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Speedy deletion of Sybex
A tag has been placed on Sybex 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.

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 * No problem here, my apologies. -- ÐeadΣyeДrrow (Talk | Contribs) 08:15, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Top Hat Stage School,


A tag has been placed on Top Hat Stage School, 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 this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion, or "db", tag; if no such tag exists, then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hang-on tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, 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. Burhan Ahmed (talk • contribs) 14:31, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Top Hat Stage School


A tag has been placed on Top Hat Stage School requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, individual animal(s), an organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject of the article is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate 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  at the top of the article, immediately below the speedy deletion  tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate), and providing your reasons for contesting on the article's talk page, 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. You may freely add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

You may want to read the guidelines for specific types of articles: biographies, websites, bands, or companies. Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 16:06, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Requesting citations
Hello, Alanthehat. Regarding this edit you made, it's likely sourced by that first reference. See WP:Citation overkill for why not every line or sentence in a paragraph always needs to have a reference beside it. Sometimes, just one reference at the end of the sentence or paragraph suffices. Therefore, I have trusted that the part you tagged is sourced; I need to check, of course. I also removed that second source, because it's essentially a Wikipedia article. Flyer22 (talk) 05:19, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi, Flyer22. It was particularly the proposed meaning "arriving at man's estate" that bothered me, with "one arrived at puberty" seeming plausible given the meaning "a youth of eighteen who underwent his dokimasia and was registered as a citizen (Athens)" which is possibly covered by ephebos which was linked earlier. It was not obvious that any of the other links or references in the section would corroborate the wide distribution of possible meanings. I felt it particularly important to be clear since the section is 'Etymology'. Alanthehat (talk) 06:04, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for explaining. I still of course need to check that source. Flyer22 (talk) 07:30, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

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