User talk:SimplyToti/Project Wiki Page About Solar Power

Contested deletion
This page should not be speedy deleted as pure vandalism or a blatant hoax, because I created it for class and it's a graded project. If it needs to be deleted, could you please wait until the end of October? SimplyToti --SimplyToti (talk) 23:54, 7 October 2015 (UTC)


 * @SimplyToti: No, the page cannot stay up, not without vast improvement. Wikipedia is not the place for you to write a research paper, and it's not clear what "Project Wiki Page About Solar Power" is as a topic. We already have an article about solar power anyway; we don't need to have two. —C.Fred (talk) 23:56, 7 October 2015 (UTC)

@C.Fred What is this vast improvement you speak about? I just need this page to stay up long enough for my professors to see it and give me a participation grade. Please help me out. SimplyToti (talk) 00:08, 8 October 2015 (UTC)


 * @SimplyToti: Let's see. You need to define what the subject is. You need to show how it's a notable subject. You need to provide reliable sources that discuss it. It needs to be written in a neutral tone from neutral point of view. Lots of fixes. It can't survive as an article…although if you just need it for participation, I can move this draft to your user space.
 * Please review your professors' directions more closely and make sure you've followed the directions. —C.Fred (talk) 00:15, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

@C.Fred My professors said "Give a brief description (2 to 3 paras) about your paper." I understand why my page cannot stay up as a legitimate page and I will bring up the issue with them and the coordinator if need be, so thank you for helping me with the issue. But if this page were moved to my user space, would my professors still be able to view it? Or should I re-write what I have and take some time to cite it? SimplyToti (talk) 00:24, 8 October 2015 (UTC)


 * @SimplyToti: Your paper is not notable and may not have an article. They will be able to view your draft; it will just have a longer name like User:SimplyToti/Solar power paper. —C.Fred (talk) 00:34, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Also, ask your instructors if they've contacted Education program about the assignment. I don't think the assignment, as you're describing it, is a good assignment—and it could lead to a lot of your classmates dealing with quickly-deleted pages. —C.Fred (talk) 00:36, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

@C.Fred I agree, this whole program aggravates me far more than I'd like to admit and the professors themselves seem to be incompetent as they have taught the wrong information about the course material. And as long as they can view it, please move the draft over. Thank you very much for your patient with a very new and inexperienced user like me, I hope I didn't cause too much trouble. Hopefully my 100+ other classmates go back to their pages before they get deleted, another riot would ensue otherwise. Toti (talk) 00:48, 8 October 2015 (UTC)