User talk:MichaelJScanlon

AfD nomination of Michael J Scanlon
An article that you have been involved in editing, Michael J Scanlon, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Articles for deletion/Michael J Scanlon. Thank you. OhNo itsJamie Talk 16:38, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

An article you created maybe deleted soon: Tools which can help you
The article you created: Michael J Scanlon may be deleted from Wikipedia.

There is an ongoing debate about whether your article should be deleted here:
 * Articles for deletion/Michael J Scanlon.

The faster you respond on this page, the better chance the article you created can be saved.

Finding sources which mention the topic of your article is the very best way to avoid an article being deleted Findsources3:
 * Find sources for Michael J Scanlon: google news recent, google news old, google books, google scholar, NYT recent, NYT old, a9, msbooks, msacademic ...You can then cite these results in the Article for deletion discussion.

Also, there are several tools and helpful editors on Wikipedia who can help you:
 * 1. List the page on Article Rescue Squadron. You can get help listing your page on the Article Rescue Squadron talk page.
 * 2. At any time, you can ask any administrator to move your article to a special page. (Called userfication)


 * 3. You can request a mentor to help explain all of the complex rules that editors use to get a page deleted: Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User. But don't wait for a mentor to respond to you before responding on the article for deletion page.
 * 4. When trying to delete a page, veteran editors love to use a lot of rule acronyms. Don't let these acronyms intimidate you. Here is a list of acronyms you can use yourself: WP:Deletion debate acronyms which may support the page you created being kept.

If your page is deleted, you also have many options available. Good luck! travb (talk) 20:52, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Your recent edits
Hi there. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126; ) at the end of your comment. If you can't type the tilde character, you should click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you! --SineBot (talk) 15:55, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Removing or refactoring others comments
Do not remove comments from discussions, as you did to the deletion discussion of the article about you. OhNo itsJamie Talk 16:01, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Michael J Scanlon
Hi, thanks for your message. I'm sorry, but the subject does not meet the guidelines for an article in the encyclopedia in my view. My I suggest that you post the article on MyWikiBiz, which has more inclusive criteria? Kind regards, --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 16:32, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Regarding this edit
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, we would like to remind you not to attack other editors. Please comment on the contributions and not the contributors. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. OhNo itsJamie Talk 02:41, 21 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I understand that it can be frustrating to have so many people telling you the article doesn't make the grade, but it's nothing personal. My suggestion for you to cite articles from reliable sources was neither ignorant nor arrogant. Significant coverage in something like ESPN or SI would go a long way to helping your case, which is why I suggested it. There's no need to be defensive about it; we've all been there at some point. Absolutely no amount of arguing or saber-rattling is going to help that article if you can't provide independent sources. Believe me on that - I've been at this for years, and I've seen it before. I'm just trying to help you avoid the same mistakes others have made. Kafziel Complaint Department 04:59, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Your username
It's not appropriate for you to use the real name of another person, and this account will probably be blocked for that reason. If you find the change-username procedure difficult but would like to continue editing, I suggest you simply open another account. You can use your own name if you like, but many users prefer anonymity - see advice at WP:Username policy. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 10:42, 22 January 2009 (UTC)