User talk:Lt1ninjamonkey

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Hello, Lt1ninjamonkey, 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 West Side Ice Arena, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type helpme on this page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:58, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
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Speedy deletion nomination of West Side Ice Arena


A tag has been placed on West Side Ice Arena 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 an organization or company, 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 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. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:58, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

As reviewing administrator, I had to delete your article, but let me give you some more specific help than our impersonal templates provide:

First, about the article: A Wikipedia article needs to show notability with references providing substantial coverage from 3rd party independent published reliable sources, print or online, but not blogs or press releases, or material derived from press releases. It's a good idea to make sure you have a source in hand before you start, and add it in the very first edit.

But the topic might not have had such sources--What you are likely to be able to find are routine notices of local events, which do not count as significant to a general encyclopedia. If, however, you have more than that, you can reconstruct the article with them.

Now, about selecting topics. There are some easy ones: We have an established practice that every high school is appropriate for an article, if some information to verify it can be found. Take a look at some of the better existing articles to get an idea of what's wanted. (Madison High School (New Jersey) is an adequate article What you need to find in particular is any notable alumni who have articles in Wikipedia, and any state-wide or national athletic or academic championships. If all the ones in your area have articles already, they probably need expansion.   We also want articles for every member of the state legislature, present or past. At this time, we've got most of the present ones, but if we missed any, they are the priority.  These topics are the sort of material a local librarian can assist with. All librarians know about Wikipedia, and , whether or not the altogether approve, they are curious about it.

There's also WikiProject Vermont (as for other states). Add yourself to the members, look at the list of wanted articles, and check the talk page for current discussions.

And there are excellent guides at Your first article and Starting an article And if you need help, ask me at my talk page.  DGG ( talk ) 16:32, 17 August 2011 (UTC)