User talk:AlexanderRowsell

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Speedy deletion nomination of Alexander George Rowsell
A tag has been placed on Alexander George Rowsell 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, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

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 hangon 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. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. ScottyBerg (talk) 18:59, 25 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Mr. Rowsell: I noted the "hangon" tag you applied to the above-captioned autobiographic article and the paragraph you left on its associated talk page. Thanks for being clear about being the creator as well as the subject of the article.  You may want to look at our conflict of interest policy to learn why it's strongly discouraged to create articles about yourself.  However, I also thought you might benefit from looking at WP:ATHLETE.  That is the standard that is applied to determine whether an article about an athlete or sportsperson meets our notability standards.  To boil it down for you, essentially the athlete must be competing at the highest possible level of amateur competition -- such as the Olympics or equivalent -- or be a fully professional athlete.  Although I'm sure your accomplishments are significant, I'm afraid that I can't agree that they meet that standard, which is why I deleted the article in question.  If you have any questions about Wikipedia policy that are not answered by this information or this introductory article, please feel free to leave me a note by clicking on the word "talk" after my name.  Best of luck with your future contributions.  Accounting4Taste: talk 19:56, 25 May 2010 (UTC)