User talk:RichShumaker

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Speedy deletion
The article Rich Shumaker has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done because the article seemed to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it did not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert notability may be deleted at any time. If you can indicate why the subject is really notable, you are free to re-create the article, making sure to cite any verifiable sources.

Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and for specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. NawlinWiki 23:14, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Rich Shumaker
A tag has been placed on Rich Shumaker 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 notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance 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.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article 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 article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines.  Acroterion  (talk)  20:08, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Your note on Contact juggling
"Contact juggling" is the correct name for that article. The article is about the activity, not the book. Notes like that should go on the talk page for an article, not in the "Notes" section. The "Notes" section is for footnotes, not commentary about the article. Rray (talk) 20:33, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Rich Shumaker
I noticed that you added notes about contesting the speedy deletion on the article page. That's not really what the article page is for; that's what the talk page of the article is for. Also, based on your username, it seems as if you are the subject of the article. Generally speaking, it's a conflict of interest to edit an article about yourself. Just FYI stuff since you seem to be new here, and you might not know some of these things. Please leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions about editing or if I can help with something. :) Rray (talk) 23:45, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Your recent edits
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Citing sources
I got your note on my talk page. WP:CITE includes a section about how to add citations. Hope you and yours are well. Rray (talk) 01:59, 1 May 2008 (UTC)