User talk:Kerry Scarlett

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Hello, Kerry Scarlett, 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 Canberra Blues Society, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Canberra Blues Society


A tag has been placed on Canberra Blues Society 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 club, 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 the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can 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 a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent 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!! 13:14, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Contested deletion
Kerry,

You contested the deletion of Canberra Blues Society saying:
 * My name is Kerry Scarlett, Secretary of the Canberra Blues Society. This is a legitimate and the first attempt at placing an article on Wikipedia about the only blues society in the Australian Capital Territory of Australia.

First, you should familiarize yourself with Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines. Members (and especially officers) of organizations are generally discouraged from writing about their own organizations. Second, you should familiarize yourself with Wikipedia's notability guidelines, especially where they apply to organizations. Basically, if CBS has not been the topic of significant coverage in indepdendent, reliable sources, than it probably shouldn't have a Wikipedia article. This mostly boils down to verifiability: all information on Wikipedia must be verifiable by citations to reliable sources. If a subject (the CBS in this case) has not received sufficient coverage in reliable sources, there is no information available on which to base a verifiable article. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:16, 5 April 2012 (UTC)