Deletion of Verse the World

Comment: We have quite a conversation here, primarily centered on semantics. There is often a wide range of ideas and fields of understanding on Wikipedia, over the definition of publicity, support, promotion, spam, and advertising. Another way to understand the inclusion criteria or recognize an inappropriate promotional article (G11) is to determine if the article has been written or edited in an attempt to manage the public's perception of the subject of the article, or to initiate or enhance the anticipation of an event. In this particular instance, the anticipation of a promotional article in a local newspaper. On Wikipedia, common article subjects that are often written to promote, include persons or groups (for example, political candidates and performing artists), goods and services, organizations and events of all kinds, and works of art or entertainment. Mere publicity, promotion, and advertising need not reference sales or reviews pertaining to the quality or feasibility of the subject of the article. Simply ''announcing the existence of a subject'' prior to notability would be considered inappropriate. The desire of the author is to use Wikipedia as an impetus or catalyst to bring the newspaper article to fruition. This is not the purpose of Wikipedia. The response in this situation would be to address the promotional article, content, and materials through the speedy deletion process. Specifically, to ensure compliance with the G11 guidelines. That said, we're all human here, with varying degrees of interpretation and understanding, i.e., ''semantics''. Arriving at the discussion phase of the deletion process, the article has not presented importance or significance, nor established the ''notability'' of the subject. Notability must be established and presented through significant coverage in reliable and independent secondary and third-party sources before inclusion on Wikipedia can be accepted. In response to this lack, Wikipedia's |guidelines call for deletion of the Verse the World article. Respectfully
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: First, we're not accusing you of doing anything malicious. Second, please sign posts with four squiggly things ~~~~ like those. Third, Wikipedia is free - yes. But it's an encyclopaedia that cannot include everything. An obvious no-hoper would be "What I did on my Holidays", by Jason Smith (age 8). (With the exception of it getting issued in hardback by Doubleday and selling 50,000 copies...) An obvious must-be-in is "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë. In between is a vast expanse of varying notability. Have a look at  for general notability, and  for what are reliable sources. So far, you only cite your own site. You may know more about this work than anyone else (until the experts and critics really get going...), but this is not a reliable source - according to Wikipedia's standards. We're not accusing YOU of dishonesty. We have seen a lot who are. The article was tagged for speedy deletion as spam (but with a posh way of wording it that's built into the template). I declined the speedy as it didn't look wholly promotional which is the real target of that tag, and opened this discussion. It's not a trial. It's a review procedure. It's normally open for seven days, and an administrator will read through it and make a decision. (Won't be me - I'm involved. It's one who hasn't taken part.) You should find us all willing to help and explain. And if the discussion goes against you, we can advise on how to try again with a new improved version
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:RS)