User talk:Garland3688

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Garland3688, good luck, and have fun. -- — Mr. Stradivarius ^♫ 15:22, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Steph Watts

Please avoid removing the prod template without providing reliable sources establishing notability. Youtube links do not qualify as such sources and are to be avoided in general. Materialscientist (talk) 04:11, 27 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Steph Watts

The article Steph Watts has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Article only has a Google profile as a source. A search for other sources only turned up minor mentions - it looks like this is an "up and coming" person, not notable now.

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. — Mr. Stradivarius ^♫ 14:33, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Steph Watts

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A tag has been placed on Steph Watts requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a clear copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

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If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion," which appears inside of the speedy deletion ({{db-...}}) tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate). Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, 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. — Mr. Stradivarius ^♫ 15:02, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Removing Speedy at Steph Watts

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from Steph Watts, a page you have created yourself. If you do not believe the page should be deleted, then you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that looks like this: which appears inside of the speedy deletion notice, which will allow you to make your case on the page's talk page. Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you. - SDPatrolBot (talk) 15:39, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not remove speedy deletion notices from pages you have created yourself, as you did with Steph Watts. If you do not believe the page should be deleted, then you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that looks like this: which appears inside of the speedy deletion notice, which will allow you to make your case on the article's talk page. Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the article. Thank you. - SDPatrolBot (talk) 16:42, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that assertion of permission to use is not enough. For one thing, we have no way to know that someone on the end of a wire is who he says he is, and for another release to Wikipedia involves more than just permission to reproduce, the license allows any reader to copy the material, alter it, and use it for any purpose including commercial, and it is essential that the copyright holder understands and agrees to that.

But it is very seldom worth making a copyright release, because the promotional tone of a company or personal website is likely to be quite unsuitable for an encyclopedia article, which requires a neutral point of view. Article subjects need to have notability, which is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." There is more detail at WP:Notability (people), and good advice on how to write an acceptable article at WP:Your first article. JohnCD (talk) 17:11, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

Hello, Garland3688. You have new messages at Mr. Stradivarius's talk page.
Message added 07:43, 4 May 2011 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.[reply]

May 2011

Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. You could also click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you. — Mr. Stradivarius ^♫ 07:44, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Garland3688. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Steph Watts, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:

editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with;
participating in deletion discussions about articles related to your organization or its competitors; and
linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam).

Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. — Mr. Stradivarius ^♫ 07:45, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not copy text from elsewhere

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions to the Steph Watts article, but for legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted.

You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must include on the external site the statement "I, (name), am the author of this article, (article name), and I release its content under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 and later, and under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribute Share-Alike."

You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question at the "Help Desk". You can also leave a message on my talk page. —Bkell (talk) 17:21, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

License tagging for File:STEPH.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:STEPH.jpg. You don't seem to have indicated the license status of the image. Wikipedia uses a set of image copyright tags to indicate this information; to add a tag to the image, select the appropriate tag from this list, click on this link, then click the "Edit" tab at the top of the page and add the tag to the image's description. If there doesn't seem to be a suitable tag, the image is probably not appropriate for use on Wikipedia.

For help in choosing the correct tag, or for any other questions, leave a message on Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. Thank you for your cooperation. --ImageTaggingBot (talk) 19:05, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Steph Watts for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Steph Watts is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steph Watts until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. — Mr. Stradivarius ^♫ 15:49, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Old version of Steph Watts article

Hi there! I saw your comment at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steph Watts asking to get the old version of the Steph Watts article back for you. An administrator can do this, if they think it is appropriate. You can leave a message at WP:UND and wait for an administrator to respond. Make sure you leave a link to Steph Watts (or the article's previous name, if it was different), and include the approximate date of the article that you want. Best of luck. By the way, I copy edited the Steph Watts article a little - you should probably take a look before you ask for the old one back. — Mr. Stradivarius ^♫ 14:54, 12 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Do you know how to make it so that they won't delete it? Please...

Nomination of Steph Watts for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Steph Watts is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steph Watts (2nd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Joseywales1961 (talk) 13:12, 2 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]