User talk:Noeten

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Proposed deletion of The main impacts of Norway being outside of the European Union
Hello, Noeten. I wanted to let you know that I’m proposing an article that you started, The main impacts of Norway being outside of the European Union, for deletion because I don't think it meets our criteria for inclusion. If you don't want the article deleted:


 * 1) edit the page
 * 2) remove the text that looks like this:
 * 3) save the page

Also, be sure to explain why you think the article should be kept in your edit summary or on the article's talk page. If you don't do so, it may be deleted later anyway.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, Writ Keeper &#9863;&#9812; 13:15, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

About your article
Hey, Noeten! I saw that you took of the deletion tag that I had placed on your article. That's fine; you're perfectly allowed to do so. However, I'm sorry to say that I still don't think your page is right for Wikipedia. You see, the thing is that it looks like what we call original research. At Wikipedia, we're not allowed to use original research in our articles, or host personal analyses of current events, or anything else, really. The thing is that Wikipedia is, at its core, an encyclopedia. Encyclopedias are tertiary sources; they're only supposed to use material that has already been researched, published, reviewed, and accepted into the mainstream consensus. We're not a research journal, where academics publish new papers or other material to be viewed. This is an especially important distinction on Wikipedia, since most of our contributors are anonymous. Normally, reputable authors, publishing material in their area of expertise, extend credibility to their works. But, in an anonymous encyclopedia that anyone can edit, we have no idea whether people really are who they say they are. And even if they are, their publications can be changed or rewritten by other, less qualified editors. So, we have the basic tenet of verifiability, wich says that all of the facts and statements that we have in our encyclopedia must be able to be supported by references and citations to reliable sources. Since original research is, well, original, there are no such references for their conclusions, so we can't use it. Does that make sense?

Anyway, I've nominated your article for deletion again, but don't worry: it hasn't been decided yet. This is what's going to happen. I've created a page for the deletion discussion at Articles for deletion/The main impacts of Norway being outside of the European Union. You're more than welcome to go there, offer your opinion, and join the discussion. You're also more than welcome to continue improving the article; if it isn't original research, then adding citations to reliable sources would be an excellent way to start. This deletion discussion will run for seven days, so you have plenty of time to do either or both.

And let me just say this: don't worry even if it does get deleted! Lots of people have their first articles deleted; it happens all the time! Nobody will hold it against you. We all know that you had the best of intentions. Wikipedia's rules are quite tricky at first, but there's sense in them. Don't get discouraged! If you have any questions about this stuff or anything else Wikipedia-related, I'd be happy to answer your questions at my talk page, or you can ask the Teahouse, which is a place for new users to ask any question they need in a relaxed, friendly environment. Finally, regardless of what happens to the article, thanks for trying to improve Wikipedia, and happy editing! Writ Keeper &#9863;&#9812; 20:21, 6 October 2012 (UTC)