User talk:John Beresford

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Hello, John Beresford, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Alex Niven (writer), may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Alex Niven (writer)


A tag has been placed on Alex Niven (writer) 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.

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". 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 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. Sparthorse (talk) 16:40, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Alex Niven (writer)


The article Alex Niven (writer) has been proposed for deletion because, under Wikipedia policy, all newly created biographies of living persons must have at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the prod blp tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can when you are ready to add one. Sparthorse (talk) 16:42, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

Alex Niven (writer)
Hi John. I think that Alex Niven is probably sufficiently notable for a Wikipedia article, but the article needs to be supported by reliable sources. A biography from his publisher isn't sufficient, since it's not independent of the subject (i.e. the publisher has a particular business interest in the subject). Can you provide reliable sources which review his book or his band, perhaps? Newspapers, magazines or scholarly works would be ideal. Pburka (talk) 17:50, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

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 Alex Niven (writer), which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created. You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. Note that because you are a logged-in user, you can create articles yourself, and don't have to post a request. However, you are more than welcome to continue submitting work to Articles for Creation. Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia! Cerebellum (talk) 03:59, 29 October 2012 (UTC)
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Proposed deletion of Alex Niven (writer)


The article Alex Niven (writer) has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * There are no reliable, independent sources about Mr. Niven. Refs in the article are about the book.

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Bgwhite (talk) 22:26, 29 October 2012 (UTC)