User talk:Jlugert

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Pda media preparation
Pda media preparation has been proposed for deletion. Issues have been raised on the talk page. Please review WP:NOT for why articles should not be instructional. Improve the article to be more encyclopedic if possible.

If no one objects to the deletion within five days by removing the prod notice, the article may be deleted without further discussion. NickelShoe 03:38, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Sterile transfer
Similar concerns apply to Sterile transfer, but I haven't proposed it for deletion at the moment. I'm also concerned by what you meant about it being "from" a particular work. If you mean like directly copied, that's sort of a major copyright problem, and you need to remember to write things in your own words. Please go ahead and do that, if the work as it stands is not in your own words.

By the way, if you want rid of an article you started, don't delete the text. Blank articles are confusing for readers, but sometimes people get frustrated when people confront them about problems in an article and just delete all the text. If you're the only person who's contributed any content to an article, you can request it be speedily deleted by adding to the top. But don't feel like you need to do that just because I told you how. A lot of people just don't realize the difference between deleting an article and deleting the text in it. NickelShoe 03:48, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip. I found Wikibooks which looks like the right place for instructionals. I'll request a deletion and copy the article there. BTW, I often look for things by searching "wikipedia whatnot" in Google. It might make sense for Wikipedia to include cross referencing so these types of searches do the right thing. Do you know the best place to make such a request? E.g. I searched google for "wikipedia tutorial" to learn how to edit an article and was directed to the Wikipedia tutorial published on Wikipedia. The exception that Wikipedia makes for it's own instructionals may not be appropriate if the publication wishes to educate the editors by example. Jlugert 22:06, 27 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Forgive me, but I'm not quite sure what you're asking. You might try the Village pump... NickelShoe 22:18, 27 February 2006 (UTC)


 * This is a question regarding the namespace and how it is picked up by Google. I.e., if one searches Google for:

wikipedia how to grow a mushroom, will they receive a link to wikibooks. Jlugert 23:02, 27 February 2006 (UTC)