User talk:Jane of all trades

Speedy deletion of Michael "Mike" Spiegel
A tag has been placed on Michael "Mike" Spiegel 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.

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 * I have withdrawn my CSD nomination, but think an AfD might be appropriate. I am leaving it to others to decide. Unschool (talk) 07:30, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

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Some advice
Jane, I want you to read Lead section as soon as possible, preferably, before you continue editing Michael "Mike" Spiegel. A big part of the reason that I first tagged this article for deletion is that the opening sentence violates everything that WP:LEAD stands for. I mean, who is this guy? I can read the whole article and I'm still not totally sure.

I can see that you're acting in good faith here, but this article is still at risk for deletion. That would mean that your work—and I can see that it is considerable—would be totally wasted. So read WP:LEAD and WP:NOTE, and I think you'll be off to a much better start. Happy editing! Unschool (talk) 08:21, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Nomination of Michael Spiegel for deletion
A discussion has begun about whether the article Michael Spiegel, which you created or to which you contributed, should be deleted. While contributions are welcome, an article may be deleted if it is inconsistent with Wikipedia policies and guidelines for inclusion, explained in the deletion policy.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Michael Spiegel until a consensus is reached, and you are welcome to contribute to the discussion.

You may edit the article during the discussion, including to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. -- Cirt (talk) 10:33, 3 November 2010 (UTC)