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A tag has been placed on West Johnston High School Marching Band 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 club, 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 see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guidelines for people and for organizations.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{
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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
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Dekisugi (
talk)
23:58, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
I'm sorry your marching band article is likely to be deleted. Articles are included based on substantial media coverage and other guidelines. A school's band might be tough to keep here as an article on its own, but if you could establish it's notable it might have a chance. Otherwise, you might want to include the information in the school's article: West Johnston High School. I would also be happy to set up a redirect so people looking for an article on the school's band could find the information in the school's article. Let me know if you have any questions. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 00:51, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
<ref name=whatchamacallit> {{cite web |url = http://XYZZY.com |title = Marching Band story |author = Charlie Brown |work = MAD Magazine |date = 2007-09-17 |accessdate = 2008-11-01 |quote = The marching band knocked my socks off, and I'm still looking for them. }} </ref>
If that's too complicated just try to include as much information as you can such as the name of the source and the date. That way if the link goes dead we still know where the information was obtained. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 01:35, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
The clean-up tag (and other tags on Wikipedia) are put on articles to indicate they need some kind of remedy or fix. That article is not written in a standard writing style and isn't formatted properly etc. Anyone can remove the tag, but normally you'd fix the article first, and then remove it. For example the references need to be improved and there is language in the article that isn't encyclopedic. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 01:45, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
ChildofMidnight ( talk) 04:48, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for your contributions to
Wikipedia. Please don't forget to provide an
edit summary, as you forgot on your recent edit to
West Johnston High School. Thank you.
ukexpat (
talk)
14:54, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
Truly I'm a novice on photos. But I tried a couple ways and it seems like the name of the photo isn't quite right. Is it in the same place or the same type of place (but for photos) as the logo? My other thought was whether it's case sensitive and you don't have it quite the same. Have you been able to put it elsewhere in the article? Here's a school article with a photo in the infobox
[1]. Sorry I'm pretty useless here. Let me know if you want me to see if there's someone I can get to help who's more experienced. You got stuck with a fellow noob!
ChildofMidnight (
talk)
23:15, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
I suggest two things: 1) remove and delete that photo from Wikipedia ASAP (as soon as possible). Identifying it as your own was not appropriate. 2) I would just get a digital camera and take a photo of the school, or ask someone to do this. The rights of that photo are unlikely to be easy to obtain and I don't think the effort is worthwhile. You could certainly ask school administrators, but it looks like a part of an architecural project that was probably done as part of the construction project. As such, I suspect identifying the owner and clarifying the rights involved would be a rather complicated legal issue. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 20:11, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
what the heck that page was one that we're making it wasnt finished you werent supposed to merge in with ASU DCsniper207 ( talk) 23:56, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
i already moved it to Arkansas St. Football-- DCsniper207 ( talk) 00:10, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
The bowling article is pretty short so it could certainly be merged, but I think it would be nice to post a note on the relevant talk pages. That way you can see what people who've worked on the articles think. If no one responds after a day or two do what you want. :) It's basically a matter of whether it fits and is appropriate as a stand-alone article or in the bowling article. I'm not sure, it could go either way. There's room for it, but as a list it might be good to keep separate. I'd probably merge it.
It sounds like you've been having fun. The other thing I'd suggest is including articles in the appropriate "projects". This brings people in to look at and assess the articles. So for bowling terms I went to the bowling article, checked the talk page, copied the projects, and pasted the appropriate ones on the bowling terms article's discussion page.
And make sure you don't take it personally if and when you get criticized. Some of the "oldtimers" are rather abrupt. Everybody makes mistakes, and opinions are like... do you know that saying? Just have fun and let people know that nothing is hard to undo and you didn't mean any harm. Thanks for thinking of me to ask a question! It's fun to check out random stuff. Where did you come across the articles you've been working on? ChildofMidnight ( talk) 00:15, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
After you've been involved in some good old fashioned content disputes (edit wars), and dealt with some of the madness that goes on here you'll really appreciate this article: Wikipedia:WIKISPEAK. Also you can watch interesting editor pages such as User:JimboWales and Wikipedia's Robin Hood user:Giano. Then your watch list will give you an idea if there's anything fun going down. :) ChildofMidnight ( talk) 02:17, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
You can always save content in your userspace and then if you decide to add it back later you still have it. You might be able to "condense" the season by season account into a bullet point list and see if that flies. Article editing is based on consensus, so no one editor gets to decide. I think the subsections for each year is a bit much, but bullet pointing the information might work. I would try that and see how it looks. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 06:26, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
This one might be a problem. Generally, we require at least two pieces of substantial content regarding the subject itself in reliable sources for something to receive a separate page, and at this point I haven't myself seen evidence of such sources. So, unless such sources can be produced, my guess would be that a separate article on the subject would at this point be unlikely. The subject could perhaps be included in existing articles relating to webcomics, but I regret to say that I'm not so much of an expert in that field for my opinion to mean much. My best advice would be to contact either User:Hiding, probably our most experienced comics-based editor, about the subject, or the Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics or its daughter project Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Webcomics work group, and seek input from the generally better informed editors there. John Carter ( talk) 17:00, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
it would help if more people helped expand people just leave it their and foreget about it DCsniper207 ( talk) 21:04, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
For the reasons given in the deletion log, ie. no evidence of notability. See also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jonathan Ian Mathers. Deb ( talk) 19:15, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Welcome!
Hello, Overseer1113, 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, like West Johnston High School Marching Band, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines for page creation, and may soon be deleted (if it hasn't already).
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 your user 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 Wikipedia:Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Dekisugi ( talk) 23:58, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on West Johnston High School Marching Band 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 club, 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 see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guidelines for people and for organizations.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{
hangon}}
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.
Dekisugi (
talk)
23:58, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
I'm sorry your marching band article is likely to be deleted. Articles are included based on substantial media coverage and other guidelines. A school's band might be tough to keep here as an article on its own, but if you could establish it's notable it might have a chance. Otherwise, you might want to include the information in the school's article: West Johnston High School. I would also be happy to set up a redirect so people looking for an article on the school's band could find the information in the school's article. Let me know if you have any questions. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 00:51, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
<ref name=whatchamacallit> {{cite web |url = http://XYZZY.com |title = Marching Band story |author = Charlie Brown |work = MAD Magazine |date = 2007-09-17 |accessdate = 2008-11-01 |quote = The marching band knocked my socks off, and I'm still looking for them. }} </ref>
If that's too complicated just try to include as much information as you can such as the name of the source and the date. That way if the link goes dead we still know where the information was obtained. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 01:35, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
The clean-up tag (and other tags on Wikipedia) are put on articles to indicate they need some kind of remedy or fix. That article is not written in a standard writing style and isn't formatted properly etc. Anyone can remove the tag, but normally you'd fix the article first, and then remove it. For example the references need to be improved and there is language in the article that isn't encyclopedic. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 01:45, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
ChildofMidnight ( talk) 04:48, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for your contributions to
Wikipedia. Please don't forget to provide an
edit summary, as you forgot on your recent edit to
West Johnston High School. Thank you.
ukexpat (
talk)
14:54, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
Truly I'm a novice on photos. But I tried a couple ways and it seems like the name of the photo isn't quite right. Is it in the same place or the same type of place (but for photos) as the logo? My other thought was whether it's case sensitive and you don't have it quite the same. Have you been able to put it elsewhere in the article? Here's a school article with a photo in the infobox
[1]. Sorry I'm pretty useless here. Let me know if you want me to see if there's someone I can get to help who's more experienced. You got stuck with a fellow noob!
ChildofMidnight (
talk)
23:15, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
I suggest two things: 1) remove and delete that photo from Wikipedia ASAP (as soon as possible). Identifying it as your own was not appropriate. 2) I would just get a digital camera and take a photo of the school, or ask someone to do this. The rights of that photo are unlikely to be easy to obtain and I don't think the effort is worthwhile. You could certainly ask school administrators, but it looks like a part of an architecural project that was probably done as part of the construction project. As such, I suspect identifying the owner and clarifying the rights involved would be a rather complicated legal issue. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 20:11, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
what the heck that page was one that we're making it wasnt finished you werent supposed to merge in with ASU DCsniper207 ( talk) 23:56, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
i already moved it to Arkansas St. Football-- DCsniper207 ( talk) 00:10, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
The bowling article is pretty short so it could certainly be merged, but I think it would be nice to post a note on the relevant talk pages. That way you can see what people who've worked on the articles think. If no one responds after a day or two do what you want. :) It's basically a matter of whether it fits and is appropriate as a stand-alone article or in the bowling article. I'm not sure, it could go either way. There's room for it, but as a list it might be good to keep separate. I'd probably merge it.
It sounds like you've been having fun. The other thing I'd suggest is including articles in the appropriate "projects". This brings people in to look at and assess the articles. So for bowling terms I went to the bowling article, checked the talk page, copied the projects, and pasted the appropriate ones on the bowling terms article's discussion page.
And make sure you don't take it personally if and when you get criticized. Some of the "oldtimers" are rather abrupt. Everybody makes mistakes, and opinions are like... do you know that saying? Just have fun and let people know that nothing is hard to undo and you didn't mean any harm. Thanks for thinking of me to ask a question! It's fun to check out random stuff. Where did you come across the articles you've been working on? ChildofMidnight ( talk) 00:15, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
After you've been involved in some good old fashioned content disputes (edit wars), and dealt with some of the madness that goes on here you'll really appreciate this article: Wikipedia:WIKISPEAK. Also you can watch interesting editor pages such as User:JimboWales and Wikipedia's Robin Hood user:Giano. Then your watch list will give you an idea if there's anything fun going down. :) ChildofMidnight ( talk) 02:17, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
You can always save content in your userspace and then if you decide to add it back later you still have it. You might be able to "condense" the season by season account into a bullet point list and see if that flies. Article editing is based on consensus, so no one editor gets to decide. I think the subsections for each year is a bit much, but bullet pointing the information might work. I would try that and see how it looks. ChildofMidnight ( talk) 06:26, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
This one might be a problem. Generally, we require at least two pieces of substantial content regarding the subject itself in reliable sources for something to receive a separate page, and at this point I haven't myself seen evidence of such sources. So, unless such sources can be produced, my guess would be that a separate article on the subject would at this point be unlikely. The subject could perhaps be included in existing articles relating to webcomics, but I regret to say that I'm not so much of an expert in that field for my opinion to mean much. My best advice would be to contact either User:Hiding, probably our most experienced comics-based editor, about the subject, or the Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics or its daughter project Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Webcomics work group, and seek input from the generally better informed editors there. John Carter ( talk) 17:00, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
it would help if more people helped expand people just leave it their and foreget about it DCsniper207 ( talk) 21:04, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
For the reasons given in the deletion log, ie. no evidence of notability. See also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jonathan Ian Mathers. Deb ( talk) 19:15, 12 March 2009 (UTC)