User talk:Melinda Strasse

Welcome
Welcome to Wikipedia. Take a look at the welcome page. To stay in Wikipedia, an article has to be about something notable, that is, of general interest. Click on Notability for an explanation of what that means, and on Notability (books) for more detail. Also, it must give independently verifiable sources. Articles that don't meet these requirements are likely to be deleted. JohnCD (talk) 17:35, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
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Proposed deletion of Elsass-Lothringen (book series)
A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Elsass-Lothringen (book series), suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process&#32; because of the following concern:
 * there is nothing to show that this unpublished book series is notable - see WP:BK#Not yet published books.

All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the  notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because, even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. JohnCD (talk) 17:36, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Elsass-Lothringen (book series)
I have nominated Elsass-Lothringen (book series), 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/Elsass-Lothringen (book series). 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. JohnCD (talk) 08:32, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Please do not remove Articles for deletion notices from articles or remove other people's comments in Articles for deletion pages. Doing so won't stop the discussion from taking place. You are, however, welcome to comment about the proposed deletion on the appropriate page. JohnCD (talk) 15:02, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Please stop. Removing the AfD notice from your article does not stop the deletion debate; it only means that people who read the article will not know about it, and so will not be able to contribute. If you continue removing the Articles for deletion notice, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. JohnCD (talk) 15:32, 14 April 2009 (UTC)