User talk:Foreman 111

A tag has been placed on Foreman 391, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the page appears to have no meaningful content or history, and the text is unsalvageably incoherent.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion. To do this, add  on the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag) and leave a note on the page's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself.

If the page you created was a test, please use the sandbox for any other experiments you would like to do. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions about this. A. Parrot (talk) 19:05, 15 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Hello, Foreman 111. I may have been too hasty in putting a speedy-deletion tag on your article, but because of grammar and spelling errors (sorry, but it's true) I mistook it for complete nonsense. The expanded version makes things somewhat clearer—am I correct in assuming that it's about a video-game character? The spelling and grammar are still problematic, but I may be able to help you with that. In any case, however, what's most important for keeping an article is not length or spelling and grammar, but whether the article's subject is notable. To prove that it is notable, you need references to reliable sources. Wikipedia has detailed guidelines on how to prove notability, and on what constitutes a reliable source, here and here. I'm not clear on the specific notability guidelines for video-game topics myself, but I'll try and look them up. If you can establish that the subject is notable, I can clear away the deletion tag. When discussing this further, you should probably do so on the article's talk page; I'll be watching it from now on. A. Parrot (talk) 19:54, 15 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Also, this is a link to specific guidelines for video-game articles. A. Parrot (talk) 20:17, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

Welcome
Just wanted to give you a formal welcome to Wikipedia, and counteract any discouraging effects of having your first article slapped with a speedy-deletion tag. This is the big template containing links to all the major Wikipedia policies and guidelines, which you'll have to familiarize yourself with before making any major contributions. It's useful to have these links all in one place.