User talk:Shinehead

Speedy deletion of John E's Restaurant
A tag has been placed on John E's Restaurant, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia per CSD a7.

Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not meet basic Wikipedia criteria may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as an appropriate article, and if you can indicate why the subject of this article is appropriate, you may contest the tagging. To do this, add  on the top of the article and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm its subject's notability under the guidelines.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion. To do this, add  on the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag) and leave a note on the page's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. Pyrospirit ( talk  ·  contribs ) 15:47, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

This is the first Wikipedia page I have created, although I have made small edits from time to time. I have been reading more and more about wikis in general, especially about portals, and started looking at my home town of Louisville's portal. I noticed the headline on the bottom which says: "Create an article about a Louisville place on the National Register of Historic Places, especially those that are considered National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky." I looked at the list, and saw that "Hikes Family Houses" is on there and since I am familiar with the history of this restaurant which is in a Hikes Family home, I thought I would try my hand at creating an article for it. This restaurant is a Kentucky Historic Landmark, although, I am not sure if that is the same as a national landmark. User:Shinehead 12:11, 12 September 2007 (EST)

Notability of articles
Hi – I'm the administrator who deleted the John E's Restaurant article. If this is a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places, you might work on an article about the building and its history instead of an entry on a non-notable restaurant. Be sure it meets the standards for an article, and back up your assertions with verifiable, reliable sources.

You should also consider writing articles in your user space, then moving them to the main article space when they're ready. For example, you could work on it at User:Shinehead/Sandbox, then move or cut/paste the content to or in an article with the appropriate title when done. If you start stubs without the sources and detail necessary, they are often marked for deletion before they have a chance to grow. This way, you nurture a new article yourself, then launch it when you're sure it can pass muster.

If you have questions or need help after reading the links I've given you in my welcome message, leave a note on my talk page (click 'Katie' in my signature) or place the   tag on your talk page. - Krakatoa  Katie  22:46, 12 September 2007 (UTC)