User talk:Colebatch

Hello, Colebatch, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I notice that one of the first articles you edited was Sibirsky Extreme, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been reverted for this very reason.

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Links to sibirskyextreme.com and endless-highway.info[edit]

Please stop adding links to www.sibirskyextreme.com and www.endless-highway.info. Wikipedia is not a directory and should not be used for self-promotion or advertising. These links have no value as sources because they violate the guidelines on self-published sources. See also WP:NOTADVERTISING. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 00:55, 30 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Sibirsky Extreme for deletion[edit]

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Sibirsky Extreme is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sibirsky Extreme until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. Dennis Bratland (talk) 04:23, 30 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of BAM Road[edit]

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A tag has been placed on BAM Road requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a clear copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

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