User talk:Pineapplefacts

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Speedy deletion nomination of Brian finnegan boxer
A tag has been placed on Brian finnegan boxer 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 see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 16:46, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Removing Speedy at Brian finnegan boxer
Hi there Pineapplefacts! I saw that you added a hangon tag to a page which you created, Brian finnegan boxer. This is good, but in the process you removed the tag requesting deletion under CSD A7. Even though there is a hangon on the page, the deletion template should remain there. But don't worry, this doesn't mean that the page is going to get deleted. Make sure you edit the talk page of the page nominated for deletion, located at Talk:Brian finnegan boxer, administrators will look at your reason why the page should remain before they decide what to do. Thanks - SDPatrolBot (talk) 16:55, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
 * As per the above message -- I'm an administrator who has looked at your reason. Unfortunately I can't find anything in what you said that would let me keep the page in place, but I wanted to be very clear about why that was so that you would have a chance to re-make the page if you wanted to.  Essentially, I don't have enough information to know if Mr. Finnegan meets the requirements found at WP:ATHLETE, which you can examine by clicking on the word "ATHLETE" in this sentence.  You haven't made it clear if he was a professional boxer or if he competed at the highest level of amateur competition (such as the Olympics, in the case of boxing).  Also, Wikipedia requires some form of proof -- what we call reliable sources -- that his career is what you're suggesting it is.  However, there is nothing stopping you from re-creating the page if you can supply the information that would be required.  (I would recommend that you do that in a way that conforms to Wikipedia's conventions for naming pages -- either simply "Brian Finnegan", if there is no other such biography, or as "Brian Finnegan (boxer)" if there is more than one such individual.)  If you require assistance with this, you can leave me a note and request it by clicking on the word "talk" after my signature.  Accounting4Taste: talk 17:34, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
 * You can get a good idea of the basic elements of constructing a Wikipedia article that would be looked for by reading the article called WP:Your first article. You can also get a good overview of some crucial matters by reading WP:Why was my article deleted?.  Accounting4Taste: talk 17:37, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Brian finnegan boxer
A tag has been placed on Brian finnegan boxer 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 see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Morbidthoughts (talk) 02:49, 26 September 2009 (UTC)