User talk:ScottClev

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Hello, ScottClev, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Lyman W. Cleveland, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Lyman W. Cleveland


A tag has been placed on Lyman W. Cleveland 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 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. Feedthepope (talk) 10:37, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

Reversions
Hello! I just wanted to stop by and explain after unfortunately having to undo some of your edits. Being an encyclopedia, Wikipedia has to be careful not to fill itself up with minor details. For example, a "Notable residents/alumni" section should only contain people whose notability (in the particular Wikipedia sense) has been established, otherwise they would quickly grow uncontrollably and the most significant people would be harder to find. This means we only include people with existing Wikipedia articles, and count on notability checking procedures like articles for deletion to draw the line. Your love and enthusiasm for the Cleveland area is great, and I encourage you to keep contributing. However, Wikipedia is a general encyclopedia with international readership, and so has to be written differently than a local wiki.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask for help at the Teahouse or my talk page. Happy editing! Happy Squirrel (talk) 17:46, 22 May 2017 (UTC)