User talk:Richardgatta

April 2016
Please do not remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Northeast Ballet Company, without resolving the problem that the template refers to, or giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your removal of this template does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Thank you. red dogsix (talk) 03:00, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Northeast Ballet Company


A tag has been placed on Northeast Ballet Company 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 an organization or company, but it does not credibly 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 "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, then please contact the deleting administrator. red dogsix (talk) 03:01, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

Reason why "Northeast Ballet Company" was deleted
Hi, Richard, and again welcome to Wikipedia. I'm Peter aka Shirt58, a Wikipedia editor and administrator from Melbourne, Australia. Unfortunately "Northeast Ballet Company" did not met the criteria for inclusion as an encyclopedia "article" (as Wikipedia web-pages are called) because it did not show how it was a "notable" organization. From what I can see, the Northeast Ballet Company is a troupe of a private dance school. To explain "notability", let's compare the New York City Ballet to the Northeast Ballet Company. At present, the NYC Ballet article has by my count sixteen references sourced from The New York Times. It easily passes the General notability guideline test: it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. I do not think think that "Northeast Ballet Company" may have "received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject"? If so, identify them, cite them, and let's get on with writing encyclopedia articles. --Shirt58 (talk) 13:25, 17 April 2016 (UTC)