User talk:Jnrandall

John, although you did a reasonable job in your autobiography, you should know that submitting autobiographies to Wikipedia is strongly discouraged. It sets a very bad precedent. Please don't encourage your friends to do so. DS 22:53, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Matricism
A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Matricism, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process
 * Not yet a notable technique. 62 non-wiki ghits aren't showing notability. The one gnews hit is behind a paywall, but doesn't look promising from the preview. The Gscholar/gbook hits are a misspelling and his patent application.

All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the  notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because, even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Fabrictramp |  talk to me  17:22, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs
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 * 1) ShaChelle Devlin Manning -

Pointillism
There's no reliable source given to verify material about Matricism. Per WP:V such material can be removed by any editor. See WP:REFB for referencing help.  Ty  04:35, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Also, judging by the post above, Matricism does not appear to have any extensive acceptance or coverage. Wikipedia is not the place to initiate such coverage.  Ty  04:38, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of John Randall (nanotechnologist)


A tag has been placed on John Randall (nanotechnologist) 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. JNW (talk) 08:47, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

You should wait for others to write an article about subjects in which you are personally involved. This applies to articles about you, your achievements, your band, your business, your publications, your website, your relatives, and any other possible conflict of interest.

Creating an article about yourself is strongly discouraged. If you create such an article, it might be listed on articles for deletion. Deletion is not certain, but many feel strongly that you should not start articles about yourself. This is because independent creation encourages independent validation of both significance and verifiability. All edits to articles must conform to No original research, Neutral point of view, and Verifiability.

If you are not "notable" under Wikipedia guidelines, creating an article about yourself may violate the policy that Wikipedia is not a personal webspace provider and would thus qualify for speedy deletion. If your achievements, etc., are verifiable and genuinely notable, and thus suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later. (See Wikipedians with articles.)  JNW (talk) 08:47, 17 March 2010 (UTC)