User talk:Dstevyns

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Hello, Dstevyns, 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 Drew Stevyns, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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Proposed deletion of Drew Stevyns


The article Drew Stevyns has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. 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) 05:15, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Drew Stevyns


A tag has been placed on Drew Stevyns 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 band or musician, 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 the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can 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 a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent 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. Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 05:24, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Drew Stevyns


A tag has been placed on Drew Stevyns 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 band or musician, 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 the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can 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 a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent 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. Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 11:33, 25 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Please read WP:MUSICBIO to see what a musical performer needs to have achieved before having a Wikipedia article, and Autobiography and Wikipedia is not about YOU for the reasons why even then you should not write it yourself. JohnCD (talk) 12:12, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Why I am not restoring your article to a sandbox
My reasons for not restoring this article to your sandbox: Wikipedia has quite strict notability criteria for articles - in this respect it is quite unlike the Myspace/Facebook kind of site. For musical performers they are explained at WP:MUSICBIO, and also see WP:42. I do not see anything in your article which shows that you have (yet) reached that standard.

I have already pointed you to Autobiography and Wikipedia is not about YOU. Writing on subjects where you have a conflict of interest is not actually prohibited, but it is strongly discouraged, and the result will be subject to close scrutiny, because Wikipedia is extremely resistant to being used for any kind of promotion. It is not a place for up-and-coming performers to give themselves exposure.

I have many times seen people spend vast amounts of effort piling up trivial "references" to try to make something appear notable which simply is not, and asking repeatedly how they can improve the article to make it acceptable. This happens so often that there is a guidance essay No amount of editing can overcome a lack of notability. My advice is: forget Wikipedia, write yourself up on Myspace, Facebook, LinkedIn and all those sites, good luck with your career, and by the time you are notable someone else will probably be interested enough to write an article. JohnCD (talk) 21:48, 26 May 2012 (UTC)