User talk:Mortarboardcornell

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Der Hexenkreis
This article has potential but needs a lot of work. I got you started in the right direction. Here are some things that you should read to make the article better. If you have any questions, you can post them here. Just remember to sign you post with ~. Thanks for your hard work! Ndenison talk  15:48, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
 * WP:OWN - While you started the article, you don't own it. Allow others to add to it and critique it (those templates at the top).
 * WP:STYLE - Wikipedia has a particular way articles should look. It makes them easier to read (and edit for that matter).  You probably noticed how most articles look.  I added and changed a few things so the article is heading in this direction.
 * WP:NOTABILITY - This is one of the most important aspects of Wikipedia. You still need to prove notability.  This can easily be done by listing well-known alumni (with references), and by finding news articles about the impact of this society.
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Potential Edit War
Please comment at Talk:Der_Hexenkreis before continuing to edit the article. Thanks! Ndenison talk  05:14, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Cornell University
Welcome to Wikipedians covering Cornell. While I can't claim to have been at Cornell for all the past 100 years, I believe I have learned most of its secrets from the past 50. I think that your recent edit to the main Cornell University article which claims that Der Hexenkreis was around as a secret society for as long as Spinks Head and Q&D may be an overstatement. I suggest that you either add some citations, or that we revert the edit. 66.173.140.100 (talk) 20:57, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Der Hexenkreis
An article that you have been involved in editing, Der Hexenkreis, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Articles for deletion/Der Hexenkreis. Thank you. Racepacket (talk) 22:35, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Your recent edits
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An article you created maybe deleted soon: Tools which can help you
The article you created: Der Hexenkreis may be deleted from Wikipedia.

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

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 Der Hexenkreis: 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! Ikip (talk) 03:36, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Please keep editing on Wikipedia
Although your article was deleted on January 25, I would encourage you to join the Cornell Wikiproject and write about other aspects of Cornell. It is best to avoid writing about organizations where you have a direct stake. However, much work remains to be done, including better coverage of Cornell's history and coverage of campus buildings. I look forward to working with you. Racepacket (talk) 18:05, 26 January 2009 (UTC)