Texaslady12

- this is Erin, working on part 2 of wikiproject

Hey Erin, this is Greg. TstreetG (talk) 15:18, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Big east track and field

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A tag has been placed on Big east track and field requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an article with no content whatsoever, or whose contents consist only of external links, a "See also" section, book references, category tags, template tags, interwiki links, a rephrasing of the title, or an attempt to contact the subject of the article. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to 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 tagged for speedy deletion, if the page 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 page that would render it more in conformance 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. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 16:58, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi, I hope you don't get intimidated by the above notice, but the tool I use to nominate pages for deletion automatically puts it there and doesn't allow me to customize the text. I think you have a legitimate request; however, the proper venue for such a request is Wikipedia:Requested articles. Cheers! —KuyaBriBri^Talk 17:00, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Georgetown track and field

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A tag has been placed on Georgetown track and field 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 web content, 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 this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to 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 tagged for speedy deletion, if the page 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 page that would render it more in conformance 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. Tarheel95 (Sprechen) 17:08, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Welcome!

Hello, Texaslady12, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on this page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers:

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Your proposed articles

Hi. Welcome, again. If you think there should be an article on a subject, please don't just make one that says "There should be an article about this!" You can either file a request at WP:Requested articles, or start an article yourself. If you choose to start one:

• I suggest you start with a draft in your WP:User space, which you can do by going to Help:Userspace draft. That way you can take your time, without the risk of premature deletion, and submit it when it is ready.
• Before you start, read WP:Your first article.
• Notice in particular that, if the article is to kept, you will need to establish WP:Notability of its subject by references that show "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject."
• Don't copy material from elsewhere - see Wikipedia:Copy-paste. This is very important - copyright violations could get Wikipedia into trouble.

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 17:36, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Smithsonian Institution Archives Edit-a-Thon and Meetup!

Who should come? You should. Really.
	She Blinded Me with Science: Smithsonian Women in Science Edit-a-Thon will be held on Friday, March 30, 2012 at the Smithsonian Archives in Washington, D.C. This edit-a-thon will focus on improving and writing Wikipedia content about women from the Smithsonian who contributed to the sciences. It will be followed by a happy hour meetup! We look forward to seeing you there!

...and if you do not live in the Washington, D.C. area, please forgive the intrusion and you can delete this invite! Sarah (talk) 04:48, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

Thoughts on your sandbox work

Hi, just replying to the questions you left on Buggie's talk page in case he can't get back to you right away. As for your question about citations, you can find two video tutorials in the resources section of the Wikipedia course page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:United_States_Education_Program/Courses/Sport_in_Society_(Shelly_Habel)/Resources); one is called "Basic editing: citing sources," and the other is "Citing sources with the RefToolbar." If those don't help, you're welcome to drop by during office hours (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:United_States_Education_Program/Courses/Sport_in_Society_(Shelly_Habel), and we can help you out.

As for the content in your sandbox, a few thoughts:

• You don't need to edit each section that already exists; instead, focus on cleaning up one section that needs help, or starting a new section that isn't there yet.
• If you look at the Recruiting (college athletics) page, you'll see that they already have a definition. You should work with the definition that is already there to see if you can improve it rather than start a new definition.
• Make sure you cite wherever possible. Remember, you should theoretically be able to cite just about every sentence; this is one way to help you avoid inserting your own opinion.
• You'll need to decide how to insert this content into the article as it exists now. I would recommend creating a section like "Recruitment Process" to host most of the text you written. However, the last few sentences on consumer habits might better fit under another subsection that you could create like "Online Recruiting."

Hope that helps! Sleuthwood (talk) 19:04, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse!

Hello! Texaslady12, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us! Sarah (talk) 16:56, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia Education Program Student Survey

Hi! Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey about the Wikipedia Education Program. This is our opportunity to improve the program and resources we provide students, so your feedback and input is integral to our future success. Thank you so much! JMathewson (WMF) (talk) 20:40, 21 May 2012 (UTC)