User talk:Gregg Potts

Speedy deletion of Michael L. Vincent
A tag has been placed on Michael L. Vincent, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion debate, such as at articles for deletion. Under the specified criteria, where an article has substantially identical content to that of an article deleted after debate, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article 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 article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. BigDunc (talk) 22:50, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Michael L. Vincent
Another editor has added the  template to the article Michael L. Vincent, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but the editor doesn't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and has explained why in the article (see also What Wikipedia is not and Notability). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia or discuss the relevant issues at its talk page. If you remove the  template, the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. BJBot (talk) 20:01, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Michael L. Vincent
I have nominated Michael L. Vincent, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/Michael L. Vincent. 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. BigDunc (talk) 22:34, 25 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi Gregg I am getting the impresion that you are taking this AfD as a personal attack against yourself, it is far from it have a read of world wont end it's a light hearted essay and will give you a perspective on this process. BigDunc (talk) 12:37, 26 February 2008 (UTC)


 * response -Hi "BigDunc". Thanks for the link. But please understand I really don't feel this as a personal attack on me at all. A personal attack is one that involves me personally, and considering this is about an article than that puts me in the clear ;) I am just defending  an article regarding a composer whom,  according to wiki's rules, is notable and should not be deleted. I have not read any any evidence that has swayed my opinion yet, and until that happens then I will continue to point-out how this article is notable and should stay. All told, I am confident the process will run its course, and it help us all decide wether should be deleted or not. Either way, I am confident the matter will be settled ;)Gregg Potts (talk) 19:44, 26 February 2008 (UTC)


 * One more note "BigDunc" perhaps you might find this article enlightening: WP:CHANCEGregg Potts (talk) 20:31, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
 * That is a good article Greg that is why I brought this AfD so as other editors and yourself could decide if this article should be deleted. Im glad you dont feel that it was personal against your edits and sincerely hope you continue to edit wikipedia.BigDunc (talk) 12:40, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

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Being framed by trolls
It happens, Gregg. Just chalk it down to experience. Take a look at some of the dung that's been flung at me on my talk page; and I've been comparatively lucky. -- Orange Mike  |  Talk  02:14, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the words of encouragement, Mike. I read some of those comments! Unbelievable. You have a thick skin my friend.Gregg Potts (talk) 02:47, 29 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I'm a Quaker. I find that dealing peacefully with the vandals and dung-flingers is a useful exercise in walking a peaceful path. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  15:08, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Sandbox
Hi, It looks like the Michael L. Vincent article will probably get deleted. Since you put a lot of work into it (and you may eventually find more sources to establish his notability), you might want to consider saving it to your sandbox to preserve it for eventual re-publication once the notability guidelines can be adequately met and referenced. If you don't have a personal sandbox click here: User:Gregg Potts/Sandbox, add this template at the top: userpage and save. Then you can edit it to paste in the MLV article. Best wishes, Voceditenore (talk) 11:12, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Many Thanks- I will do just that ;)Gregg Potts (talk) 15:47, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Ooops. I forgot to say that when you paste an article into a sandbox, you need to disable the categories. Otherwise your sandbox will show up on the mainspace category pages. Here's a copy of an existing article I'm working on:. Scroll down to the bottom and you'll see the disabled categories. This shows the markup to use to disable the categories. You basically add  before the first category and   after the last one. And if you want to add the extra bit about the page being a sandbox that I have on my draft page, here's the template to use: User Sandbox. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 06:17, 3 March 2008 (UTC)