User talk:Mwjohns

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April 2013
Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from Melissa White (author), a page you have created yourself. If you believe the page should not be deleted, you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that says: Click here to contest this speedy deletion and appears inside the speedy deletion notice. This will allow you to make your case on the page's talk page. Administrators will consider your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 15:31, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Hello, Mwjohns. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Melissa White (author), you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 15:31, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Darrell Dewayne Johns jr


The article Darrell Dewayne Johns jr has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * Fails WP:NSPORTS. Only played at a developmental league level in the NBA and played for a now defunct spring basketball team of little note.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Safiel (talk) 18:17, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Nomination of Darrell Dewayne Johns jr for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Darrell Dewayne Johns jr is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Darrell Dewayne Johns jr until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Safiel (talk) 15:03, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Hello, Mwjohns. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Darrell Dewayne Johns jr, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:


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Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 15:12, 23 April 2013 (UTC)