User talk:MichaelJordaine

John Davies (climber)
Hi, thanks for message. You can sign your comments automatically using four tildes ~. I deleted your article because
 * it did not provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that it meets the notability guidelines. It is now Wikipedia policy that biographical articles about living people must have independent verifiable references, or they will be deleted. The article gave two references, but one didn't even mention him, and the other listed some climbs, but didn't indicate why they were significant.
 * I'm rather offended that you feel that John Davies is not a notable climber &mdash; I know nothing about climbing, I can only make a judgement on what is written in the article and whether it's properly sourced
 * it was written in a promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic. Examples of unsourced claims presented as fact include:  is a notable rock climber... prolific climber... climbers that set the bar... some of South Africa's most intimidating routes... his most impressive accomplishments.

If you want to have a go, I'll post the deleted text here shortly  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  05:44, 2 June 2013 (UTC)


 * perhaps you could give it another go some time in the future when you're less busy.  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  05:02, 3 June 2013 (UTC)