User talk:Huum

Speedy deletion of Dedxound
A tag has been placed on Dedxound, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia per CSD A7.

Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not meet basic Wikipedia criteria may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as an appropriate article, and if you can indicate why the subject of this article is appropriate, you may contest the tagging. To do this, add  on the top of the article and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm its subject's notability under the guidelines.

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. jonny-mt(t)(c) 14:51, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

October 2007
Please refrain from introducing inappropriate pages to Wikipedia. Doing so is not in accordance with our policies. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 18:31, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Re: Your question
Hi Huum,

Thanks for your question about Dedxound. Regarding the deletion, I should first point out that it was not a unilateral decision on my part--rather, I simply tagged it per the criteria for speedy deletion, which alerted an administrator that the page needed to be looked at. The fact that it was then deleted means that at least two people were in agreement about the fact that it does not need to be on Wikipedia.

Now, as far as making that particular call goes, I want to point you to the following three pages: Wikipedia's policy on notability, Wikipedia's policy on verifiability, and Wikipedia's policy on reliable sources. These three policies are probably the most visible embodiments of the core policies that are the foundation of the work that is done here.

Your article was tagged for deletion under criteria A7, which means that it is an article about a band that did not successfully establish the notability of the subject (a question that is entirely different from the issue of whether or not your subject is notable to begin with). If I recall correctly--and I'd appreciate your correcting me if I don't--the article was about a band that just formed in the past year, and the only reference backing it up was a MySpace page. Since the source (being completely user-created) does not qualify as reliable, it cannot be used to establish notability as any claims to notability are not verifiable. This is why your article was tagged.

However, you should also know that while simply recreating the same page over and over again is considered highly inappropriate, there is no prejudice against your creating a better page that fulfills the requirements I outlined above. If you can find reliable third-party sources to back up your claims of notability, then the chances of it being speedily deleted drop to nil and, even in the case that it is nominated for deletion by someone who doesn't agree with your claims, you would have more than sufficient grounds to argue that your article deserves to stay.

If you want some space to polish your article and collect sources, your sandbox is the perfect place for a test-run. I've also added a standard welcoming template below this message that will provide you with links to useful articles, including a guide to writing your first article. If you have any other questions, feel free to drop by my talk page and leave a message. Thanks, and good luck! --jonny-mt(t)(c) 04:17, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

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