User talk:Coldwind9

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Coldwind9 (talk) 21:49, 23 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Hi, what can I help you with?  KJS 77  21:53, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Transcluded the following from User:Coldwind9:

I want to offer a website as some proof of notability of the American author Ring Lardner, which is up for deletion. I have no ability to edit in Wikipedia, but I don't want to see Lardner's page deleted. How do I go about drawing the relevant person or persons attention to proof of his notability? I must say, I find it a little odd that such a well-known author should be in this situation.

Coldwind9 (talk) 21:57, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I do not see any evidence for your claim. The Ring Lardner article is not up for deletion, and it does not appear that it has been recently. As of right now it hasn'e even been updated at all in the last 2 weeks. Please elaborate. KuyaBriBri Talk 22:03, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Whoops, it's the link to his short story "You Know Me, Al" -- the story seems to be up for deletion. Might I offer the following website as an indication of its importance in American Literature? The link is http://www.tridget.com/index.html Coldwind9 (talk) 22:09, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The You Know Me Al article isn't up for deletion, either. It was nominated for speedy deletion in August 2008 but the article author improperly contested it and nobody bothered re-nominating it for deletion. That article hasn't been updated since August 2008.
 * At cursory glance, the website you provided is considered a fansite and would not be considered a reliable source per guidelines at Reliable sources. It's entirely possible that that site contains links to reliable sources; I just didn't have the time to look it over in much detail. I pasted the "Welcome" template at the top of this talk page; I suggest reading some of the tutorials, particularly "How to edit a page." All Wikipedia users, particularly new users, are encouraged to be bold and improve articles that they think need improving. I would caution you, however: Do not copy the text of the story verbatim into Wikipedia. That would be a copyright violation and if someone picks up on it, is certain grounds for deletion. KuyaBriBri Talk 22:26, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your assistance! Coldwind9 (talk) 01:31, 24 March 2009 (UTC)