User talk:Oldfieldsteve

Nomination of Lineillism for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Lineillism 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/Lineillism 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. Geogene (talk) 02:04, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Jim JC Hall
Hello Oldfieldsteve,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Jim JC Hall for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Archanine (talk) 02:07, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, Oldfieldsteve, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Geogene (talk) 02:37, 4 March 2015 (UTC) Geogene (talk) 02:37, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

Shocked and disappointed over deletion
I have had a disappointing first experience with Wikipedia. I carefully wrote an article about a fascinating artist who invented a new painting technique called Lineillism after his vision was temporarily affected by a bout with Shingles - and within minutes, a bunch or "haters" were attacking the citations and articles I had referenced. They quickly succeeded in having the entire post removed before I could add pictures or other materials. I can only wonder what kind of person spends their free time waiting to pounce on new entries. I might add that one of the detractors actually posted fabrications (lies) in their quest to eliminate the post. I might add that I am a professional journalist and documentary filmmaker with a Journalism degree from Northwestern and a master's degree in public history. Oldfieldsteve (talk) 21:10, 28 March 2015 (UTC)