User talk:Surfergirl2010

Surfergirl2010 (talk) 17:56, 22 June 2010 (UTC) What do you need help with? mo no so ck  18:00, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, Surfergirl2010, 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 Lauren Foster, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines for page creation, and may soon be deleted.

There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type helpme on this page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 17:33, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
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Proposed deletion of Lauren Foster


The article Lauren Foster has been proposed for deletion because under Wikipedia policy, all biographies of living persons created after March 18, 2010, must have at least one source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't take offense. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners or ask at Help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the prod blp tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 17:33, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Request for help
Surfergirl2010 (talk) 17:46, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

helpmeSurfergirl2010 (talk) 17:48, 22 June 2010 (UTC)


 * I will answer in a couple of minutes, right here.  Chzz  ► 17:52, 22 June 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm assuming you were asking for help with the article Lauren Foster which has been tagged for possible deletion, and 'courtesy-blanked'.


 * We need references. All facts on Wikipedia should come from 'reliable sources' - for example, newspapers or books.


 * This is especially important for a biography of a living person.


 * Because your article did not have any references, it was nominated for deletion if not fixed within ten days. In addition, it was 'blanked', presumably because of concerns about unreferenced facts regarding a living person.


 * I recommend the following course of action - though, of course, it is your choice;

1. Edit Lauren Foster and delete the entire contents, and save it. We will then know that you want to remove the page, and it will be deleted.

2. Before starting on your first article, edit some existing ones - you'll soon learn more about the way Wikipedia works, and you'll be in a much better position to start a new article.

3. When you are ready, gather references, and make a userspace draft. Work on that, and ask people to check it for you.

That is the course of action I recommend, but most important of all, I suggest that you talk to helpers live, with this link.

I hope to see you there soon.  Chzz  ► 18:02, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Further reading which might apply:, Autobiography information, conflict of interest, inclusion requirements for biographies, referencing help, verifiability, reliable sources.

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" ! How references work

Simple references
These require two parts;


 * a)

Chzz is 98 years old.

He likes tea.


 * b) A section called "References" with the special code " ";

Named references
Chzz was born in 1837, in Footown.

Note that the second usage has a / (and no closing ref tag). This needs a reference section as above; please see user:chzz/demo/namedref to see the result.

Citation templates
You can put anything you like between, but using citation templates makes for a neat, consistent look;

Chzz has 37 Olympic medals.

Please see user:chzz/demo/citeref to see the result.

For more help and tips on that subject, see user:chzz/help/refs.
 * }

Blanking
Did you blank because you wanted it deleted or because you were going to start over? Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 18:20, 22 June 2010 (UTC)