User talk:4fifty1

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Hello, 4fifty1, 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, such as James Craig Author, 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: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! WWGB (talk) 11:56, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
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Speedy deletion nomination of James Craig Author


A tag has been placed on James Craig Author 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 or group of people, 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," which appears inside of the speedy deletion tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate). 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 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. WWGB (talk) 11:56, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Removing Speedy at James Craig Author
Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from James Craig Author, a page you have created yourself. If you do not believe the page should be deleted, then you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that looks like this: which appears inside of the speedy deletion notice, which will allow you to make your case on the page's talk page. Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you. - SDPatrolBot (talk) 14:37, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Please do not remove speedy deletion notices from pages you have created yourself, as you did with James Craig Author. If you do not believe the page should be deleted, then you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that looks like this: which appears inside of the speedy deletion notice, which will allow you to make your case on the article's . Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the article. Thank you. - SDPatrolBot (talk) 14:46, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of James Craig Author


A tag has been placed on James Craig Author 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 or group of people, 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," which appears inside of the speedy deletion tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate). 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 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. WWGB (talk) 23:34, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to remove Articles for deletion notices or comments from articles and Articles for deletion pages, as you did at James Craig Author, you may be blocked from editing. WWGB (talk) 23:40, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Feedback
I have replied to your request for feedback at Requests for feedback/2011 May 20. Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:57, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Nomination of James Craig Author for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article James Craig Author 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 Articles for deletion/James Craig Author until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good 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 template from the top of the article. WWGB (talk) 04:46, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

Help with your first biography article
I tried looking for some citations here, but I'm not finding enough to go on yet, because this is a very common name. Once you locate reviews of his books, or can put a few links in a section called External links, that would make it possible for other editors to help you work this up.

Basically, a living person biography gets deleted if it doesn't have reliable sources. If you can find the title, author, and date of the Times article, post that so someone can turn it onto a citation for you. Also, this appears to be a pen name from the little bit that shows up on the Times site w/o a subscription. Can you add a link or info that shows he is in fact the author of the book on Greenpeace? Do you have a link to document his work with BBC? And third, there is a Chevron spokesman by this name-- is that the same guy? People who don't merit inclusion on the basis of their first novel may well have other characteristics, achievements, careers, and recognition that make them notable.

Please don't get discouraged that your first attempt at posting an article isn't working-- the criteria for writing successful biography articles take a while to figure out. Everybody counts on people like you attempting to add articles about people they've spotted in the news-- but IMHO we are still getting up to speed on how to help new editors turn these biography articles into solid, verifiable information. I see that there are some tips on these articles posted here: WikiProject Biography.

And feel free to try editing other parts of Wikipedia. It can be easier to start with making smaller corrections, additions, and links on existing articles to get up to speed on how the process works. (Editors who settle into this important, but non-flashy style of editing have been nicknamed WikiGnomes, and have posted examples of small, helpful things people do). No matter who you are, you have a unique set of knowledge to contribute and will spot things that other people don't notice.

Hope this helps! Trilliumz (talk) 13:21, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of James Craig (author)


A tag has been placed on James Craig (author), requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion debate,. Under the specified criteria, where an article has substantially identical content to that of an article deleted after debate, 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 that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion," which appears inside of the speedy deletion tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate). 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 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. WWGB (talk) 06:30, 28 May 2011 (UTC)