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 * ], whence he invaded in May 1066 against his brother. He first made landfall on the [Isle of Wight] and worked his way towards Sandwich. His forces immediately began raiding the mouth of the [[

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 * Hardraada, like Tostig, William the Conqueror, and [King Harold Godwinson], was another claimant to the throne. He set sail for England in September 1066, picking up

Speedy deletion nomination of W.J.B. Mattingly


A tag has been placed on W.J.B. Mattingly 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 read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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Speedy deletion nomination of W.J.B. Mattingly


A tag has been placed on W.J.B. Mattingly 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 read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Osarius - Want a chat? 21:31, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

September 2014
Please do not write or add to an article about yourself, as you apparently did at W.J.B. Mattingly. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – see our guideline on writing autobiographies. If you create such an article, it may be deleted. If what you have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according to our policy for articles about living people, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see Wikipedians with articles). If you wish to add to an existing article about yourself, please propose the changes on its talk page. Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and not a personal web space or social networking site. If your article has already been deleted, please see: Why was my page deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss it with the deleting administrator. Thank you. Osarius - Want a chat? 21:33, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

Your username
Could you please clarify something? At Talk:W.J.B. Mattingly, you said you were contesting the deletion "because it is not autobiographical, despite my username". Does that mean you are not W.J.B. Mattingly, the person in question? If this is true, you should not edit under the name of another person. Wikipedia does not allow editors to use the real names of other people as usernames, to avoid damaging impersonation. You should request a change of username and select a name that conforms to Wikipedia's username policy.

If, on the other hand, you are W.J.B. Mattingly, then the article is autobiographical: you wrote it about yourself. Please read the guideline on autobiographies to see why this practice is frowned upon on Wikipedia. Thanks. --Drm310 (talk) 22:13, 4 September 2014 (UTC)