User talk:Mousehead

Welcome!

Hello, Mousehead, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question. Again, welcome! Iain99^{Balderdash and piffle} 23:29, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Notability of Lucy ellmann[edit]

A tag has been placed on Lucy ellmann requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears 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 an encyclopedia. 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.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article 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 article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Mhking 23:12, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the speedy tag, as she's obviously notable, having won one major award and been shortlisted for another. Keep up the good work, and happy editing. Best, Iain99^{Balderdash and piffle} 23:29, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Replied to your note on my talk page. Best, Iain99^{Balderdash and piffle} 16:49, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Notability of Neil Griffiths[edit]

A tag has been placed on Neil Griffiths requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears 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 an encyclopedia. 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.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article 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 article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. FITE DEMOND 01:24, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Sigh. Removed this tag as well. There seem to have been some fairly trigger happy people on New Page Patrol last night. WP:CSD#A7 was created to let us delete the many articles we get along the lines of "Joe Bloggs is a teenager at Smalltown High School. He likes The Simpsons and Playstation, and supports Manchester United". It's not supposed to be used to delete pages on published authors just because one editor hasn't heard of them. Please don't be disheartened, and remember that while any fool can tag something as a speedy candidate, only an administrator can actually delete the article, and they should generally exercise a bit more caution.

While I'm here, here are a couple of hints on style. It's normal to bold the subject's name the first time it appears in the article, which you can do by applying '''three apostrophies''' either side of it, and it's also good to add the article to one or more categories, which you can do by adding something like [[Category:British novelists]] to the bottom of the page. Also, if the article is a short one you can mark it with a stub template like {{author-stub}} to alert other editors to the fact that there's room for expansion. Best, Iain99^{Balderdash and piffle} 09:20, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Notability of Todd McEwan[edit]

A tag has been placed on Todd McEwan requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears 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 an encyclopedia. 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.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article 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 article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Lcarscad 22:21, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

As an additional note - if this is one that falls into the stub category as indicated by Iain99 in the previous note on this page, please add that category tag from the beginning. Thanks. Lcarscad 22:21, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Todd McEwen[edit]

A tag has been placed on Todd McEwen, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia per CSD A7.

Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not meet basic Wikipedia criteria may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as an appropriate article, and if you can indicate why the subject of this article is appropriate, you may contest the tagging. To do this, add {{hangon}} on the top of the article and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm its subject's notability under the guidelines.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion. To do this, add {{hangon}} on the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag) and leave a note on the page's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. Toddstreat1 22:43, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Warnings[edit]

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Your recent edits[edit]

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October 2007[edit]

Copyright problem: Todd McEwen[edit]

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, such as Todd McEwen, but we regretfully cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from either web sites or printed material. This article appears to be a copy from http://www.granta.com/authors/322, and therefore a copyright violation. The copyrighted text has been or will soon be deleted.

If you believe that the article is not a copyright violation, or if you have permission from the copyright holder to release the content freely under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) then you should do one of the following:

If you have permission from the author leave a message explaining the details at Talk:Todd McEwen and send an email with the message to "permissions-en (at) wikimedia (dot) org". See Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission for instructions.
If a note on the original website states that re-use is permitted under the GFDL or released into the public domain leave a note at Talk:Todd McEwen with a link to where we can find that note.
If you own the copyright to the material: send an e-mail from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en(at)wikimedia(dot)org or a postal message to the Wikimedia Foundation permitting re-use under the GFDL, and note that you have done so on Talk:Todd McEwen.

It is also important that the text be modified to have an encyclopedic tone and that it follows Wikipedia article layout. For more information on Wikipedia's policies, see Wikipedia's policies and guidelines.

If you would like to begin working on a new version of the article you may do so at Talk:Todd McEwen/Temp. Leave a note at Talk:Todd McEwen saying you have done so and an administrator will move the new article into place once the issue is resolved. Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! Toddstreat1 02:02, 18 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

December 2008[edit]

Please do not add copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder, as you did to Lucy Ellmann. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 14:20, 10 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

May 2009[edit]

Please do not add content without citing reliable sources. Before making potentially controversial edits, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. If you are familiar with Wikipedia:Citing sources please take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. 212.84.98.88 (talk)

Please do not add commentary or your own personal analysis to Wikipedia articles. Doing so violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. Thank you. 212.84.98.88 (talk)

ArbCom elections are now open![edit]

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Nomination of Todd McEwen for deletion[edit]

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Todd McEwen 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/Todd McEwen 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. Toddst1 (talk) 17:52, 5 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Lucy Ellmann[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Lucy Ellmann 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. Toddst1 (talk) 05:02, 8 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]