User talk:Michael McLaughlin99

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Speedy deletion nomination of John A. McLaughlin


A tag has been placed on John A. McLaughlin 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 a person or group of people, 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 read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. red dogsix (talk) 00:20, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

December 2014
Your recent edit to Bronze Star Medal appears to have added the name of a non-notable entity to a list that normally includes only notable entries. In general, a person or organization added to a list should have a pre-existing article before being added to most lists. If you wish to create such an article, please first confirm that the subject qualifies for a separate, stand-alone article according to Wikipedia's notability guideline. ''The article you wrote was deleted. List entries have to have existing articles. Write the article first.''  Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 03:11, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm tiring of correcting you on this issue. I'm sure you're very proud of your apparent relative that was awarded the Bronze Star. That he was awarded the medal isn't the criteria for being added to this list. Wikipedia requires that the awardee was themselves notable. If you can write an article about them (and it isn't deleted) then you can add their name to the list. Also, don't try to pull a fast one by using a deceptive edit summary. I'm actually looking at the diff, not just the edit summary. I'd be critical of any edit you make simply because you've shown you're a single-purpose account bent on pushing your family member. I can't emphasize enough that Wikipedia does not care about your issues. We run on rules to build an encyclopedia. Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 14:04, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Bronze Star Medal. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Administrators have the ability to block users from editing if they repeatedly engage in vandalism. If you have a valid reason to delete all those entries then let's hear it. Otherwise your bogus edit summary calling it a typo just confirms that you are vandalizing he article now. Meters (talk) 00:30, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Please stop your disruptive editing, as you did at Bronze Star Medal. Your edits have been reverted or removed. Do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive until the dispute is resolved through consensus. Continuing to edit disruptively may result in your being blocked from editing. Chris Troutman ( talk ) 00:31, 3 December 2014 (UTC)
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You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Bronze Star Medal. He's not notable, as has been explained already. Meters (talk) 00:42, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

You have been blocked temporarily from editing for abuse of editing privileges. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the following text below this notice: {tlxBecause John A. McLaughlin is a real person who got a real bronze star and he put his life on the line to protect our country so the leat you could do is put. His name on there''}. However, you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Materialscientist (talk) 02:50, 3 December 2014 (UTC)

Malformed unblock request corrected by Meters (talk) 17:22, 3 December 2014 (UTC)