User talk:Andrewodom

Image tagging for Image:South Carolina private residence.png
Thanks for uploading Image:South Carolina private residence.png. The image has been identified as not specifying the source and creator of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the source and creator of the image on the image's description page, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided source information for them as well.

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This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Media copyright questions. 22:10, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:South Carolina private residence.png)
Thanks for uploading Image:South Carolina private residence.png. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BetacommandBot 15:16, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Welcome
Welcome to Wikipedia. To find out how to make useful contributions, take a look at the welcome page. To stay in Wikipedia, an article has to be about something notable, that is, of general interest. Click on Notability for an explanation of what that means. Also, it must give independently verifiable sources. Articles that don't meet these requirements are likely to be deleted. Follow the links below to learn more: JohnCD (talk) 10:57, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
 * To find out more about creating articles, read the Introduction, the Tutorial, and the Guide to creating your first article.
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Attic Fire Photography
A tag has been placed on Attic Fire Photography, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under 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.

Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. If you plan to expand the article, you can request that administrators wait a while for you to add contextual material. To do this, affix the template   to the article and state your intention on the article's talk page. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. JohnCD (talk) 10:57, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Unfortunately, a great many short and nonsense articles are put into Wikipedia, and so incoming articles are looked at and unsuitable ones are "speedily deleted". That means that if you put an article in before you have got more than a few words, it will almost certainly get deleted within a few minutes. You would do better to prepare your article in a word-processor like Notepad, and maybe try it out in the sandbox, and wait to put it in till there is enough to make it clear it can become a sensible article. That way it is less likely to be deleted. But you should also follow the links in the Welcome paragraph above, to understand what sort of articles are acceptable.

Another way to protect an article is to put  at the top, if you plan to add to it soon; but if it is not edited for several days, that tag will be automatically removed. JohnCD (talk) 10:57, 6 February 2008 (UTC)