User talk:IanFinley

Kavkhazia
Hello. I have noticed you are writing the article Kavkhazia as if the country really exists. This will get it marked as a hoax. I am aware the country seemed to be from a novel of sorts, and it may be better writing it in a way similiar to Molvania - there is a chance, however, it may meet CSD criteria and be deleted. Esteffect (talk) 16:13, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Kavkhazia
Please refrain from introducing inappropriate pages such as Kavkhazia, to Wikipedia. Doing so is not in accordance with our policies. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (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. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. JohnCD (talk) 16:18, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Please do not create hoaxes. Cease and desist from introducing misinformation into Wikipedia if you are attempting to test our ability to detect and remove it. This has been done before, with universally negative results. Hoaxes are marked for deletion shortly after they are created. Kindly — do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point. If you are interested in how accurate Wikipedia is, a more constructive test method is to try to find inaccurate statements that are already in Wikipedia, and then to check to see how long they have been in place and, if possible, correct them. Feel free to take a look at the five pillars of Wikipedia policy to learn more about this project and how you can make a positive impact. Thanks, JohnCD (talk) 16:19, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Kavkhazia
I apologize for the posting on Kavkhazia. I was using it as a test to learn wiki markup language, and did not mean to actually post it. I have since deleted all the material on the page. Please let me know if there's anything else that should be done to remove the entry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by IanFinley (talk • contribs) 16:36, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
 * No problem, it gave me an entertaining few minutes checking it out! If you ever need to delete a page you have created, the thing to do is to blank it and put at the top - two curly brackets each side - which means "author requests deletion". Then the next passing admin will zap it. Someone seeing you had blanked "Kavkhazia" has already done that for you. I have moved this exchange to your talk page, so that anyone reading the warnings above will also see your explanation. As an "exercise for the student", it looked good. Another tip - for posts on talk pages, end with four "tilde" characters, ~, which the system converts to a signature with your username and the time and date - like this: JohnCD (talk) 16:45, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

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