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Your submission at Articles for creation: Florent Verschoote (June 15)

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Nomination for deletion of Template:A History of Flyfishing by Conrad Voss Bark, (Merlin Unwin Books, 1992)

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Speedy deletion nomination of The Fly Dressers' Guild

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  Please refrain from introducing inappropriate pages, such as The Fly Dressers' Guild, to Wikipedia, as doing so is not in accordance with our policies. For more information about creating articles, you may want to read Wikipedia:Your first article; you might also consider using the Article Wizard. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. The first three points which struck me

  • The sources are pretty much unverifiable - you haven't included any ISBN numbers or any other details to help track down the sources (use WP:ProveIt to help you)
  • Too many of the sources are the guild's own publications. Show it's notable (that other people have written about it, and not just a trivial passing mention) with reliable, verifiable, independent sources.
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I am trying to add something that people might find helpful and interesting - I am not a member of the Guild - but won't bother if you don't want me to.Adrian Freer 09:27, 28 November 2018 (UTC)afAdrian Freer 09:27, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Adrian, I don't care whether you do or you don't. I do care that you should comply with Wikipedia's rules in what you write. That applies to any article you create.
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That's not too much to ask, is it? Cabayi (talk) 10:00, 28 November 2018 (UTC)Reply

Please be patient, I would have liked a little help and advice with what is needed because there are a lot of rules and regulations. Adrian Freer 13:09, 28 November 2018 (UTC)afAdrian Freer 13:09, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

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