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A lengthy welcome
editWelcome to Wikipedia. I've added a welcome message to the top of this page that gives a great deal of information about Wikipedia. I hope you find it useful.
Additionally, I hope you don't mind if I share some of my thoughts on starting out as a new editor on Wikipedia: If I could get editors in your situation to follow just one piece of advice, it would be this: Learn Wikipedia by working only on non-contentious topics until you have a feel for the normal editing process and the policies that usually come up when editing casually. You'll find editing to be fun, easy, and rewarding. The rare disputes are resolved quickly and easily.
Working on biographical information about living persons is far more difficult. Wikipedia's Biographies of living persons policy requires strict adherence to multiple content policies, and applies to all information about living persons including talk pages.
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Some topic areas within Wikipedia have special editing restrictions that apply to all editors. It's best to avoid these topics until you are extremely familiar with all relevant policies and guidelines.
If you work from reliable, independent sources, you shouldn't go far wrong. WP:RSP and WP:RSN are helpful in determining if a source is reliable.
I hope you find some useful information in all this, and welcome again. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 01:39, 8 September 2020 (UTC)
AfC notification: Draft:Patricia Newcomb has a new comment
editPlease respond
editPlease do not add promotional material to Wikipedia. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 21:53, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
Your submission at Articles for creation: Patricia Newcomb has been accepted
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MurielMary (talk) 10:28, 12 September 2020 (UTC)Your submission at Articles for creation: Berniece Baker Miracle (September 14)
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Hello, Thebiggangwiki!
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Berniece Baker Miracle (October 19)
edit- If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Berniece Baker Miracle and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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Your submission at Articles for creation: James "Jim" Dougherty (October 20)
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October 2020
editPlease do not remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Draft:James Dougherty, without resolving the problem that the template refers to, or giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your removal of this template does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. The templates stating that a draft was declined say that they should not be removed. They are part of the record of the review. If you improve a draft, you may and are encouraged to resubmit it, but do not remove the record of the previous declines. Robert McClenon (talk) 02:12, 22 October 2020 (UTC)
AfC notification: Draft:James Dougherty (police officer) has a new comment
editAfC notification: Draft:James Dougherty (police officer) has a new comment
editYour submission at Articles for creation: James Dougherty (police officer) (October 26)
edit- If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:James Dougherty (police officer) and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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Your submission at Articles for creation: James Dougherty (police officer) (October 27)
edit- If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:James Dougherty (police officer) and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
- If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:James Dougherty (police officer), click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
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AfC notification: Draft:Rosalind Hicks has a new comment
editYour submission at Articles for creation: Rosalind Hicks has been accepted
editCongratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.
The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. Most new articles start out as Stub-Class or Start-Class and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.
If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the help desk. Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself without posting a request to Articles for creation.
If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider
.Thanks again, and happy editing!
Robert McClenon (talk) 06:30, 28 October 2020 (UTC)Your submission at Articles for creation: Jörg Lütcke has been accepted
editCongratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.
The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. Most new articles start out as Stub-Class or Start-Class and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.
If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the help desk. Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself without posting a request to Articles for creation.
If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider
.Thanks again, and happy editing!
Olaf Kosinsky (talk) 20:49, 25 November 2020 (UTC)Nomination of Mona Rae Miracle for deletion
editA discussion is taking place as to whether the article Mona Rae Miracle 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/Mona Rae Miracle until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, 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 notice from the top of the article. ... discospinster talk 19:10, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
Nomination of James Dougherty (police officer) for deletion
editA discussion is taking place as to whether the article James Dougherty (police officer) 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/James Dougherty (police officer) (2nd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, 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 notice from the top of the article. ninety:one (reply on my talk) 17:44, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
I strongly believe that Mr. Dougherty deserves his own article, because he was so heavily involved in the making of a star, the beginning of Marilyn Monroe‘s career. His conflict of interest with Monroe led to their divorce, led to her signing the contract and becoming a star. This is maybe not specified enough in the article that has been created, so it should only be worked on I feel Thebiggangwiki (talk) 18:34, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Hester Ford
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A tag has been placed on Hester Ford requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion discussion, at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hester Ford. When a page has substantially identical content to that of a page deleted after a discussion, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it 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 "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 deleted 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. Praxidicae (talk) 16:54, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Mathew Prichard
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A tag has been placed on Mathew Prichard 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 real person or group of people that does not credibly 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 read more about what is generally accepted as notable.
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 "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 deleted 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. — Twassman [Talk·Contribs] 20:30, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
December 2020
editPlease stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to remove maintenance templates without resolving the problem that the template refers to, as you did at James Watts (British politician), you may be blocked from editing. Dl2000 (talk) 03:25, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
James Prichard (film producer) moved to draftspace
editAn article you recently created, James Prichard (film producer), does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:
" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Praxidicae (talk) 20:48, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
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Speedy deletion nomination of Clarissa Miller
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A tag has been placed on Clarissa Miller 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, a group of people, an individual animal, an organization (band, club, company, etc.), web content, or an organized event that does not credibly 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 read more about what is generally accepted as notable.
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 "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 deleted 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. Espresso Addict (talk) 03:06, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Nomination of Hester Ford for deletion
editA discussion is taking place as to whether the article Hester Ford 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/Hester Ford (2nd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, 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.
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Nomination of James Watts (British businessman) for deletion
editA discussion is taking place as to whether the article James Watts (British businessman) 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/James Watts (British businessman) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, 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 notice from the top of the article. ninety:one (reply on my talk) 12:44, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Blocked for sockpuppetry
edit{{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}
. TheSandDoctor Talk 06:13, 18 December 2020 (UTC)Thebiggangwiki (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
I would like to apologise for my inappropriate behaviour; i was uninformed regarding Wikipedia's guideline of abusive use and did not know this would be taken so seriously and should be taken so seriously. Therefore, I will not repeat my mistake and wish to be unblocked or at least stay on a block with an expiring date. I regret my behaviour and acknowledge it was wrong. I have learned my lesson as many of the articles I helped create have been deleted entirely.
Decline reason:
Are you really, seriously, claiming that you thought falsely passing yourself off as multiple independent editors in a deliberate attempt to mislead us was... appropriate?!? and you only discovered it wasn't because you discovered we have a policy against it?!? Yamla (talk) 18:17, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
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Hello User talk: Yamla, I wasn’t aware of the consequences and have now learned it was absolutely wrong, and I apologize. Again, I’m not asking for me to be unblocked right now, because I assume that would be too much I’m asking for, but I would request at least for an expiring date to be set. I’m confident that I have learned my lesson and will not repeat my mistakes, which is what blocking is all about, as written in the blocking guidelines. Thebiggangwiki (talk) 18:48, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
Nomination of Inez Melson for deletion
editThe article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Inez Melson until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, 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.
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Onel5969 TT me 12:45, 25 December 2020 (UTC)
Thebiggangwiki (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
I apologize for my unacceptable behavior concerning AfD, but have now learned from my mistakes by education myself on Wikipedia’s policies. I also read that blocking users is not to punish them but make them avoid bad behavior in the future. I am confident that I will not repeat the same mistakes or break the guidelines anymore.
Decline reason:
This does not address the reason for your block. — O Still Small Voice of Clam 14:58, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
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Concern regarding Draft:James Prichard (film producer)
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Concern regarding Draft:Christie family
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Your draft article, Draft:James Prichard (film producer)
editHello, Thebiggangwiki. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "James Prichard".
In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.
Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 23:13, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
Your draft article, Draft:Christie family
editHello, Thebiggangwiki. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Christie family".
In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.
Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 23:39, 18 June 2021 (UTC)