Mendip Utd FC

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Mendip Utd FC

A tag has been placed on User:Mendip Utd FC requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free Web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, 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 from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Avono (talk) 16:07, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Contested deletion

This page should not be speedily deleted because... (your reason here) --82.132.235.181 (talk) 16:22, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

It is an honest description of the history and current running of a local amateur football team.

The fact I have spent a lot of time doing this with basic computer skills and a lack of understanding of computer talk or meanings , this is something im quite proud of . 82.132.235.181 (talk) 16:22, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy.

You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose.

If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} below this notice.

You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock-un|new username|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} below this notice. Thank you. JohnCD (talk) 17:00, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Advice on how to write an article

There are different kinds of pages on Wikipedia, including:

• User pages, starting "User:" which are for the individual contributors who are here to help build the encyclopedia to say something about themselves and their Wikipedia work, if they choose to; but they are not "home pages" or places to write an autobiography or a blog. See WP:User pages and WP:NOTWEBHOST for more about this.
• Encyclopedia articles like Liverpool F.C., don't have any prefix

If you want to write an encyclopedia article about your club, that's quite possible, but it will be more difficult than you think. It's not just a matter of copying bits of the club's website. What you need to do is:

• Register a user account, which is easy and free, so that we can communicate with you more easily than if you are editing from a series of different IPs. If more than one of you wants to edit, each must have their own account. Your username can be related to your real name, or not, as you choose (see WP:REALNAME for some considerations), but it should not be the name of any other living person, or of any group or organization. A username of the form "James at Mendip FC" would be OK.
• Read WP:Your first article.
• If you are associated with the club, you have from our point of view a WP:Conflict of interest, and should not write about it directly, but you may make a draft, using WP:Articles for creation or the WP:Article wizard. The draft will get looked at by an experienced user, who will either accept it or give you feedback on how to improve it.
• Wikipedia is quite choosy about article subjects. The test for inclusion is called WP:Notability, and is not a matter of saying so but has to be demonstrated by references showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Significant means more than just listing-type mentions; reliable excludes Myspace, Facebook, blogs, places where anyone can post anything; independent excludes the subject's own website, affiliated ones and anything based on press releases. The test is, have people not connected with the subject thought it significant enough to write substantial comment about? It needs more than just local paper reports of match results.
• You can't just write from your own knowledge: the Wikipedia:Verifiability policy is that: "any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable, published source." The article you ited, Longwell Green Sports F.C. shows how to do that.
• For legal (copyright) reasons, Wikipedia can't normally accept material copied from other places. You must not copy sentences from the club website, even with minor re-wording. It's marked "© Copyright 2012 Mendip United FC", but even without that you couldn't copy from it - see WP:Copy-paste. Just saying the Club agrees is not enough, the actual copyright holder would have to make a formal copyright release. How to do that is described at WP:Donating copyrighted materials, but better to write in your own words.
• Read User:JohnCD/Not a noticeboard for some more advice. Don't write for the club's fans (they can get all the detail from your website, which the article can link to). Don't try to "sell" the club. Write in a neutral tone, as if from outside, what a general encyclopedia reader might like to know about the club.
• Realise that this will not be your article, or the club's article; it will be Wikipedia's article about the club. Other users can and will edit it. Nobody "owns" a WP article, not its first author and least of all its subject.

I told you it would be more difficult than you thought, but don't despair, it's quite possible. After you register your own account, send me a message from it, so I can give you more advice if necessary.

WP:WikiProject Football is a group of users interested in football articles. You may be able to get help and advice there. They have a page WP:WikiProject Football/Clubs about how to arrange a club article. JohnCD (talk) 13:16, 3 December 2014 (UTC)