User talk:Smurph680

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Hello, Smurph680, 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 David Robert Daniel Murphy, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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Speedy deletion nomination of David Robert Daniel Murphy
A tag has been placed on David Robert Daniel Murphy 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 see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles – see the Article Wizard.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag - if no such tag exists then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hangon tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page 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 page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Codf1977 (talk) 11:55, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of David Robert Daniel Murphy
A tag has been placed on David Robert Daniel Murphy 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 see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles – see the Article Wizard.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag - if no such tag exists then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hangon tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page 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 page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Eeekster (talk) 02:12, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

Your question on the above
Hello! I noticed your comment on the talk page of the above article, so I wanted to help clarify what's going on here.

For Wikipedia articles, we require that all subjects be notable. Ultimately, that means that the article subject was covered substantially by reliable sources which are not affiliated with them. We have some guidelines on what type of people are likely to be notable at the biographical notability subguideline. While these are just guidelines, they give a good idea as to when people are covered to the degree necessary to have an article about them. We are especially insistent on proper sourcing in biographies of a living person.

Please note that deletion is in no way a comment on the character of Mr. Murphy. A lot of people are very nice people who may be pillars of their community, but are not suitable subjects for encyclopedia articles.

If you need any help or have any questions, please feel free to request assistance here. You may also leave a message on my talk page. Thanks, and happy editing! Seraphimblade Talk to me 03:09, 4 September 2010 (UTC)