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Notability of Rev David Thom
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A tag has been placed on Rev David Thom requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.
If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.
For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. JohnCD (talk) 18:07, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
- We'll see what an administrator thinks, but it doesn't seem to me that you have demonstrated the degree of notability required for an article here - remember this is an encyclopedia, not any sort of directory. In particular, you have provided no references. The basic requirement in Notability (people) is that a person should have been "the subject of published secondary source material which is reliable, intellectually independent, and independent of the subject." What you have added does not help towards that, and the coincidence of his induction with his friend's death, while dramatic and unfortunate, is not really encyclopedic material. Have a look at Your First Article; and it's worth readin What Wikipedia is not as well. One last point - on talk pages, it's useful to sign your posts by ending them with four "tilde" characters ~~~~, which the system will turn into a signature of your username and the time and date - like this: JohnCD (talk) 18:45, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
File source and copyright licensing problem with File:Paisley Free South.jpg
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File source and copyright licensing problem with File:St George's Low Paisley.jpg
edit Thanks for uploading File:St George's Low Paisley.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, their copyright should also be acknowledged.
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File source and copyright licensing problem with File:Paisley arts centre.jpg
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File source and copyright licensing problem with File:Paisley Laigh.png
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Thanks for uploading File:Paisley Laigh.png. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, their copyright should also be acknowledged.
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File:Paisley Laigh.png missing description details
editIf the information is not provided, the image may eventually be proposed for deletion, a situation which is not desirable, and which can easily be avoided.
If you have any questions please see Help:Image page. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 09:13, 13 August 2010 (UTC)File:Paisley arts centre.jpg missing description details
editIf the information is not provided, the image may eventually be proposed for deletion, a situation which is not desirable, and which can easily be avoided.
If you have any questions please see Help:Image page. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 09:16, 13 August 2010 (UTC)File:Paisley Free South.jpg missing description details
editIf the information is not provided, the image may eventually be proposed for deletion, a situation which is not desirable, and which can easily be avoided.
If you have any questions please see Help:Image page. Thank you. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 09:20, 13 August 2010 (UTC)File source and copyright licensing problem with File:Paisley Free South.jpg
edit Thanks for uploading File:Paisley Free South.jpg. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, their copyright should also be acknowledged.
As well as adding the source, we also need to know the terms of the license that the copyright holder has published the file under, usually done by adding a licensing tag. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{GFDL-self}} tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Non-free content, use a tag such as {{non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.
If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log. Unsourced and untagged files may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the file is copyrighted under a non-free license (per Wikipedia:Fair use) then the file will be deleted 48 hours after 15:32, 14 August 2010 (UTC). If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you..
- I changed the status of this file from {{GFDL-self}} to {{di-no source no license}}. Prior to my change you were claiming to be the copyright holder and that you were granting permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts: sorry, I'm not convinced that your are the copyright owner. Pyrotec (talk) 15:32, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
I now have a fairly good idea of where the username Djt1812 is derived from; and I think we would both like to see a good objective and encyclopedic article on the Laigh Kirk, Paisley. Notwithstanding that, articles on wikipedia are required to conform to certain standards:
- One is the WP:Lead, which is intended to both introduce the article and summarise the main points. Your lead hardly summarises the main points: The Laigh Kirk expanded, moved buildings (some of which have found other uses), split and reformed after an interval (140 years) of time and continues to serve its community. Your current Lead its just about acceptable as an introduction, but that's only part of its function. Note: I say "yours" because you seem to object to my edits; however that does no imply ownership on your part - you don't own the article any more than I do.
- Information provided in the article should be WP:Verifiable, and be based on secondary and tertiary sources (see Wikipedia:No original research#Primary, secondary and tertiary sources). Kirk sessions Records and Minute books are WP:Primary sources, which is why I added information from the Statistical Accounts of Scotland (most chapters of which were prepared by the local parish Priest/Minister/Clergy) some time ago and readded them. You've removed them once, but not the second time round; and I'm happy to see added a secondary/tertiary source: McKay.
The article is about the Laigh Kirk and you seem to object to mention of the High and Middle Kirks, but I did not added any significant information about these two kirks, other than they were created by splitting the original parish. I don't see any links to Paisley's High and Middle Kirks, so your comment about readers being able to "easily follow the links to those articles" is somewhat disingenuous. Pyrotec (talk) 20:51, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
File source problem with File:Paisley Free South.jpg
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File:Paisley Free South.jpg needs authorship information
editThe media file you uploaded as File:Paisley Free South.jpg appears to be missing information as to one (or more) of the following :
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