Wikipedia:Vanispamcruftisement
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Vanispamcruftisement (IPA: /væ.nə.spæm.kɹəf.ʼtaɪz.mənt/; sometimes abbreviated as vanispamcruft or VSCA) is a portmanteau comprising several editorial faults which some Wikipedians see as cardinal sins: vanity (i.e., conflict of interest), spam, cruft, and advertisement.
The term was coined by Freakofnurture to describe an article nominated for deletion which exhibited all the above properties, being an article apparently created by the owner of a small company, about that company, name-checking the owner of the firm with a brief resume of his skills, and in respect of a company whose products appeared on the face of it to be of strictly limited appeal outside the world of geekdom.[1]
[edit] See also
- Criteria for Speedy Deletion
- Conflicts of interest
- Autobiography
- Inclusion guidelines
- Guidelines on external linking
[edit] References
- ^ Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SPURware diff from 13:20, December 29, 2005
[edit] Other bad ideas
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- Wikipedia:Spam Event Horizon
- Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not for things made up in school one day
- Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not Google™
- Wikipedia:List of really, really, really stupid article ideas that you really, really, really should not create
- Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not the place to post your resume
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