thing to avoid. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 20:03, 3 September 2009 (UTC).