User talk:Lindacober

June 2009
Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to the page Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Tom Brandstater has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, please ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thank you. Jonathan Hall (talk) 11:17, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Recent edits
You appear to be a relatively new editor, so if I might make a suggestion, it is that you familiarize yourself with some of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. I think the most important ones regard civility, neutrality, and verifiability. It is important to understand some of this before nominating articles for deletion or making potentially controversial edits. Those can be contentious areas to get involved in for any editor, but especially if not versed in the philosophies and guidelines of the project.

As for Tom Brandstater, you approached the AFD nomination in the wrong way: our policy is to assume that other users are acting in good faith. Additionally, articles are considered notable if they meet the notability guidelines that are established by the consensus of the community, not if we individually think they are worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. An individual that has an article, especially one that survives the added scrutiny of an AfD, shows that the community has reached consensus that the subject is notable. Good luck with your future editing. Strikehold (talk) 21:09, 6 June 2009 (UTC)