User:Geni/so your article has been nominated for deletion

What to do


 * First and most important this is not an attack on you or the subject of the article.


 * Remember being listed for deletion does not automatically mean something will be deleted. Anyone can nominate an article for deletion so mistakes are made.


 * If you think that your article should be kept your best bet is to dispassionately explain why you believe the article should not be deleted. As there is a presumption that an article should be kept, you simply need to show that the article's subject does not fall outside of Wikipedia guidelines.


 * Cite sources for any claims you make. Useful reference pages are Verifiability and Reliable sources.


 * There are several guidelines which lay out general inclusion criteria for several subjects. See Notability (music) for bands, Notability (websites) for Web sites or forums, or Notability (people) for biographies.

What not to do
 * Make personal attacks against the other people involved
 * Try and recruit people from off Wikipedia to vote. Wikipedia commonly discounts votes (but not the arguments) of people who are not part of the community.
 * Threaten to vandalise Wikipedia if you don't get your way. Wikipedians are not going to be positively influenced by this