User talk:Matt8484

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Proposed deletion of Houston Blackout of November 12, 2013


The article Houston Blackout of November 12, 2013 has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * Cannot find evidence that this supposedly recent event occurred, nor are any sources provided.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

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. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Jinkinson  talk to me  02:42, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Houston Blackout of November 12, 2013


A tag has been placed on Houston Blackout of November 12, 2013, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done for the following reason:

No evidence that this even happened, but even if it did it would be unremarkable.

Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not meet basic Wikipedia criteria may be deleted at any time.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, 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 from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, you can place a request here. JodyBtalk 11:25, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

What you should do
If this event happened you should provide some kind of reliable source to document it. I searched and found nothing which suggests this is a hoax. We want people to help build the encyclopedia but not to create un-useful pages. Please verify the event. JodyBtalk 11:30, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
 * I saw the link on my user page and note that the article was not a hoax. The article would still not be appropriate as it is a news article and not a notable event. The difference woul dhave been that I would have had the article deleted through another process. In the future, when writing an article. Be sure and include the verification in the story. Everything need to be verified. You might read NOTNEWS, Verify and reliable sources. Thanks JodyBtalk 22:28, 17 November 2013 (UTC)