User talk:Sslingbat

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Speedy deletion nomination of R.D. Kratz
A tag has been placed on R.D. Kratz 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.

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), 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. RandomStringOfCharacters (talk) 08:40, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

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Articles (ideally) should prove their own notability. The reason I nominated your article for speedy deletion is as follows; When I searched your name on google, I was able to find one entry that looked like it was related to you. It was a book on lulu which is a self-publishing site. Your books don't have findable ISBNs and most only have reviews that you have posted yourself. There are no reliable sources that suggest you meet the author notability guidelines. If you are able to meet those requirements and guidelines for the article, please recreate the article including references. If you recreate without providing references, chances are it will be tagged for deletion again.

RandomStringOfCharacters (talk) 19:59, 5 July 2009 (UTC)