User talk:Jack9790

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Speedy deletion nomination of Dr Gareth Williams
A tag has been placed on Dr Gareth Williams requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

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 page 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 page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. andy (talk) 13:47, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

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Hi, Jack.

You can sign your comments automatically using four tildes ~

If you want to test the software, use the sandbox, or write your article off line then paste it in. I deleted your recent article because it did not provide independent verifiable sources that it meets the notability guidelines.

Remember this is an encyclopaedia, not facebook or myspace. You need to show why your dad is notable enough for an encyclopaedia entry, and provide sources or references - unsourced material is liable to speedy deletion, hope this helps,  Jimfbleak  -  talk to me?  14:05, 28 January 2010 (UTC)


 * OK, he seems reasonably notable - has he had anything published you can refer to? Have a look at a biography article like Pamela C. Rasmussen or Bill Gates to get ideas on how to lay out an article and do references etc. Obviously you don't need the detail of those long article, just to show you how it's done. If you get stuck, let me know  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  14:37, 28 January 2010 (UTC)


 * I've moved the article to Gareth Williams (aerospace engineer) to comply with article naming guidelines. Deb (talk) 18:16, 7 February 2010 (UTC)