User talk:Daveyb2011

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Hello, Daveyb2011, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Dave Byrne, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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Proposed deletion of Dave Byrne


The article Dave Byrne has been proposed for deletion because, under Wikipedia policy, all newly created biographies of living persons must have at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the prod blp tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can when you are ready to add one. Eeekster (talk) 21:12, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Dave Byrne


A tag has been placed on Dave Byrne requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page 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 page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Sparthorse (talk) 21:24, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

Article deletion
Greetings. While I read your comment on the talk page of the Dave Byrne article, I have deleted the article as the notability of Mr. Byrne was not established. I believe you may have the wrong idea of how Wikipedia works, judging from your comments on the talk page; you state that you wish to control any material printed about your client (which, I should note, is a clear conflict of interest) but when an article is placed on Wikipedia it is open to editing by anyone who wishes to work on and improve it. Articles are not to be controlled by single editors, especially in a case where that editor has stated their direct association with the subject. As you have a definite COI with the subject, it is very much the case that you should not be the person to create an article about him.

In addition, you noted that the subject might not meet notability guidelines now, but will in the future. This is generally considered gazing into the crystal ball, as it were, and again is frowned upon. Articles need to be backed up by reliable sources that establish notability now, not in the future.

I highly recommend that you look over the links in the welcome message above to help you understand in greater detail how Wikipedia functions. Tony Fox (arf!) 23:23, 15 November 2011 (UTC)