SGtaylor5
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I'm a new user, and I have posted an article on my user page. Is it notable for inclusion in Wikipedia? I am the webmaster for the Constitution Party of Washington, so have I avoided a COI by being neutral? Thank You! Cpwa (talk) 19:59, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
- Regarding the potential COI (which I presume means conflict of interest), I'd say that the draft you prepared is worded matter-of-factly (i.e. not persuasive) and properly sourced. Regarding notability, although as a European I'm not too familiar with U.S. internal politics, I'd say that a state-wide political party qualifies as notable. The article could use some expansion in areas such as reception and criticism, but all in all my advice would be to go for it and create the article (or rather: move your draft from userspace into article space). Hope this helps and welcome to Wikipedia.
-- Skysmurf (Talk) 21:52, 25 December 2011 (UTC)- Note to add: Wikipedia generally recommends against creating/editing articles on topics/subjects you are directly involved with (see WP:INSIDE for more details), so treading lightly is a good idea in this case. But since you're asking I suppose you already got the idea. -- Skysmurf (Talk) 23:40, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
Your submission at Articles for creation
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