Hygek8117

Just would like some help on the articles I created. Thank you. --Hygek8117 (talk) 22:24, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Virginia bank robbery

The article Virginia bank robbery has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Routine crime. Unless it was Mitt Romney himself.

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Proposed deletion of Memphis shooting

The article Memphis shooting has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Routine crime. Wikipedia is not a news feed.

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Welcome

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Another place for news articles

Hi Hygek8117, welcome to Wikipedia!

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. It is for events (and people and things) that are remarkable. You might want to check out our sister project Wikinews, which is for ordinary news stories. —teb728 t c 22:56, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

Try Articles for Creation instead

Hi Hygek8117! Have you considered going through the Wikipedia:Articles for creation process instead of starting new articles from scratch? It's designed to give new editors more guidance when making new articles, instead of making you go through the frustrating process of seeing your work get deleted right away. If you aren't interested in that process, can you be more specific about the help you'd like with your new articles? Do you understand the reason for proposed deletion? Check out Wikipedia:Notability (events) - it'll help explain the guidelines your articles are expected to follow. Dreamyshade (talk) 23:07, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

Hygek8117, you are invited to the Teahouse

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Nomination of Memphis shooting for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Memphis shooting 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/Memphis shooting 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 template from the top of the article. WWGB (talk) 06:52, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Las Vegas Strip hotel shooting

The article Las Vegas Strip hotel shooting has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Routine gun crime.

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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. TheLongTone (talk) 15:48, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

While tragic for the victims & their families and friends, crimes like this are simply not notable unless they (for instance) lead to a change in legislation. This crime will probably have been largely forgotten within weeks.TheLongTone (talk) 15:54, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Please stop

I'm sure your intentions are good: but Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a newspaper or a police blotter. You are creating articles about non-notable recent events that will not be remembered a week from now by anybody but the perpetrators, the victims and the police. That's not what Wikipedia is for. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:59, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Lincoln Budge

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A tag has been placed on Lincoln Budge 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 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 see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. OlYeller21^Talktome 17:31, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a newspaper

Wikipedia has an official policy on the kind of articles you seem inclined to write:

“News reports. Wikipedia considers the enduring notability of persons and events. While news coverage can be useful source material for encyclopedic topics, most newsworthy events do not qualify for inclusion. For example, routine news reporting on things like announcements, sports, or celebrities is not a sufficient basis for inclusion in the encyclopedia. While including information on recent developments is sometimes appropriate, breaking news should not be emphasized or otherwise treated differently from other information. Timely news subjects not suitable for Wikipedia may be suitable for our sister project Wikinews.”

In other words although a murder may be notable, few murders have the enduring notabilility that makes them encyclopedic. I am sorry that you are having a frustrating experience on Wikipedia, but maybe you should check out our sister project Wikinews as a place to contribute. —teb728 t c 22:15, 15 December 2012 (UTC)