User talk:Jbgates78

A tag has been placed on Gridiron Secret Society, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article seems to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert notability may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and if you can indicate why the subject of this article is notable, you may contest the tagging. To do this, add  on the top of the page (below the existing db tag) 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.

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. exolon 19:12, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Restore request
This message is addressed to the person who sent me an e-mail on 2013 March 27.

You are requesting the restoration of Gridiron Secret Society on this very public website. So why are you not prepared to discuss the matter in public? The article was deleted for the simple reason that despite having been around for six years, it contained not a single independent reference. You get my standard response: kindly have the decency to wait until someone with no COI thinks your society is notable and writes about it here. If you really insist on trying to get an article in, you might look for a "sponsor". Incidentally, it is perfectly acceptable for Wikipedia users to hide their identity behind pseudonyms. &mdash; RHaworth (talk · contribs) 19:27, 29 March 2013 (UTC)