User talk:Argoshistorian

Contested deletion
This page is not unambiguously promotional, because... (your reason here) --Argoshistorian (talk) 17:39, 2 August 2013 (UTC)The current Page about Argos/ Green Shield Stamps/ Richard Tompkins is not a true representation of the company's history is incomplete and contains an error. Canterbury was not the first store. I was one of the opening management team in 1973 I was there past the time it was owned by BAT and subsequently sold to GUS I retired from Argos in 1990

This article really belongs on the Argos page but I found it difficult to access this to place the article.

L Lawrence

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Your history of Argos
Welcome to Wikipedia. That material is not suitable for a user page: they are intended for the volunteer contributors to say something about themselves and their Wikipedia work, to assist communication within the project. They are not for substantial content... that is unrelated to Wikipedia. I have not deleted it, but moved it to a "sandbox" page at User:Argoshistorian/History where you can access it.

In its present form it is not suitable for an encyclopedia article, and we already have a fairly full article at Argos (retailer). You are welcome to add to that, but I must warn you of two fundamental Wikipedia policies: These mean that, unfortunately, your personal knowledge is not an adequate basis for additions to the article; however your experience is still likely to be valuable, as it means you are likely to know where reliable sources are to be found.
 * WP:Verifiability: "any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable, published source."
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The links in the Welcome paragraph above will tell you more about Wikipedia and how to contribute. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 17:52, 2 August 2013 (UTC)