User talk:Smile42009

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Speedy deletion nomination of John R. Haggerty
A tag has been placed on John R. Haggerty requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. JohnCD (talk) 17:44, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

June 2009
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to Wikipedia. However, please know that editors do not own articles and should respect the work of their fellow contributors. If you create or edit an article, know that others are free to change its content. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Morbidthoughts (talk) 17:47, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Your article
I am sorry to have to nominate your article for deletion, but Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and only succeeds as an encyclopedia because it has clear policies on what subjects are acceptable for articles. That includes a long list of what Wikipedia is not, including Wikipedia is not a memorial site. I notice that your article said that "Editing of this page should be limited to immediate Family members only"; that is another reason why Wikipedia is not the place for what you want to do, because it is a principle that nobody owns an article; any article can be edited by anyone. You may have missed the notice at the bottom of the edit screen: "If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly or redistributed for profit by others, do not submit it.". Once again, my apologies. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 17:54, 8 June 2009 (UTC)