User talk:Sagefairy

Welcome!
Hello, Sagefairy, 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 Marion G. Truesdale, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Marion G. Truesdale


A tag has been placed on Marion G. Truesdale 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, organization (band, club, company, etc.), web content or organised event, 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. Sagefairy (talk) 17:35, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Marion G. Truesdale


A tag has been placed on Marion G. Truesdale 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. Harry the Dog WOOF  17:20, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

Writing about your father
Hello again Sagefairy.

First of all I have to warn you to be very careful about writing about people close to you, such as your late father. Please see our conflict of interest guidelines.

Secondly, if there is to be an article about your father, he needs to meet the General Notability Guidelines. Simply having been a Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps Judge Advocate Division is probably not enough.

If you do believe an article is warranted, you can create it in your Sandbox and then copy it to an article when it's completed.

Hope this helps. Harry the Dog WOOF  17:58, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

Will do this elsewhere
Well thanks, Harry...

First, I do genealogy and would only list actual facts and sources other than myself in addition (Social Security Death Index is one) I noted others SJA's on that list had links and so thought to supply facts for his. He's been quoted in the JAG series, in a Military History book and one of his legal articles is online. Other indications are that he had a significant part in military legal history. Several people in the legal field knew him by reputation. However, given that it takes too long to figure out how to cite things under Wikipedia's system, I will probably just write my own article and post it on my own website instead, so that it could be googled by anyone researching military legal history. Trying to figure out how to post articles here is like learning another programming language. Thanks anyway. Sagefairy (talk) 18:20, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

Moved it to safety
It's now at User:Sagefairy/Marion G. Truesdale. It's best to start articles in user space. You're safe there, except for spam, attacks or copyright violations. Or leaving it untouched for a long time. Working on Wikipedia is learning a new language. Most admins and regular editors are willing to lend a hand, or at least give an opinion. Feel free to ask (but don't ask me about uploading images...). Good luck. Peridon (talk) 20:40, 28 April 2014 (UTC)