User talk:Geofru

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Speedy deletion nomination of "berkeley food and housing project"[edit]

A tag has been placed on "berkeley food and housing project" 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 an organization or company, 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 guideline for organizations and companies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

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 - 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. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. — Timneu22 · talk 20:17, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

June 2010[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles or other Wikipedia pages. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" is against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Your comment on the article that This is a stub to establish notability is cause for concern. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia; topics should already be notable before an article is written. It is likely that your article, in its present state, will be deleted. — Timneu22 · talk 20:19, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please refrain from introducing inappropriate pages, such as "berkeley food and housing project", to Wikipedia as doing so is not in accordance with our policies. For more information about creating articles, you may want to read Wikipedia:Your first article; you might also consider using the Article Wizard. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Recreating a deleted article without addressing the issues which led to deletion is not constructive. JamesBWatson (talk) 20:51, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion[edit]

Re the above deletion - one way to lessen the chances of articles you've created being deleted is to created them in a personal sandbox and work them up there before releasing to mainspace. It may be that Berkeley Food and Housing Project is notable enough to sustain an article, but you simply failed to demonstrate that fact. If you need help in creating your own sandbox please give me a shout. Mjroots (talk) 05:47, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]