User talk:Palaeowilkin

Speedy deletion nomination of Paleontology cources in UK.


A tag has been placed on Paleontology cources in UK., requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be unambiguous advertising that only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item G11, as well as the guidelines on spam.

If you can indicate why the subject of this article is not blatant advertising,. Clicking that button will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit |the article's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. You may freely add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would help make it encyclopedic, as well as adding any citations from independent reliable sources to ensure that the article will be verifiable. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. 76.248.149.98 (talk) 15:03, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Welcome!

Hello, Palaeowilkin, 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.

There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type helpme on this page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! JohnCD (talk) 15:16, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
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Copyright problem
As well as being too promotional for an encyclopedia article, which requires a neutral point of view, your article was largely copied from http://www.port.ac.uk/courses/coursetypes/undergraduate/BScHonsGeology/. Please read Copy-paste for the reasons why you must not copy material into Wikipedia, and WP:Close paraphrasing which explains that minor rewording is not enough to avoid a breach of copyright. This is very important: users who persistently violate copyright may be blocked from editing.

If you are editing as part of a class project, please ask your instructor to read Copy-paste and explain it to the rest of the class.

Individual departments or courses within a University are not normally notable enough for a Wikipedia article - see College and university article guidelines, especially the section Faculties and academic colleges.

There is good advice about how to contribute in the links above, especially WP:Your first article. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 15:16, 30 October 2011 (UTC)