User talk:Wikiclayton

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Speedy deletion of CellarDoor
A tag has been placed on CellarDoor requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article 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 article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. Hitrohit2001 (talk) 20:14, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

CellarDoor is doomed
I'm a big fan of CellarDoor. Unfortunately it's article is probably doomed. (To be clear, I'm not going to delete the article; I'm not warning you that other editors who are more deletion minded than me likely will.) In particular, Wikipedia requires that articles meet the notability guidelines. The general guideline is that a topic is notable "If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject...." If you can provide, on the CellarDoor page links or citations to multiple reliable sources, it will probably survive. This would also be a good place to explain why CellarDoor is notable. For example, saying that So-and-so of Such-and-Such Magazine described it as "must have software" with a citation would be a great addition. Reviews by on mainstream websites would likely be enough. Note that reviews would need to be something official part of the site; forum posts or reviews on sites that accept reviews from anyone won't be acepted. This is regrettably brutal. Unfortunately Wikipedia needs to avoid turning into an advertising site for every little project in the world. Furthermore, without reliable third party references, how can we be sure the conclusions are reliable. (Wikipedia has a strict no original research guidelines.) Sorry that your introduction to Wikipedia will likely be disappointing. I feel your frustration. But these guidelines are all we have that keep Wikipedia very open and without filling with unsupported claims and advertising. I hope you'll stick around anyway. I'd recommend checking out articles you know something about and starting with small edits. Adding citations to an article, especially to reliable sources, is always welcomed. (Well, almost always. You get enough people and you'll find someone to argue about anything.)  Best of luck in the future! — Alan De Smet | Talk 03:49, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Link style
Based on your user page, two quick notes: Links look like this: interactive fiction (looks like this: interactive fiction) or this: text adventure (looks like this: text adventure, notice that the link goes to interactive fiction, but displays "text adventure"). The general style is to err on the side of linking to more articles. However, only link once per article. So if you use the phrase "interactive fiction" several times in an article, only link the first usage. — Alan De Smet | Talk 03:54, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Warnings
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July 2008

 * 1) [[Image:Information.svg|25px]] Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from  a page you have created yourself.  If you do not believe the page should be deleted, you can place a  tag on the page, under the existing speedy deletion tag (please do not remove the speedy deletion tag), and make your case on the page's . Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page.  MuZemike (talk) 17:36, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of CellarDoor
A proposed deletion template has been added to the article CellarDoor, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the  notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. --lifebaka (talk - contribs) 18:28, 23 July 2008 (UTC)