User talk:Josteoj

Speedy deletion nomination of James Patrick Jones


A tag has been placed on James Patrick Jones 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 of the article is important or significant: that is, why an article about it 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 you can assert the notability of the subject,. Clicking that button 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 article's talk page directly to give your reasons, 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. You may freely add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

See the guidelines for specific types of articles: biographies, websites, bands, or companies. CanadianLinuxUser (talk) 17:11, 21 June 2011 (UTC)


 * You're right that anyone can edit Wikipedia, but that doesn't mean that they can put in anything they like. In order to make it a useful encyclopedia it has quite strict standards and rules, including:
 * WP:Notability is the term for how we decide what is of enough general interest to have an encyclopedia article. It's not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Significant means more than just listing-type mentions; reliable excludes Myspace, Facebook, blogs, places where anyone can post anything; independent excludes the subject's own website, affiliated ones and anything based on press releases. The test is, have people unconnected with the subject found it important enough to write substantial comment about?
 * Writing about yourself is strongly discouraged, even if you are notable, for reasons explained at WP:Autobiography.
 * The WP:Introduction, the WP:Five pillars and the guide to writing WP:Your first article will tell you more about contributing here. If what you want is to write about yourself and your friends, there are plenty of sites like Myspace and Facebook that will be happy to let you do that, but Wikipedia is not one of them. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 18:29, 21 June 2011 (UTC)