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James I. Woods

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Speedy deletion nomination of James I. Woods

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A tag has been placed on James I. Woods, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which articles can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:

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James I. Woods

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Hi there, thanks for creating James I. Woods. Although the copyright is fine now, it reads like an advert, which isn't very encyclopedic. Because of this, it's likely to be deleted soon. To save it, please consider rewriting it in a more balanced way (e.g. by stating facts, keeping to a neutral point of view, and avoiding flowery writing). Feel free to ask me if you have any questions. You might also find Wikipedia:Your first article a useful read. Microchip08 (talk) 21:16, 10 June 2014 (UTC)Reply

I would suggest starting again using the Wikipedia:Articles for creation process. You might be able to request undeletion of your article in order to move it to a draft. You might also want to consider waiting for someone else to create the article: if the article subject is notable, somebody will eventually create it. Microchip08 (talk) 21:30, 10 June 2014 (UTC)Reply

June 2014

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  Please do not remove speedy deletion notices from pages you have created yourself, as you did with James I. Woods. If you believe the page should not be deleted, you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that says: Contest this speedy deletion, which appears inside the speedy deletion notice. This will allow you to make your case on the article's talk page. Administrators will consider your reasoning before deciding what to do with the article. Thank you. Meters (talk) 21:20, 10 June 2014 (UTC)Reply


Status and Advice

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As reviewing administrator, I deleted the article: it is an advertisement, not a WP article, and I do not think it was salvageable. One key reason why it was not is that the individual at present shows no indication of notability--we normally do not make articles for the candidate of a major party for congress unless they win the election, or are otherwise notable. In this case, he is not yet even the candidate of the Party--he is running in the primary, and this does most certainly not justify an article. We're an encyclopedia, not a PR outlet. Even if he does win the primary, please do not attempt to recreate it unless you have references providing substantial coverage from 3rd party independent published reliable sources, print or online, but not blogs or press releases, or material derived from press releases. DGG ( talk ) 21:30, 10 June 2014 (UTC)Reply

DGG: His blindness and his atheism make this newsworthy and notable, in my opinion. James does not have a primary opponent and is vanguard as a challenger. He was cited four times by state-level news sources and we will attempt this page from a more neutral perspective once more media covers his efforts. Mentioning his platform is not an advertisement and you did not objectively identify this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jporcupine (talkcontribs) 21:37, June 10, 2014‎
Well, since you insist, I consider copying his platform into the article to be advertising. That's why I restored the speedy promo nomination. I wish him the best, but I don't see him being notable simply for being a blind atheist running in the primary. That's why I restored the speedy notability nomination. As previously mentioned, being in Congress is notable. Running for Congress isn't, and certainly running in a primary isn't. I don't think disability or religion are enough to make any primary candidate notable.
If you do recreate the article at some time, please disclose your conflict of interest. Meters (talk) 22:55, 10 June 2014 (UTC)Reply

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