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Contents 1 Schnitzel Records 2 English (honors only & per.5) 3 Midget and Hairs 4 Discography 4.1 Singles 4.2 Compilation Appearances 4.3 Albums 5 References 6 How does a product creator write about a product and all competitors as a survey of the field? 7 Feedback for article draft 8 Feedback for Draft Article: Women Employed 9 Article for published author 10 Questel - Intellectual Property Business 11 Feedback for Draft Article

[edit] Schnitzel Records

I am a big music fan and setting up my own record label. I've come across Schnitzel Records a few times as they have signed some really good bands, and believe they deserve a page on wikipedia. Feedback please :-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:BlitzFact/my_sandbox

BlitzFact (talk) 20:23, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Hi, the article looks quite nice. However the intro does not say why the company is important, as you did just above. If you put some statement like that, but in a more formal tone, the page will be ready to go into article space. However I hope this is not your label, where WP:COI applies! Also there is a fair bit of space around the names in the tables, this is unnecessary. I linked a few bands that seemed to have articles. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 21:44, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] English (honors only & per.5)

diana brown is an alumni of Burbank High School. she was the top performer in the girls varsity team. she had great team spirit although she tended to elbow Remi in the face. her math grades were not as good as she would have liked it to be. As mrs. tindell said, "not so hot." she was also known for her good hilarious sense of humor. her and nicole joonhad an attraction to several foreign clubs including the Philippine & the Armenian club. Some of the nicknames she was known for were, Dirty Diana, Bob, BOB #287, bobby, sev brown, charlie, and diane. She was a very hard working student and waaaaay smarter than her "brother." Her hobbies were rollerblading, drawing, and playing basketball. she is still living and is turning 15 on december 27! remember it. :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sev brown (talk • contribs) 01:48, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Hello Diana, this is not suitable as an article in Wikipedia. WP:Notability is not asserted. User:Sev brown could contain some of this material about your interests, but not the negative things about others. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 02:52, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Midget and Hairs

Hello everyone.

As per the "how to post a Wikipedia article" article, I am asking for editor feedback on this page. This entry is for the band Midget and Hairs, part of the Elephant Six Collective. Please let me know what ya'll think.

Midget and Hairs is the experimental pop recording project of Paige Dearman, a musician associated with the Elephant Six Collective.

Dearman was born in Monroe, Louisiana, and later was introduced to members of the Elephant Six Collective in Ruston, Louisiana. Dearman first began recording under the Midget and Hairs moniker in 1996, with the release of a 7-inch entitled “Cactus Screwballs.” The release featured Jeff Mangum, Hilarie Sidney, and Robert Schneider, who produced it. Dearman would continue to work with Mangum on recordings, and later collaborated with Andy Gonzales of the Marshmallow Coast on a 7-inch entitled “I’m a Big Kid Now” after the two moved to Seattle.^[1]

Dearman moved to Austin, Texas, where she began working as a psychiatric nurse’s assistant. In 2007, the label Royal Rhino Flying Records released a compendium of new and previously released material, entitled Midget and Hairs. ^[2] It was Dearman’s first full-length release.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

Cactus Screwballs 7-inch on Den Mother Records (1996) I’m a Big Kid Now 7-inch (1996)

[edit] Compilation Appearances

Songs for a Crimson Eggtree (Earworm Records) Songs of Stupid (Stupid Records)

[edit] Albums

Midget and Hairs (2007)

[edit] References

1. ^ http://opticalatlas.com/about/in-the-courtyard-with-midget-and-hairs/
2. ^ http://austinist.com/2008/03/25/capsule_reviews_2.php

Adamschragin (talk) 00:40, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

Your proposal is nicely formatted. However there does not seem to be claims of importance in it. Why should this be mentioned in an encyclopedia? There is a specific guideline WP:Band to describe what it takes for musicians to get an article in Wikipedia. If you can find articles written in newspapers out of the local area, or major magazines, that will prove notability. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 21:05, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] How does a product creator write about a product and all competitors as a survey of the field?

1. I am a creator of a speech driven product that reads emails/blogs/... infinear.com Other companies in this area are goog,voiceonthego,dial2do,shoutnow,ahamobile. I wrote a short article on why handsfree web access is imp. It was deleted in 10 secs!! As an ad? I have never seen an ad that lists ALL competitors and doesnt discuss the benefits/pitfalls of any one. A survey does this. How do I write a wikipedia survey of commercial products (incl. mine)?
2. How is this NOT an ad I wrote EXACTLY like this.

Sanjkris (talk) 18:38, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

You article Infinear was definitely ad like. The first sentence you wrote is OK: "Infinear is a cloud hosted service for cell phone users." The second sentence tell a person how to get the product (promotion). An encyclopedia article should not talk about "you". It should not describe how to take advantage of a product. It should not list a phone number to contact. Use of "parts of your daily life that could benefit" and "is more convenient" looks promotional. Instead of this you should be talking about the company, why it is important, when did it form, how much revenue, how is it owned. Products and services, and where it is, that sort of thing. Te competitors is just a list of web links, it is best to put in internal Wikipedia links using eg [[dial2do]]. Try making your next proposal at Sanjkris/sandbox and ask for an opinion. Then it is more likely to survive. Unfortunately you have a COI making it hard to write about your product. It may be better for you to write about the competitors! Graeme Bartlett (talk) 20:10, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

• Thanks for the feedback. I guess a sandbox article with no reference to my product MAY last > 10 seconds :-)

• If you can write about a product in general, and make it educational without being a how-to, and without mentioning any competitors or any company at all, that would be a way to get an article included. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:53, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Feedback for article draft

I've created an article in my sandbox at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jonrichey/Sandbox.

I am a full time employee of the company that is the subject of the article. I do not own shares of the company and I am not being compensated for writing the article.

I am posting on the drawing board to make sure the point of view in the article is sufficiently neutral to overcome the my conflict of interest.

Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Jonrichey (talk) 19:18, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

This article proposal looks quite nice with references and sections. And it does appear non promotional. However why should this company have an article in Wikipedia? WP:CORP is the guideline on this sort of thing. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 07:26, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for replying. The subject is notable insofar as "it has been the subject of significant coverage in secondary sources." However, it's not completely clear whether the attention comes from "media of limited interest and circulation." Most of the coverage comes from furniture industry trade publications, such as Furniture Today, which is read mostly by retailers and manufacturers of home decor and has a weekly paid circulation of approximately 20,000. There may be a clearer case that the angelo:HOME and Cornerture products are notable. I've added some external links to demonstrate their notability.

Thanks again. Jonrichey (talk) 17:19, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Feedback for Draft Article: Women Employed

Hi, I am working on a draft article about an organization called Women Employed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Wemhoffj/Subpage:_Women_Employed_article

I would like some feedback on whether you think this article meets the criteria of notability and neutrality. Athough there have been a number of news articles about the organization over the years (see the "See Also" section). I would appreciate any feedback before I move forward with this article.

Thanks,

(talk) 18:43, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

My initial thoughts after a quick look:

1. The article is at User:Wemhoffj/Subpage: Women Employed article, not the link you gave above.
2. Much of the article is copy & pasted from http://www.womenemployed.org, which isn't allowed. You'll need to write the article's content in your own words.
3. The bulk of the references are to http://www.womenemployed.org. You'll need to find references outside that site, including third-party references that aren't hosted at that site.
4. You wrote above, "I want to tell a news about that all women in "Rural" areas must be educated…" Wikipedia isn't for spreading the news about an organization.

Also, are you User:Wemhoffj or are you User:magesh215? Or are both accounts the same person? If so, you'll need to pick one account and stick with it. Dori ❦ (Talk ❖ Contribs ❖ Review) ❦ 06:51, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your comments. I will work to revise the article. Also, I am User:Wemhoffj. I do not know who User:magesh215 is but they edited my initial inquiry and added a bunch of stuff about women in rural areas and education that was not in my original post. I have deleted it so that only my original inquiry remains. Sorry for the confusion.

Wemhoffj (talk) 20:14, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Article for published author

I've finished writing an article about published author Connie Ann Kirk, posted at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:BKred/Connie_Ann_Kirk. I believe she fulfills WP:Notability for authors inasmuch as she has had "multiple independent periodical articles or reviews" (Booklist, School Library Journal, Writers' Journal, to name a few). I would love some feedback. BKred (talk) 05:55, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Are the articles about her as a person? Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:37, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Questel - Intellectual Property Business

Questel is a company specialized in Intellectual Property (IP). It provides user-friendly online services for searching and watching worldwide patents, trademarks, and industrial designs. Innovative and expanding, Questel describes itself to “provide the most comprehensive and current databases worldwide”. In the past two years, Questel launched two major products in the IP industry: orbit.com (also known as QPAT) for patent practitioners and edital.com for trademark practitioners. All in one place, IP challenges are made easy to face: search, analyze, set up alerts, order documents, share results, and manage portfolios. References: 1.Research Information - Feb./March 2009 - http://www.questel.com/customersupport/userdoc/docpdf/Research_Info_FebMar2009_questel.pdf 2. La Dépeche du GFII - June 2007 - http://www.questel.fr/assistanceclient/docpdf/depeche_prixiexpo_2007.pdf 3. Intellogist: http://www.intellogist.com/wiki/Report:QPAT 4. PIUG list: http://wiki.piug.org/display/PIUG/Patent+Databases —Preceding unsigned comment added by Questel08 (talk • contribs) 16:51, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Feedback for Draft Article

I have created a draft article in my account as a 'work in progress'. Please review my most recent draft edited. I would like to know whether my article meets the criteria of notability and neutrality, before I submit it for creation. Thankyou. 24.150.166.112 (talk) 19:46, 30 December 2009 (UTC)