Kathleen21503

Speedy deletion of The Middle Class Squeeze

A tag has been placed on The Middle Class Squeeze, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done for the following reason:

{{{Original research, essay, point-of-view issues}}}

Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not meet basic Wikipedia criteria may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as an appropriate article, and if you can indicate why the subject of this article is appropriate, you may contest the tagging. To do this, add {{hangon}} on the top of the page and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm its subject's notability under the 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. PMDrive1061 (talk) 15:16, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi, again. I'm here to help you. Please read the above link on writing your first article. What you're workong on is not an encyclopedia article but rather an essay, which is likely to be deleted by an administrator at any moment. There are some serious neutrality issues here as well; please see WP:NPOV as well. Thanks. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 15:21, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

• With all due respect, no it won't. Please. Take a moment to read the tutorials. As I've pointed out, this has multiple issues any one of which makes it a candidate for speedy deletion without further notice. I realize you're editing in good faith, but you seem to be a bit unclear on what this project is supposed to be, that is, an encyclopedia with content presented in the tone you'd find in Brittanica and others. It's not a collection of essays. I hope this helps. Best, --PMDrive1061 (talk) 15:24, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

While PMDrive is wrong about this being speedy-deletable, he may be correct that it's likely to be regular deltable. You would be well advised to familiarise yourself with WP:NOR well - if you've any questions, feel free to ask me here or more generally at the help desk. Cheers, WilyD 16:07, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Personal essays on Wikipedia

Your opinion about the evils befallen upon the American middle class come across clearly in the essay you posted. However, Wikipedia is not a place for essays. I removed most of your essay and left a simple article about "middle class squeeze," I think also have to move it to its correct name. I added categories. Please, find somewhere else to post your essays and opinions about the situation of the American middle class. But, feel free to edit this article with factual information sourced from neutral references. --Blechnic (talk) 04:02, 17 April 2008 (UTC)