User talk:Peterjoshua

Speedy deletion of The OaKs (band)
--> The OaKs are a musical group that has been covered in an international publication - Paste Magazine, July 2007, has an international presence through it's charitable association with Global Hope Network, and has been featured as a showcasing artist at the annual CMJ music conference in New York City.

This is not an insignificant presence, nor is it an advertisement or spam. it is a factual article about a well established musical act in the United States. Why would Wikipedia delete this article??

A tag has been placed on The OaKs (band), requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia per speedy deletion criterion A7.

Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not meet basic Wikipedia criteria may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as an appropriate article, and if you can indicate why the subject of this article is appropriate, you may contest the tagging. To do this, add  on the top of the article and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm its subject's notability under the guidelines.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion. To do this, add  on the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag) and leave a note on the page's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. Ioeth (talk contribs friendly) 20:17, 24 October 2007 (UTC)