User talk:Spikemc1971

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Speedy deletion nomination of Screams of Cold Winter
A tag has been placed on Screams of Cold Winter 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 band or musician, 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 musical topics. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

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September 2009
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, your addition of one or more external links to the page Screams of Cold Winter has been reverted. Your edit here was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove links which are discouraged per our external links guideline from Wikipedia. The external link you added or changed is on my list of links to remove and probably shouldn't be included in Wikipedia. I removed the following link(s): http://www.myspace.com/inmemoryofsophie (matching the regex rule \bmyspace\.com). If you were trying to insert an external link that does comply with our policies and guidelines, then please accept my creator's apologies and feel free to undo the bot's revert. However, if the link does not comply with our policies and guidelines, but your edit included other, constructive, changes to the article, feel free to make those changes again without re-adding the link. Please read Wikipedia's external links guideline for more information, and consult my list of frequently-reverted sites. For more information about me, see my FAQ page. Thanks! --XLinkBot (talk) 20:26, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Screams of cold Winter
Hey, I'm sorry, but we can't keep articles that don't meet the notability criteria for bands in the main article space. But you offered to work on the article and bring it up to the standards for band articles--you can still do that. How about we move the text to your userspace (that is, any page beginning with User:/... such as User:/Sandbox) where you can take your time working on it? I can help if you like. I'm deleting the article for now but I can get it back and move it to your userspace if you want it. Peace, delldot   &nabla;.  20:54, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

hi thanks can you help me move it to a user page and if possible help me build my article thanks Spike


 * Sure thing. How about User:Spikemc1971/Screams?   First thing it needs is references for all the facts in the article, from reliable sources.  Can you find newspaper articles, magazine articles, interviews, etc that cover the band?  If these don't exist, I'm afraid we can't have an article about them until some get written.  But if you can come up with them I'll help you put them together.  Peace,  delldot   &nabla;.  21:18, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

here are a few

SOCW EP review - Devolution magazine Issue 19 this is a link to our page and a picture of the magazine which we had been interview by http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=371597940&blogId=421651054

E.P Review - Sphere Magazine Sept Issue

Insomnia E-zine E.P Review - July 2008 Issue 2

i hope this help thanks Spike


 * Ok, yeah, that's a good start. We can't have anything on Wikipedia that was published somewhere else (without a free license), so I'm removing this.  But the magazine source is especially good.  The myspace probably can't be used as a source, it doesn't have an editor.  Any others?  Peace,  delldot   &nabla;.  22:24, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

thanks thats great this is all i have at the moment but im still looking for info can we start my article many thanks Spike


 * Well, we can put it in your userspace, but I don't think this is going to be enough for an article in the mainspace yet. Have you checked out WP:BAND?  The main thing is having multiple reliable sources though.  I don't know if the zine makes that cut.  I'll look up the magazines online.


 * So since every fact in the article needs to be referenced, I'd recommend starting over with just facts you can find in those sources. Just follow this link: User:Spikemc1971/Screams.  I could get the original back for you but you'd probably end up removing most of it because you can't find a source for it anyway.  Up to you though.   delldot   &nabla;.  22:59, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

could you please get the original back for me and if possible remove what you think should not be included in the article. is it ok to state band members names? and the place where the band was formed? many thanks, spike


 * Well, if I'm removing stuff I'm going to remove pretty much all of it and build it back up from just stuff you can find in the sources. But I can give you the original and let you remove anything you can't find in the sources.  It's fine to state names and where it was formed, as long as you can find that info in a reliable source that you can site.  Peace,  delldot   &nabla;.  00:34, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

hi i might be better if you can start it for me then i can get a idea of how it should be done many thanks spike


 * Hm, well, I don't want to write it myself because I have other projects I'm busy with. But I'm happy to give help or advice while you work on it.  Primarily, make sure every fact has a reference to a reliable source and that everything is written in your own words (because of copyright issues, we can't use material from elsewhere).  Check out WP:your first article for an idea of how to get started.  Check out WP:BAND to make sure the band meets the incclusion criteria.  Let me know if I can help with specific things.  I'll look over your wwork and let you know what I think. Peace,  delldot   &nabla;.  23:43, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

hi i started my article on Spikemc1971/Screams the page you set up can you check that what i have done is ok, also can you advise me how to put the box on the article that shows year formed label we are on the box is like the one on paradise lost (band) on thanks spike


 * Well, it's a start, but it doesn't have any references yet. If the info can be found in a reliable source, it can be included.  Otherwise not.  The infobox is Infobox musical artist.  Follow that link to read the instructions on how to use it.  The article also doesn't have a claim to notability yet--no explanation of why the band is important.  Did you read WP:BAND to see whether this band meets any of the criteria?  If it doesn't, the article's almost certainly going to be deleted if it's moved out of your userspace.  Peace,   delldot   &nabla;.  20:58, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

hi i have amended my some detials can you let me know if this is ok thanks Spike


 * I still see no references to reliable sources. Each fact needs to be attributable to a reliable source.  Peace,  delldot   &nabla;.  03:02, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

i have added some newspaper articles regarding the band also one of the guitarists has now been endorsed by Kramer Guitars which is a world famous brand and is list on wiki, is this now ok to to be added to wiki thanks spike

File copyright problem with File:Scream of cold winter live at Whitby Goth Weekend Oct 2008.jpg
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Reliable sources
"I still see no references to reliable sources. Each fact needs to be attributable to a reliable source. Peace, delldot ∇. 03:02, 21 October 2009 (UTC)"

can you explain whichm bits i have to have reliable sources for on the artical as in confused also wher can i add a copyright tag yo my images thanks spike


 * All facts need reliable sources. That is, every sentence in the article needs to be attributable to a reliable source.  Re: the copyright tag: did you take the pictures, and have they been published somewhere? e.g. online?  Peace,  delldot   &nabla;.  03:07, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

hi delldot i have amended the page agin and added sources is this looking better thanks spike


 * Hi Spike. Every sentence would need to be attributed to a WP:reliable source. This is accomplished using the markup after each sentence, with the source between the ref tags.  I'm not sure whether last.com meets those criteria or not.  Has the band been written about in any mainstream newspapers or magazines?  If not, it probably can't have an article until it gets written about more.  Also, have you read the WP:COI page?  Peace,  delldot   &nabla;.  21:51, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

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