User talk:Ggavalas

The article Andrew hawes has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be blatant advertising which only promotes a company, product, group or service and which would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 11, as well as the guidelines on spam. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. NawlinWiki (talk) 14:13, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

I don't understand why you are trying to delete this? My father inlaw is an artist and I am trying to get his biography on wikipedia. I asked my Andrew to write a biography so I could put it on wikepedia - this is not a spamming excercise! Please tell me what IU need to do in order for this to be accepted. I don't understand why you are trying to delete this? My father inlaw is an artist and I am trying to get his biography on Wikipedia. I asked Andrew to write a biography so I could put it on Wikipedia - this is not a spamming excercise! Please tell me what IU need to do in order for this to be accepted.

AfD nomination of Andrew Hawes
I have nominated Andrew Hawes, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/Andrew Hawes. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message.  Ja Ga  talk 20:46, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Welcome
Welcome to Wikipedia. Take a look at the Welcome page and the Five Pillars of Wikipedia. To stay in Wikipedia, an article has to be about something notable, that is, of general interest. Click on Notability for an explanation of what that means, and on Notability (people) and WP:CREATIVE for more detail. Also, it must give independently verifiable sources and be written from a neutral point of view. Articles that don't meet these requirements are likely to be deleted. JohnCD (talk) 12:47, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * For advice about creating articles, read the Introduction and the Guide to creating your first article.
 * You should not write articles about yourself, your family, your band, your client or your best friend - that's a conflict of interest.
 * Wikipedia is not an advertising service. Before writing about your own organization, read FAQ/Organizations.
 * For experiments, please use the sandbox.

nomination of Andrew Hawes
Hi. I hope you don't feel like the deletion nomination is a personal attack. One of the unpleasant, but necessary tasks at Wikipedia is nominating articles for deletion. We have created standards for our articles and must hold articles to those standards, or everything goes haywire pretty quickly. That being said, the best way to improve your article is to introduce sources - give links to news articles, etc., that mention Mr. Hawes and his work. The more the better. And if he's ever been interviewed, better still. Check out WP:CREATIVE for an idea of what we're looking for. If you do improve the article, mention it in the deletion review. Also, the review ends seven days after it's begun (more or less), so that's your deadline. Again, I'm sorry if this has been a bad experience. No harm intended. -- Ja Ga  talk 05:46, 19 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Further note: I said in the deletion debate that as you are related to the subject, you should not be writing about him. That was perhaps a little strong: writing about a subject where you have a conflict of interest is discouraged, but it is possible if you are very careful. There is excellent advice on how to write an acceptable article in these circumstances at User:Uncle G/On notability and Amnesia test. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 10:20, 19 April 2009 (UTC)