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African Leadership Magazine

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Speedy deletion nomination of African Leadership Magazine

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Speedy deletion nomination of Ken Giami

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A tag has been placed on Ken Giami requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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Proposed deletion of Ken Giami

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Nomination of Ken Giami for deletion

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Help me!

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Please help me with... an article I started on Wikipedia... It was nominated for deletion under the notability clause... I have edited the article and it has also been edited by other sources and verifiable references included.

There has been no more activity on the article, how do I go about removing the deletion nomination and proceeding with the article.... Ken Giami From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [1]

Bomabenjy2 (talk) 16:08, 17 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

Hi Bomabenjy2, to say that you don't think the article should be deleted, visit this page, click "Edit" (or "Edit source"), go to the bottom and write why you don't think it should be deleted. Remember to sign with 4 tildes, ~~~~. But I see that you've already added why you don't think it should be deleted. Remember that the best arguments are ones that cite relevant guidelines which will be given more weight than unsupported statements; discussion guidelines are available. I also note that in the article, it starts, "Ken K. Giami is a visionary African businessman, entrepreneur, and media mogul. A leading voice and..." Please read Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch and note that words like the ones in italics above are generally not useful in Wikipedia. In regards to the deletion policy, note that with the deletion process on your article, you can't just stop it. You and other editors will try to reach a consensus, before an admin will close the deletion request and decide whether - based on the consensus and discussion - whether the article should be deleted or kept. The best idea would be to keep trying to improve the article, making sure you've got good sources, and to keep tracks of the deletion discussion, trying to fix any problems raised by other editors there. If you need any more help, visit the teahouse or ask another question with the {{help me}} template. Thanks.  Seagull123  Φ  18:22, 17 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

December 2015

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  Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. When you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion (but never when editing articles), such as at User talk:Roscelese, please be sure to sign your posts. There are two ways to do this. Either:

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I can see you've been trying to do this, but please do make an effort to do it more often. Thanks!  Seagull123  Φ  18:27, 17 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

  It appears that you have been canvassing—leaving messages on a biased choice of users' talk pages to notify them of an ongoing community decision, debate, or vote—in order to influence Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ken Giami. While friendly notices are allowed, they should be limited and nonpartisan in distribution and should reflect a neutral point of view. Please do not post notices which are indiscriminately cross-posted, which espouse a certain point of view or side of a debate, or which are selectively sent only to those who are believed to hold the same opinion as you. Remember to respect Wikipedia's principle of consensus-building by allowing decisions to reflect the prevailing opinion among the community at large. Thank you. RichardOSmith (talk) 20:23, 17 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

Apologies RichardOSmith, I have written to other users not as a biased choice but to seek advice on how to improve the article and hence prevent the proposed deletion. I have not written anyone to report the nomination in a biased way or to canvas but to seek help towards improving the article.. Again I apologise... Bomabenjy2 (talk) 21:02, 17 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

I not an SPA - I am new to Wikipedia and I just needed clarification. However I will allow the due processes to be followed and whatever decisions are reached would be respected. I just thought the page was worthy to be created on WikipediaBomabenjy2 (talk) 06:33, 18 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

Thanks Seagull123

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Thanks Seagull123 for the corrections, they are much appreciated. I will do that moreBomabenjy2 (talk) 20:54, 17 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

You're welcome, Bomabenjy2! If you need any help, just let me know here.  Seagull123  Φ  13:53, 18 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure!

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Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure!

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Hi Bomabenjy2! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission. I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.

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Blocked for sockpuppetry

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January 2016

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  Hello, I noticed that you may have recently made edits while logged out. Making edits while logged out reveals your IP address, which may allow others to determine your location and identity. Wikipedia's policy on multiple accounts usually does not allow the use of more than one account or IP address by one person. If this was not your intention, then please always remember to log in when editing. See WP:LOGGEDOUT for more information. Thanks.  Seagull123  Φ  19:43, 5 January 2016 (UTC)Reply