User talk:The Thomas J

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Hello, The Thomas J, 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 Staten Island, NY Lodge 841, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Staten Island, NY Lodge 841
A tag has been placed on Staten Island, NY Lodge 841 requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a clear copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

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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. Gonzonoir (talk) 09:14, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Staten Island Elks building
Hi, sorry your first experience here in wikipedia may have been unpleasant, with your creating a new article that was deleted apparently. I have edited at List of Elks buildings which links to the article, and i think i noticed your addition there, but I didn't get to see the article, myself. It might have been an unfair/too-quick deletion, i wonder, because maybe the building is historic and "wikipedia-notable". If there was not yet fully proper attribution to sources for information in the article, that could probably have been remedied. Anyhow we could recreate the article and/or get it restored. I notice that your edits in the List of Elks buildings article asserted the building was built in 1904. Is it listed on any local or state historic register, like perhaps being a New York City Landmark building, or included in a historic district? I would like to help revive the article perhaps. Post here or at my Talk. If here, I'll try to watch for reply here, but please post at my own Talk page if i don't reply promptly to anything you write here. --doncram (talk) 21:41, 5 November 2010 (UTC)