User talk:Whaley

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Notability of Candida Tobin
Hello, this is a message from an automated bot. A tag has been placed on Candida Tobin, by another Wikipedia user, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. The tag claims that it should be speedily deleted because Candida Tobin seems to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. To contest the tagging and request that administrators wait before possibly deleting Candida Tobin, please affix the template to the page, and put a note on its talk page. If the article has already been deleted, see the advice and instructions at WP:WMD. Feel free to contact the bot operator if you have any questions about this or any problems with this bot, bearing in mind that this bot is only informing you of the nomination for speedy deletion; it does not perform any nominations or deletions itself. --Android Mouse Bot 2 17:24, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

what to do about it
As one of the admins here, I've declined to delete & removed the speedy tag, because there are claims to notability,

First, read WP:COI and WP:N. The subject is probably notable, but it has to be shown that other people know it. We strongly discourage writing articles about one's close associates, because human nature being what it is, its harder to be objective. So what you need to do is first, to write it in paragraphs like an encyclopedia article--this is after all an encyclopedic, not a directory. Specific awards or productions can be shown as a list within the article-- a combination like that usually reads better.

Then, it is absolutely necessary to provide references from reliable 3rd party published sources to show that the importance is recognized--personal knowledge isn't really enough to make the case. Additionally, make external links to 1 or 2 key web sites that can & should include the person's official site, & the one for a relevant organization. I'd advise doing is very fast, because the article is almost certain to be sent for deletion otherwise. DGG (talk) 19:44, 13 August 2007 (UTC)