User talk:Avestriel

Jay Leslie
Let me explain why this article was deleted. I could find no verifiable, reliable sources that were independent of the subject. Everything I found looked like advertising for him selling his magic instructional material. Many of the copies were written by Leslie himself. With no independent nontrivial sources, and so much of the available information simply being sales pitches, this article amounted to nothing more than advertising. Now I can tell by your caustic tone that you may disagree, but since you have a conflict of interest, you should know that unbiased, neutral reviews are how we establish notability criteria here on Wikipedia. You may certainly ask for a deletion review, but I can nearly guarantee that the resulting consensus will be similar. Please feel free to drop a line on my talk page if you have further questions about this. - CobaltBlueTony™ talk 13:36, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Jay Leslie
A tag has been placed on Jay Leslie requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a blatant copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must include on the external site the statement "I, (name), am the author of this article, (article name), and I release its content under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 and later." You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here.

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), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, 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, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 22:37, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Jay Leslie
I have nominated Jay Leslie, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/Jay Leslie. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Delicious carbuncle (talk) 13:58, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Hi Christa. I've made some comments on Articles for deletion/Jay Leslie that might give you a hand with establishing notability of the subject and maybe saving it from deletion. I hope that whether or not the article ends up getting deleted you don't lose heart. Wikipedia can seem pretty daunting at first and lots of people have initial setbacks, but it doesn't mean that you won't get the hang of writing articles which won't get deleted - or that we aren't grateful for your contributions! If you have any other questions or problems, feel free to contact me at my talk page. Happy editing, Olaf Davis | Talk 15:40, 25 July 2008 (UTC)