User talk:Proluxcleaning

-- Wikinews Welcome (talk) 15:09, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

Hello Proluxcleaning!

I have noticed that you have posted an article about your carpet cleaning company. Unfortunately, I doubt that it will be published, as Wikinews is a news site, and is therefore for articles about events rather than things; articles about things are more suited for Wikipedia.. In addition, your article appeared to be promotional, like an advertisement. If you were to go to CNN's headquarters and tell them to broadcast an advertisement as news without even paying fees for promotional content, the content would not be published as it isn't news; likewise, non-news advertisements are not accepted by Wikinews.

If your company became the center of a newsworthy event, however, an article that includes information about your services as a part of coverage may be published.

--70.68.36.145 (talk) 03:04, 22 January 2016 (UTC)


 * There would, however, be a potential conflict of interest in someone associated with the company writing such an article. --Pi zero (talk) 11:56, 22 January 2016 (UTC)


 * In any case, a different username would be required if someone associated with the company wishes to contribute to Wikinews; the current username is implicitly promotional and implies a role account. --Pi zero (talk) 11:58, 22 January 2016 (UTC)