User talk:Jratman

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Proposed deletion of Palos Verdes Cross Country


The article Palos Verdes Cross Country has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * Non-notable per WP:NSPORT. unreferenced, appears to be paste of an article from a school newspaper.

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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. The Speedy Deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and Articles for Deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. MuffledThud (talk) 12:35, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Palos Verdes Cross Country
I have nominated Palos Verdes Cross Country, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Articles for deletion/Palos Verdes Cross Country. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. MuffledThud (talk) 13:48, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

November 2009
Please do not replace Wikipedia pages with blank content. Blank pages are harmful to Wikipedia because they have a tendency to confuse readers. If it is a duplicate article, please redirect it to an appropriate existing page. If the page has been vandalized, please revert it to the last legitimate version. If you feel that the content of a page is inappropriate, please edit the page and replace it with appropriate content. If you believe there is no hope for the page, please see the deletion policy for how to proceed. ArglebargleIV (talk) 05:22, 7 November 2009 (UTC)