Tomdevonduvets

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Thanks for message. It's hard to comment on a draft I haven't seen, but here's some guidance.

• Thank you for declaring your conflict of interest, you should also clarify what connection you have to blocked account User:Henrietta Lilley.
• Your disclosure doesn't mean you can write what you like, you must follow the guidance below:
• you must provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that it meets the notability guidelines. Sources that are not acceptable include those linked to the organisation or company, press releases, YouTube, IMDB, social media and other sites that can be self-edited, logs, websites of unknown or non-reliable provenance, and sites that are just reporting what the company or organisation claims or interviewing its management. Note that references should be in-line so we can tell what fact each is supporting, and should not be bare urls.

• Your last draft included content from the company and imdb. The Independent is a good source though.

• The notability guidelines for organisations and companies have been updated. The primary criteria has five components that must be evaluated separately and independently to determine if it is met:

1. significant coverage in
2. independent,
3. multiple,
4. reliable,
5. secondary sources.

Note that an individual source must meet all four criteria to be counted towards notability. To show notability you need hard verifiable facts such as the number of employees, management structure, turnover or profits.

• The earlier drafts were all about what the company sells, little about the company itself, not even a town-level location. You had virtually nothing abot the company beyond "this is what we sell"

• You must write in a non-promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic, with verifiable facts, not opinions or reviews.

• I've seen worse.

• There shouldn't be any url links in the article, only in the "References" or "External links" sections.
• You must not copy text from elsewhere. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by you or your organisation, unless they state clearly and explicitly that the text is public domain. We require that text posted here can be used, modified and distributed for any purpose, including commercial; text is considered to be copyright unless explicitly stated otherwise. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright, or you have permission to use the text, isn't sufficient.

• I didn't check on the earlier drafts.

• You had no wikilinks, eg bedding, Devon, duvet, wool.

Before attempting to write an article again, please make sure that the topic meets the notability criteria linked above, and check that you can find independent third party sources. Also read Your first article. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:58, 12 February 2026 (UTC).

I saw that the Princess Royal visited you on LinkedIn, that's worth mentioning (with a proper sourced though, LinkedIn isn't RS) Jimfbleak - talk to me? 11:08, 12 February 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your detailed guidance, I appreciate the time you have taken to explain the issues.

To clarify, I am employed by the company in a marketing role. User:Henrietta Lilley is a colleague of mine who works in customer service. She is not involved in drafting this article and I was not aware of her previous editing.

There has been no coordination in relation to this draft.

I understand that sources such as company material, IMDb and similar sites are not acceptable for establishing notability. I will focus only on independent, reliable secondary sources and ensure that references are properly formatted as inline citations.

I note your comments about providing more substantive information about the company itself rather than its products. I will review the available independent coverage to determine whether the company meets the updated notability criteria before attempting another draft.

Thank you again for your guidance.

Tomdevonduvets (talk) 12:09, 12 February 2026 (UTC)

Your company is WP:ROTM and Wikipedia is not a business directory. I was charitable, and simply declined it. Please read WP:BOSS, since I assume you have been instructed to try to get an article here. What on earth is the purpose of having an article on your employer? 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 13:05, 12 February 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, @Timtrent:. Tomdevonduvets, I can't see the point of you asking me for advice and then within a few minutes basically creating something almost identical to the version I deleted. As your FAC reviewer has just said, writing about your company is strongly discouraged, although it's permitted as long as you disclose your paid editor status. However, if you ignore the advice and keep posting content that is inadequate and doesn't show notability, at some point we will block your account.

Your submission at Articles for creation: Devon Duvets (February 12)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Timtrent were:

This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:

• in-depth (not just brief mentions about the subject or routine announcements)
• reliable
• secondary
• strictly independent of the subject
  

Make sure you add references that meet all four of these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

This submission is not suitable for Wikipedia. Please read "What Wikipedia is not" for more information.

 The comment the reviewer left was:

WP:NOTDIRECTORY of WP:ROTM companies

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit it after they have been resolved.

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🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 13:00, 12 February 2026 (UTC)

Hello, Tomdevonduvets! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 13:00, 12 February 2026 (UTC)