User talk:SteveDurkee

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Separate article
If you want to write an article about the surname Durkee then start a new article such as Durkee (surname), but don't overwrite a disambiguation page as that is not what its purpose is. You might also want to read some of the links I posted on your talk page as well as WP:ELNO and WP:COI before proceeeding. Shout if you need help. --Biker Biker (talk) 08:03, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Durkee
As stated by Biker Biker, create a new page for William Durkee (soldier). If you have any further questions please contact me on my talk page. Thanks, Stickee (talk) 08:06, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Understanding disambiguation pages
Go read WP:DISAMBIG and Manual of Style (disambiguation pages). You'll see why your contribution, adding lots of links to non-existent articles, is not acceptable. --Biker Biker (talk) 08:28, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Geneology of Durkee
A tag has been placed on Geneology of Durkee 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. -Porchcrop (talk 09:58, 4 June 2010 (UTC)