Natasha1974
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Speedy deletion nomination of Jamie Bloom
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A tag has been placed on Jamie Bloom 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.
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- Why should this page be deleted? What do i need to do to make sure it is not deleted? Many thanksNatasha1974 (talk) 18:16, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
- Wikipedia is selective about subjects for articles: the inclusion citerion is called Wikipedia: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 him significant enough to write substantial comment about? See WP:ANS and WP:Notability (people).
- I must also explain that Wikipedia is not a site like Myspace or Facebook for people to write about themselves and their families. You say that Mr Bloom is your stepfather and helped you write the article; WP:Autobiography is strongly discouraged, and as his relative you have, from Wikipedia's point of view, a WP:Conflict of interest and should read that guideline and WP:Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest.
- I have moved the article to a sub-page in your "user space" at User:Natasha1974/Jamie Bloom where you can work on it. There is a link "Submit the page" at the top which will send it to WP:Articles for creation where an experienced user will check it and either accept it or give you feedback. Before submitting it, you need to find better independent references to establish notability. Read WP:Your first article and WP:Writing better articles for advice. JohnCD (talk) 20:25, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Thank you for your help
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A tag has been placed on Category:Thank you for your help, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which articles can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:
- The page appears to have no meaningful content or history, and the text is unsalvageably incoherent. (See section G1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) If the page you created was a test, please use the sandbox for any other experiments you would like to do.
- The category has been empty for four days or more and it is not presently under discussion at Categories for discussion, or at disambiguation categories. (See section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.)
If you think that your 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. GILO A&E⇑ 18:50, 9 March 2013 (UTC)