Editor395

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Guidelines for editing articles

Hi, welcome. I'm guessing you may be a bit perplexed and frustrated. Your experience is not uncommon, and I hope you don't get discouraged. There are many people here who are happy to help and to answer questions. I know the protocols and procedures can be confusing. The issues related to some of the articles you are working on are being discussed here [1] (at the very bottom of the page). You are welcome to join that discussion, and you can post something similar (or a copy) of your recent post on the Bill Gainer article talk page. Also, if you want to read about the guidelines on conflicts of interest you can enter "wp: coi" in the search box, this will link you to Wikipedia's article on the subject. If I can be of any help or you have any questions you can also post them here. Please remember to sign your posts with 4 tildes ~~~~ so people know who they are talking to. Take care and good luck. ChildofMidnight (talk) 18:27, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Your recent edits

Hi there. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. If you can't type the tilde character, you should click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you! --SineBot (talk) 18:32, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

AfD Nomination: After Hours Poetry

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, but all Wikipedia articles must meet our criteria for inclusion (see What Wikipedia is not and Deletion policy). Since it does not seem that After Hours Poetry meets these criteria, an editor has started a discussion about whether this article should be kept or deleted.

Your opinion on whether this article meets the inclusion criteria is welcome. Please contribute to the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/After Hours Poetry. Don't forget to add four tildes (~~~~) at the end of each of your comments to sign them.

Discussions such as these usually last five days. In the meantime, you are free to edit the content of the article. Please do not remove the "articles for deletion" template (the box at the top). When the discussion has concluded, a neutral third party will consider all comments and decide whether or not to delete the article. Rklawton (talk) 19:47, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

AfD Nomination: Bill Gainer

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, but all Wikipedia articles must meet our criteria for inclusion (see What Wikipedia is not and Deletion policy). Since it does not seem that Bill Gainer meets these criteria, an editor has started a discussion about whether this article should be kept or deleted.

Your opinion on whether this article meets the inclusion criteria is welcome. Please contribute to the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bill Gainer. Don't forget to add four tildes (~~~~) at the end of each of your comments to sign them.

Discussions such as these usually last five days. In the meantime, you are free to edit the content of the article. Please do not remove the "articles for deletion" template (the box at the top). When the discussion has concluded, a neutral third party will consider all comments and decide whether or not to delete the article. Rklawton (talk) 04:47, 29 November 2008 (UTC)