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Hello, Dictionaryfan. You have new messages at Wikipedia:Requests_for_feedback/2011_May_3#Tyra_Neftzger.
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. MatthewVanitas (talk) 17:23, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation

John Scarpati, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
The article has been assessed as B-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

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GrooveDog FOREVER 21:31, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

And a little non-templated comment :) Well done on that article! I have re-arranged a few things and pruned some things down. A great next step would be the WP:TH that is an awesome forum for new editors to learn about Wikipedia formatting and our ways. They'll also be happy to give you a few tips on what can be done to improve the article. So far it looks really good, if you are looking for a good benchmark to bring it to look at WP:GA. I believe it could easily reach that status with some work and research. Feel free to hit me up on my talk page if you need any advice or would like help. Thanks! GrooveDog FOREVER 21:42, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Amy Neftzger

The article Amy Neftzger has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Not notable. Lacks coverage in independent reliable sources. Books lack reviews.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. duffbeerforme (talk) 13:57, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Articles for deletion discussions

Actually, the purpose of Articles for deletion discussions (Afd) is not to improve articles, it is to determine whether they are appropriate for the Wikipedia encyclopedia given the Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Sometimes articles are improved during the discussion process, but that is a beneficial side effect when it occurs, and I see less than 10% of the articles being improved in any significant way during the Afd process. There is a process that a nominator is encouraged to perform before nominating an article for deletion discussion, it is called WP:BEFORE. Different editors perform it at varying levels of effort, and a few do not do it at all. Search links are provided in the Afd template for editors to conduct their own searches for sources. It is entirely appropriate to discuss existing sources that are cited in the article, to add new ones to the article, and to mention the new ones in the discussion. But the focus is expected to be on applying the guidelines and policies to the article in question. The most often applied guideline is the WP:GNG or general notability guideline. You also might want to take a look at the information page Wikipedia:Guide to deletion. I hope this answers the question you raised at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tyra Neftzger. --Bejnar (talk) 05:07, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

Nomination of Amy Neftzger for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Amy Neftzger is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Amy Neftzger until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. duffbeerforme (talk) 13:01, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

Conflict of interest provisions

Hello, Dictionaryfan. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia. You may be unaware of Wikipedia's conflict of interest provisions. For example, if you are affiliated (or closely connected) with some of the people, places or things that you have written about on Wikipedia, such as Tyra Neftzger or Amy Neftzger, you may have a conflict of interest.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:

• Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
• Be cautious about deletion discussions. Everyone is welcome to provide information about independent sources in deletion discussions, but avoid advocating for deletion of articles about your competitors.
• Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam).
• Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. --Bejnar (talk) 15:35, 18 August 2014 (UTC)