User talk:NGaugeForum

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Speedy deletion nomination of N Gauge Forum


A tag has been placed on N Gauge Forum 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, organization (band, club, company, etc.) or web content, 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.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but 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 yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 18:59, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Re: Speedy Deletion
If you want to work on the article over time, consider creating a userspace draft (you can do that here). That way it's not live on Wikipedia yet, so you will have time to work on it. Once you're done, it can be moved to the main Wikipedia space so others can read it. Also, consider that the topic of your article may not meet the notability requirements for inclusion in Wikipedia. If that's the case, unfortunately the topic doesn't belong here, and will probably get deleted again. If you have any other question, feel free to ask on my talk page. Millermk90 (talk) 19:14, 23 May 2012 (UTC) Suggestion: create your article in a sandbox. Put this in user:NGaugeForum:. That way, you can take your time creating it. Also, I notice your user name and the article name are closely related. You should read conflict of interest. Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 19:32, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

No, it's not been deleted...
...it's at User:NGaugeForum/DRAFT where you can get more time to work on it. I would, however, recommend a change of name. The reason is that user names should not appear to represent organisations. See WP:USERNAME, which will include instructions for requesting a change. (When you go to the change page, go down to Simple.) Peridon (talk) 19:33, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

May 2012
Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that the username you have chosen (NGaugeForum) seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of a group, company or website.

There are two issues with this :
 * 1) It is possible that you have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, you must exercise great caution when editing on topics related to your organization or adding links to its website.
 * 2) Your account cannot represent a group of people. You may wish to create a new account with a username that represents only you. Alternatively, you may consider changing your username to avoid giving the impression that your personal account is being used for promotional purposes.

Regardless of whether you change your name or create a new account, you are not exempted from the guidelines concerning editing where you have a conflict of interest. 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. Alexf(talk) 19:46, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Thank you all!
Thanks everyone for your help. I'll certainly take all of the information that you've given me and will prepare myself properly to make the article again. :o) Thanks again for being friendly and informative. NGaugeForum (talk) 19:49, 23 May 2012 (UTC)