User talk:HandsofGenius

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Graham Short - Micro-artist
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Speedy deletion nomination of Graham Short - Micro-artist


A tag has been placed on Graham Short - Micro-artist requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article or image appears to be a clear copyright infringement. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.artprofile.co.uk/artist.asp?artist=Graham%20Short&alpha=Short,%20Graham. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, 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 from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Theroadislong (talk) 15:36, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

Help me!
Can someone help me please? I am finding this impossible. I want to introduce links to another Wikipedia page and I am finding it too complicated. For example, I have highlighted Birmingham then clicked in the double square brackets. Then pasted in the link to Birmingham, Wikipedia. I have then put a verical line between this link and Birmingham on the page but it still doesn't work.

This is what I have done [| Birmingham]

Please describe in simple terms how I can do this. I have spend two hours now and I still can't get it right.

Thanks,

Liubov Shcherbakova
 * I've just done it for you. Theroadislong (talk) 12:47, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

You are making hyperlinking all very complex for yourself, when it is VERY easy please see WP:LINKSTYLE Theroadislong (talk) 17:03, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
 * You have still not read the link above? Theroadislong (talk) 17:15, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
 * PLEASE READ... You don't need to paste the http link in at all, for example (, which results in Whalley, Lancashire Theroadislong (talk) 17:59, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

Help with referencing
Please see Help:Referencing for beginners Theroadislong (talk) 11:46, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of Graham Short for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Graham Short is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Graham Short until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.  DGG ( talk ) 17:37, 5 October 2020 (UTC)