Tinminer

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Peter Young

A tag has been placed on Peter young (head teacher), requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article seems to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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Notability

Hi Tinminer

Thanks for your message. I'm afraid I agree with the speedy deletion tag on Peter young (head teacher) (incidentally you forgot the capital Y for his surname). Fine teacher and man though he was, there were and are many such out there and he does not merit an encyclopaedia article. I doubt there are any Marling teachers that would do, in their capacity as such (as opposed to, say, as Bishop of Truro!). While it's true that an online encyclopaedia nt limited by space as a printed one, it would be absurd if every other individual in the word had an entry. Such creations will tend to get "speedied" as "NN" (non-notable). I suggest the best thing is to read up on what constitutes notability in WP terms, as well as the guidelines on how to write and entry, and concentrate your excellent efforts on creating or improving stuff that will not get deleted. There's plenty out there to do once you start looking!

Best wishes, Flapdragon 11:55, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

How about having a go at Peter Ball (clergyman)? Do read those guidelines though (see top of this page), and compare with Michael Ball (clergyman). Another thing to bear in mind is that the tone should be neutral, not approving as it is in Peter young (head teacher). However much you like the subject of the article, it shouldn't sound like an advert. Flapdragon 12:33, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Elicting feedback from other Wikipedians

Greetings Tinminer. Not sure what to suggest -- possibly you could attract more traffic by making sure your pages are linked to from everywhere relevant, as well as all relevant Categories. I wouldn't see the lack of Talk pages as a problem though. Great to see your contributions taking shape on Wikipedia. Do make sure you take the time to apply the normal conventions though (formatting etc). Flapdragon 12:46, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Categories

No worries...a lot of people don't know that, actually. Bearcat 14:22, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Cornwall WikiProject

Hi, good to see a new editor adding to the coverage of Cornwall! Have you found the Cornwall WikiProject yet? DuncanHill 16:23, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Have just been there and see you have! DuncanHill 16:24, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Categories

Hi, I hope you don't mind, I've been fiddling with the categories on some of your Cornish media articles. Basically, if an article is in the Cornish media category, it doesn't need to be in the Cornwall category as well. I've also changed some from the 'magazines' category to the 'British magazines' category. The basic rule of thumb is to try to put articles into the most specific category appropriate. Hope this makes sense! DuncanHill 10:46, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

I think you deserve one of these.....

		The Original Barnstar
		for all your hard work on the Media of Cornwall DuncanHill 23:45, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Penwith Wikiproject & Cornwall Wikiproject

Hi, I see you are a member of the Cornwall Wikiproject. A proposal has been made to merge the Penwith Wikiproject into it. You can join in the debate here. Best wishes, DuncanHill (talk) 12:19, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the email

Thanks for the email - much appreciated. You might find my Cornwall Resources useful - let me know if you need anything looked up in any of my books. All the best, DuncanHill (talk) 16:32, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Murdock House, Redruth

Quakers sold Murdock House in 2006 or 2007.

P.S. The article on Gas lighting doesn't mention Redruth.Vernon White ^{. . . Talk} 23:39, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Sylvia's Meadow

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I have removed your warning of proposed deletion of Sylvia's Meadow, because you said that it was a 'un-notable field'.

On the contrary, it is a SSSI, and a very rare example of an un-ploughed field. For this reason, it is home to threatened orchid and other wild plant species, making it a very relevant site in terms of the UK's biodiversity.

I have added this information to the article, and placed a note on the article's talk page.

Thanks, Tinminer (talk) 11:36, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

The article has now been nominated for a discussion as to whether it should be deleted. Please follow the link on the article to contribute to the discussion. Stifle (talk) 11:43, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

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Carnmenellis

Hi Tinminer, I've been on Wikipedia for a few years but am a very recent recruit to the Cornwall Project.

One of my interests is Cornish geology and so I'm familiar with the placename Carmmenellis because it gives its name to one of the granite batholiths in Cornwall - see Geology of Cornwall. That interest took me to the article Carnmenellis and looking at the history, I see you started, and did much of the work on, that article.

I have now added some more information and rearranged the article to reflect Carnmenellis as a parish and an area rather just a single location (I've also added coords and an external link). Please have a look - if you have any comments or suggestions, please drop me a line on my talk page. Best wishes, Andy F (talk) 10:57, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

Hi again TM, thanks for the note on my talk page - glad to collaborate. I've added a few new articles recently which are listed here.

BTW, that piece about Churchtown Farm nature reserve in your sandbox looks interesting... Best wishes, Andy F (talk) 17:43, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Tinminer, if you get a mo...

... could you have a look at this please. Warm regards, Andy F (talk) 22:58, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

A brief 'hullo'

Hi Tinminer, this is just a very brief note to let you know I'm back in the fold after an absence from WP. I hope to get stuck into more editing on Cornwall-related articles very soon. Best wishes

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Cornwall wildlife trust

See you contributed a great deal to the site

Please would you consider my suggestions at the following talk page?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Cornwall_Wildlife_Trust#Founders

Thanks

Craig.chamberlain11 (talk) 11:37, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

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