User talk:Hardmansmiles

May 2008
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Notability of Francis goldwyn
A tag has been placed on Francis goldwyn requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's 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 confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Jasynnash2 (talk) 15:49, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

I am confused about what exactly caused the deletion. If the external links were not posted correctly, how should I repost them? I am new here so please forgive any clumsiness on my part. (Hardmansmiles (talk) 18:59, 21 May 2008 (UTC))

Explanation of deletion process
Hello there, I hope I can help. First, I've removed the tag from this page again: if you read the note above from Jasynnash2 you'll see that the tag needed to go on the article, not this talk page. (In fact putting it here automatically tags your talk page for deletion, which is why I removed it in the first place!)

As to why the tag was paced, it seems to me it was because the article failed to meet the criteria known as WP:BIO - that is to say the notability criteria for biographies of individuals. If you have a look at the WP:BIO link you'll see that you need to assert at least one of various sorts of notability. I don't think the original article did this. Also, you need to note that notability is not inherited: ie having famous forebears or relations does not make a person notable.

You asked about the external links: as far as I can see there were none in the article before it was deleted. There were wikilinks (ie to other articles on Wikipedia) but none to outside sources. If it would help, I can resurrect the article into your user space so you can work on it away from the scrutiny of other editors. Reply below these comments if you'd like me to do so, or if you need any other help.

You're right, Wikipedia can be a confusing pace and the rules and conventions are not immediately transparent! But people are usually helpful, especially to editors who are obviously trying to make a constructive contribution, as you were. Kim Dent-Brown  (Talk)  21:49, 21 May 2008 (UTC)