User talk:Petelono63

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Hello, Petelono63, 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, such as Gearóid O&, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Gearóid O'Meara


A tag has been placed on Gearóid O'Meara 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 or group of people, 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 read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, 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 from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, you can place a request here. Mediran ( t  •  c ) 14:35, 4 May 2013 (UTC)

Gearóid O'Meara
I have "userfied" the article for you - moved it into a sub-page in your "user space" where you can work on it. It is at User:Petelono63/Gearóid O'Meara.

Before you start, read WP:Your first article. Two particularly important points are:

I am explaining this not to discourage you, but to save you from possibly wasting time preparing an article which will not be accepted.
 * Wikipedia's WP:Verifiability policy: "any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable, published source". Do not make claims like "he won the Dublin championship single handedly at the age of 16" unless you can provide a reliable source like a newspaper article for the statement.
 * As an encyclopedia, Wikipedia is quite selective about subjects for articles. There is a general criterion called WP:Notability, which is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject", and for sportsmen in particular there are more detailed criteria: for Gaelic football see WP:NGAELIC, and see also the section "High school and pre-high school athletes" just below it. It is very unlikely that a junior athlete will qualify for an article.

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 22:21, 4 May 2013 (UTC)