User talk:John4812

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Speedy deletion nomination of Threshold portsmouth band in the 70s


A tag has been placed on Threshold portsmouth band in the 70s 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 band or musician, 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.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion," which appears inside of the speedy deletion tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate). Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, 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. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:25, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Contested deletion
You have posted on Talk:Threshold portsmouth band in the 70s that you don't understand where you have gone wrong. Since I was the one who tagged this article for deletion, I'll try to explain. The article does not cite any sources, so it does not, on its own, attest that the band Portsmouth is notable. To understand what makes a band notable, please read the criteria at WP:BAND. Since the name "Portsmouth" is too generic to perform a useful search, I was unable to find any sources that might attest to the band's notability. Please understand that all content in Wikipedia must meet the criteria for inclusion, and must be verifiable -- that is, there must be something written outside of Wikipedia about the topic in question so other editors can verify the information presented in the article. Without these rules, Wikipedia does not serve as a reliable source of information, but rather as a collection of rumors.

On a side note, I should point out that your writing is full of spelling and grammar errors. You may want to consider running your articles through a spell checker before posting them. Other editors can and will correct your writing, but it is so much easier if you start out with something that is close to correct.

Happy editing! WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 15:43, 7 July 2011 (UTC)