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 * I am sorry that I had to be discouraging this morning. The links in the Welcome paragraph above will tell you more about contributing: I recommend Your first article. In case you missed it, or might find it useful for reference, I copy below some of the conversation from the talk page of your article. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 18:40, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

Extract from talk page of deleted article

 * Yes. If you want a Wikipedia article about "Skeptianity", you have to demonstrate notability by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Significant means more than just listing-type mentions; reliable excludes Myspace, Facebook, blogs, places where anyone can post anything; independent excludes the subject's own website, affiliated ones and anything based on press releases.
 * That has to be coverage of Skeptianity, not just skeptical ideas in general. Only one reference that you have provided uses the word, and that seems to be your own website. It seems to be a neologism. And
 * doesn't turn up anything but blogs and the like. JohnCD (talk) 10:49, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
 * doesn't turn up anything but blogs and the like. JohnCD (talk) 10:49, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

As I said earlier it is a relatively knew way of thinking, surely even you would have to know people that have this philosophical outlook? proving it is not ficton based? If this is unsuitable where would be a more suitable place for it to be relocated on wiki?--Snowster16 (talk) 10:54, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
 * We don't cover new ideas or movements until they are well enough established to have attracted independent comment. The point of the notability criterion is that we don't have to make value judgements about what is important or significant; we simply ask, is there evidence that other people, independent of the subject, have thought it important enough to write about? If your subject is skepticism in general, we have Skepticism; and particular organizations like the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry have articles because they meet the notability requirement. Sorry, but until your new movement can show more than this, you don't qualify. As well as the notability guideline, No original research is relevant.
 * For other places to post about your movement, see WP:Alternative outlets. JohnCD (talk) 11:04, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
 * You could try http://religion.wikia.com or http://opensourcingreligion.wikia.com. JohnCD (talk) 11:11, 21 August 2010 (UTC)