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Hi there! I got your e-mail asking about creating a new article. I have included on this page (your talk page) a box with some helpful links to new users of wikipedia. Take a look through some of them and then have a go at some editing. If you have any other questions, the quickest way to contact me is to post on my talk page. Simply click on the plus (+) sign at the top of that page. Be sure to sign your post with three tiles (like this: ~~~~). Hope this helps! Happy editing! --omtay38 03:02, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Speedy deletion of Joseph Graniczny
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A tag has been placed on Joseph Graniczny 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 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, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (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 would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Gromlakh (talk) 03:12, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
January 2008
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You should wait for others to write an article about subjects in which you are personally involved, as you did at Joseph Graniczny. This applies to articles about you, your achievements, your band, your business, your publications, your website, your relatives, and any other possible conflict of interest.
Creating an article about yourself is strongly discouraged. If you create such an article, it might be listed on articles for deletion. Deletion is not certain, but many feel strongly that you should not start articles about yourself. This is because independent creation encourages independent validation of both significance and verifiability. All edits to articles must conform to Wikipedia:No original research, Wikipedia:Neutral point of view, and Wikipedia:Verifiability.
If you are not "notable" under Wikipedia guidelines, creating an article about yourself may violate the policy that Wikipedia is not a personal webspace provider and would thus qualify for speedy deletion. If your achievements, etc., are verifiable and genuinely notable, and thus suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later. (See Wikipedia:Wikipedians with articles.) Thank you. faithless (speak) 03:25, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Steve Burns photo
editJoseph, thank you for your donation of your photo of Steve Burns. I removed it from Steve's article, though, for the same reason the article you created about yourself was deleted. Wikipedia is not a place to advertise yourself, even if you're standing with someone notable enough to have an article. --Figureskatingfan (talk) 04:28, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Image:Red_Joseph.jpg listed for deletion
editAn image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Red_Joseph.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. OsamaK 08:53, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
Image:SB.jpg listed for deletion
editAn image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:SB.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Images and media for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. OsamaK 22:51, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
