User talk:Ian de Bolton

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Speedy deletion nomination of St Joseph, Portishead (RC)


A tag has been placed on St Joseph, Portishead (RC) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, individual animal(s), an organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, 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. Jim - Jameslwoodward (talk • contribs) 13:04, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

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What's above are two canned notes. My apologies for the second message on your talk page being one that questions the very basis of what your user page says you joined Wikipedia to do.

The question here is why St Joseph, Portishead (RC) deserves an article in Wikipedia. Generally, a hundred year old parish church would not deserve one based on its mere existence. Some things that might qualify it would be: On the face of the article so far, St. Joseph doesn't qualify.
 * A Grade I listed building.
 * A notable priest or series of priests that already had WP articles, perhaps people that became bishops
 * A notable event there that had a WP article
 * Notable persons being buried there, so, for example, an article on St. Nicholas Moreton, Dorset might be appropriate for its connection with T.E. Lawrence.
 * and so forth

If I can answer questions, just put a note on my talk page by clicking on the "talk" in my signature. I note your e-mail address on your User Page. You may want to rethink that since e-mail is not the way we usually communicate, as Wikipedia strives to be very transparent. While there is a private system for e-mail (click on "My Preferences" at the top of any page and follow the instructions at the bottom of the "User Profile" tab), we generally use talk pages -- like this one -- for communication. In order to keep both sides of the conversation in one place, I will keep this page on my watchlist for a week or two, so that if you choose to respond, please do so here and I will see it. Regards, and again, welcome. Jim - Jameslwoodward (talk • contribs) 13:04, 10 April 2010 (UTC)