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Deletion of Indetex's implementation of the European Green Deal edit
It seems to me that your student either hasn't been given, or has ignored, guidance on editing Wikipedia. I don't know if you saw the text prior to deletion
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- The text was almost entirely unsourced apart from three references to its own sites.
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- Its basically "this is what we do". Little about the organisation itself other than locations. To show notability you need hard verifiable facts such as the number of employees, management structure, turnover or profits.
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- Company talk throughout a prominent global fashion retailer... has actively engaged in aligning its operations with the objectives outlined... This significant initiative... aims to transition the region to a more sustainable and environmentally friendly economy... one of the world's largest fashion retailer... ambitious sustainability targets and initiatives aimed at reducing its environmental footprint and promoting a more sustainable fashion industry... and so on ad nausam.
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- I didn't check, but the total absence of wikilinks and independent refs, the highly promotional tone, and the company talk throughout all raise suspicions.
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Obviously, I can restore the text, but I wonder what the point is, better to start from scratch. The experienced editor who nominated it for speedy deletion and I both thought it was beyond any easy remedy. Let me know what you think can be achieved by restoring this as a draft. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 05:52, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
- Incidentally, if the editor hadn't declared as a student, I would have indefinitely blocked the account as a spam-only account or undisclosed paid editor Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:34, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Jimfbleak I think restoring the draft, together with your comments above about why the article is not appropriate for Wikipedia, would provide a really excellent learning experience for the students in this group and for my future students who I would be able to offer this whole thing as a case study. As I said previously, I absolutely agree with you about removing the article from mainspace. But as things stand, from the point of view of the students, someone simply deleted their work and provided no feedback. They're not Wikipedia experts, and neither am I, that's the point. This has the potential to be a very discouraging experience for them, or, a very valuable one. Bcndz5 (talk) 07:04, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
- OK, restored to User:Bcndz5/Indetex's implementation of the European Green Deal, and you have my comments above Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:39, 5 April 2024 (UTC)