User talk:Mmcmm

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Speedy deletion of Shawn Moon
A tag has been placed on Shawn Moon 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 see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. JCutter (talk) 22:44, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Shawn Moon
Howdy, thanks for the note! I looked over the article again, and it does not appear to meet WP:BIO, the notability guideline for inclusion of Biographies in Wikipedia. If you think the subject does meet that guideline, I would be happy to recreate the article in your namespace (at User:Mmcmm/Shawn Moon) for you to work on; if it seems to meet notability guidelines we can move it back into the article namespace (that is, back to the name Shawn Moon). One of the key elements is references for facts in the article--that is the primary reason there is a notability guideline. Let me know if this works for you, and of course if you have any other questions or concerns. Best wishes, --TeaDrinker (talk) 02:44, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Howdy, I have gone ahead and moved the page to your userspace. You should be able to use the link above to access it.  When you feel it is ready for to move back into the main article space (that is, meets the WP:BIO guideline), you should be able to move it yourself but I would be happy to help. It may not be a bad idea, however, to ask someone with experience reading biographies and assessing notability (I would be happy to help of course, but I can help you find someone else if you'd like) to take a look. In any event, if WP:BIO is not met, the article may be nominated for deletion again (you can take a look at ongoing biographical article deletion discussions for a sense of what people look at).  The main things to establish in the article (i) the subject was covered in independent media sources and (ii) there is awareness of the subject's work in their field, for instance by published book reviews, critical commentary, etc.  JCutter's note about WP:AUTO and WP:COI should be considered as well; it is generally a bad idea, though not strictly forbidden, for a person close to a topic to write about it (to help keep the articles neutral).  If these apply to you, it may be something to think about.  Let me know if you have any questions or concerns, or if there is some way I can help with your writing of the article.  Many thanks and best wishes, --TeaDrinker (talk) 01:32, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the note. Unfortunately, I don't think the bio yet meets WP:BIO.  The concern here is that there are large sections of the article which are outside of the scope of what is covered in the sources, and the sourced don't really indicate the significance of the subject's work.  If you can continue to find book reviews, press coverage, etc. of the subject or his work, it may be good to continue working on it.  If you're not sure anything more can be added, I can start a discussion for deletion via the articles for deletion route and get a broader sense of what other people think.  Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, and I appreciate your interest in Wikipedia.  Let me know if you have any questions or concerns, and where you'd like to go from here.  Thanks and best wishes, --TeaDrinker (talk) 00:34, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Howdy, just checking in to see if you're still working on the article. Thanks, --TeaDrinker (talk) 07:23, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

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JCutter (talk) 00:54, 9 April 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) 16:23, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

SineBot- Thanks for the tip, I'm new to Wikipedia, so any help or suggestions are welcome, thanks! Mmcmm (talk) 20:43, 9 April 2009 (UTC)