User talk:Abgaila

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Hello, Abgaila, 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 Still Creek Ranch, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Still Creek Ranch


A tag has been placed on Still Creek Ranch requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent 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. Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 16:34, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Still Creek Ranch


A tag has been placed on Still Creek Ranch, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Business for more information.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent 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. —teb728 t c 17:26, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Still Creek Ranch


A tag has been placed on Still Creek Ranch, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Business for more information.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent 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. Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 17:39, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Hi!
Please do not remove CSD templates on your own article. Thanks! --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 17:42, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Nomination of Still Creek Ranch for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Still Creek Ranch 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/Still Creek Ranch 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 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 template from the top of the article. Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 17:10, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
  Wikipelli Talk   22:32, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Still Creek Ranch
Hi again! I see you added some information to the article. You're a fast learner! :) I also added some info this evening. I saw that you added some links in the 'References' section. That's one of the trickiest parts of an article (to me, anyway). Actually, references go in the body of the article between tags. That's what makes them appear in that section. For now, I've just moved the links you added to the "External Links" section. You can have a look at this page about adding references: Referencing for beginners. Like I said, it's a little complicated but I'm sure you'll get it. If you have problems, I'll be glad to help out.   Wikipelli  Talk   00:17, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Oh, and I think the History section needs the most work right now - both copy/editing and fleshing out. :)   Wikipelli Talk   00:21, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
  Wikipelli Talk   01:14, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Neutrality
Hi Abgaila... Watching your edits to the article.. All looks fine. I should mention one thing at this point, though. You are obviously interested in the ranch and wish to put it in a good light. That's understandable. But I made a couple of changes just now that illustrate how Wikipedia articles must be written from a neutral point of view. You included the phrases, "...in addition to a full academic curriculum.. " and "... a wide variety of activities..". I changed those to, "...in addition to the academic curriculum" and "..a variety of activities..".

The reasons are that the adjectives "full" and "wide" tend to be promotional and are subjective. In any event, they are positive qualifiers and not neutral. Does that make sense? (if you read at the link I put in the first paragraph, it'll explain it better!). On Wikipedia, no matter how much interest or excitement an editor has about a subject, it's important that articles stick to verifiable information and not words or phrases that are biased in any way. I hope this makes sense!   Wikipelli Talk   02:52, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
  Wikipelli Talk   12:33, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Some baklava for you!

 * Thank you for the baklava and all your help with the article. It has been a great experience learning how to edit in Wikipedia. I feel like a true Wikipedian now. :)Abgaila (talk) 21:48, 12 May 2012 (UTC)