User talk:NorthvilleHistorian

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Proposed deletion of Northville Township Police Department (Michigan)
Hello, NorthvilleHistorian. I wanted to let you know that I’m proposing an article that you started, Northville Township Police Department (Michigan), 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. Timothy Joseph Wood 14:18, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

Welcome
Hey. I wanted to leave you an actual message, besides the automated one above. Welcome to Wikipedia first off. I did nominate the article above for deletion, but I hope this isn't too discouraging and I wanted to let you know why. Please take a few minutes to review the Wikipedia policy on notability. In order for a subject to qualify for its own Wikipedia article, it needs to have sustained non-trivial coverage in reliable sources. Looking around the internet, it doesn't seem like there is very much coverage about this police department that I can find, besides passing mention on stories where the police department isn't really the main subject of the piece.

Overall, making new articles is really one of the hardest things on Wikipedia to do, and it's usually helpful to spend some time on articles that already exist, in order to get used to things. There are millions of articles on the English Wikipedia, and basically all of them have room for improvement.

You may want to check out WikiProject Michigan, which is a group of editors working to improve coverage of Michigan related topics on the encyclopedia. Also if you have questions or need help on something, check out The Teahouse, where experienced editors are always around to help clear things up. Alternatively, feel free to leave a message on my talk page and I'll be happy to help in any way I can. Again, welcome, and happy editing! Timothy Joseph Wood 14:26, 18 December 2016 (UTC)