User talk:Ckgaughan

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Claire Lucas article
Hello, thanks for writing this article! I’ve just read it and I’m a bit concerned that it has no citations that really discuss this person's work in detail, apart from the USAID page by her employer and the LinkedIn page which is self-authored. That worries me since without proof that this person is notable, meaning covered enough in independent media (that's a link to a guide), the article may get deleted.

Are there any reliable, independent sources (ones not written by or for this person) you can add? If so just edit the article and add citations using the cite tool, or if you have any thoughts or questions just let me know. Blythwood (talk) 18:01, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

Claire Lucas
While I agree with the comments made in the above section, I do also want to thank you for creating this article. I hope you don't mind, but I added the article to Wiki Loves Pride 2016/Results, which tracks new and improved LGBT-related content as part of an ongoing Wiki Loves Pride campaign. If you create or improve other LGBT articles between now and the end of June, feel free to update this page with your contributions. Thanks again. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 23:03, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

Help me! CSD Process
Please help me with... Did I do the CSD source correctly on the only page I authored? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Lucas

Ckgaughan (talk) 02:48, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
 * You only really need one template for a speedy deletion. I've removed the extra templates. Just to confirm, you do wish Claire Lucas to be deleted?-- Cubs  197  03:08, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

Thank you Cubs197. Yes, I did want it deleted. And it looked like it would qualify for a CSD, but I clearly wasn't sure how to achieve that correctly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ckgaughan (talk • contribs)
 * Seeing as you were the author of the article and that you were also the main contributor, yes you were certainly allowed to request it's deletion. It doesn't necessarily need to be deleted though. If you would like to continue editing it and making it better, it certainly doesn't need to be deleted at this time. Or if you would like, we could move it into your own userspace so you can work on it freely at any time without fear of it being deleted, then when you think it's ready, we can move it back. I'm going to remove the helpme template at this time. You may replace it if you need to.-- Cubs  197  03:22, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Cubs197! I definitely would prefer it deleted at this time. But just out of curiosity and to learn, if it is in my userspace, is that public / searchable? Sorry. This is my first contribution. I'm still learning. Ckgaughan (talk) 03:26, 27 June 2016 (UTC)CKG
 * Not a problem! If it is in your userspace, it is still public and searchable. If you would like to create a page in your userspace, for example your own personal sandbox, you would create this page: User:Ckgaughan/sandbox. Clicking that red link will bring you to a new page within your userspace. And you don't need to name it "sandbox", you can name it whatever you want. But any page you create with User:Ckgaughan and then a slash (/) will be in your userspace. So you could create User:Ckgaughan/test or User:Ckgaughan/Claire_Lucas. I hope that was easy to understand, I feel as if I could've explained that better. You can read a bit more here.-- Cubs  197  03:37, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

This explains how to create user subpages a bit better.--  Cubs  197  03:42, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

Incredibly helpful Cubs197! Thank you again for taking the time to walk through it. I'll read those articles next. And, for the deletion, I just wait for an Administrator to execute it, correct? Ckgaughan (talk) 03:44, 27 June 2016 (UTC)CKG
 * Not a problem! And yes, an administrator will come along at some point and delete your article. And if the article gets deleted and you wish for a backup of what was already written you may ask the administrator to do so. And as a final note, if you ever need to contact me again, just type Glad I could help, and feel free to talk to me again if you have any more questions!--  Cubs  197  03:54, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

If you still want that page deleted you need to place on the article.--  Cubs  197  04:41, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Never mind! :)-- Cubs  197  04:42, 27 June 2016 (UTC)