User talk:Zaurus

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[edit] A welcome from Sango123

Hello, Zaurus, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions; I hope you like the place and decide to stay. We're glad to have you in our community! Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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-- Sango123 20:36, August 12, 2005 (UTC)

P.S. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you need help with anything or simply wish to say hello. :)

[edit] Talk:Publicmind.com

Wildthing61476 removed the speedy delete tag because I've found a few sources for potential notability. They mention a different aim for the company (internet customer service relations systems) than the article, but my guess is because I've been focusing on Public Mind instead of publicmind. I've replied on the talk page with a request for any sources of info you have and a question about website.

Btw, I like your intro at the new user log. I've enjoyed the few spoken articles I've listened to, and would probably enjoy text-to-speech with the latest voices and natural rhythm. (Not enough money to splurge.) I love reading WP and listening to audiodramas and audiobooks. Most are fiction, but I like The Ancestor's Tale because Lalla Ward reads half of it, and it's interesting. TransUtopian 19:34, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Merope speedy deleted it, citing "csd a7 -web" (On the now deleted page, click Deletion log. CSD A7 is Article criteria #7, which means Merope believed the article didn't assert the importance of its subject. (Ignore this if you know this already.)
I don't know whether Merope or someone else tagged it again. Either s/he didn't look at the history or the talk page, where Wildthing61476 tagged and then untagged it due to us finding possible notability sources, or Merope looked at them but disagreed that they asserted notability.
The thing is, the sources ([1] [2] [3]) asserted borderline notability for the CRM platform the company started with, not for the free service which "aggregates consumer voices to influence corporate decision making" and which has Skype and Kontiki as clients. The latter fact might be enough to assert notability for the latter, though there are verifiability concerns as I so far haven't been able to find reliable sources for that. Quite a few blogs and forum posts, but those aren't considered reliable in Wikipedia.
While the sources assert some notability, admins have discretion to apply policy as they see fit. Speedy deletion, if an admin agrees an article meets the criteria, generally goes very fast. You can ask Merope directly, request undelete at Deletion Review, or bring it up/ask others for help with finding sources at Village Pump - Assistance or Help Desk. TransUtopian 16:11, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
The article that I deleted had no sources and made no assertion of notability. It's possible that, in doing some outside research, Wildthing61476 found that the subject was notable; but since no such assertion or evidence was within the article, I deleted it per WP:CSD#A7. You are free to recreate the article with sources that back up a claim of notability. -- Merope Talk 17:43, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
My apologies. On that day, there was a backlog of over 200 articles that needed investigation or deletion, and I must not have been paying as close attention as I should have been. I will be more careful in the future. -- Merope Talk 01:06, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

So there's the explanation. Stuff happens. :) Sometimes when I'm reverting a bunch of vandalism I miss something which isn't vandalism and I or someone else has to correct my mistake.

Merope might be willing to restore the article to your userspace to fix up, if it's not something which can be easily recreated. But I haven't yet found evidence that Publicmind is notable outside of blogs for the internet meme it became. For the CRM solution it was going to be, that has borderline notability, but that's not the focus of the intended article.

If you can find non-blog significant mentions of Publicmind as harnessing the internet to gather grassroots support, I'll gladly support. It's a great idea and I'm disappointed that it folded before I heard of it. TransUtopian 11:43, 23 October 2006 (UTC)