User talk:Marcusmcshane

Welcome![edit]

Hello, Marcusmcshane, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Ralph McCubbin Howell, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

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 Teahouse, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{help me}} on this page, followed by your question, 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:Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Optakeover^(U)(T)(C) 00:02, 23 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of "Ralph McCubbin Howell"[edit]

Ralph McCubbin Howell, a page you created, has been tagged for deletion, as it meets one or more of the criteria for speedy deletion; specifically, it is about a real person\, group of people\, band\, club\, company\, organization\, or web content\, but does not indicate why its subject is important or significant.

You are welcome to contribute content that complies with our content policies and any applicable inclusion guidelines. However, please do not simply re-create the page with the same content. You may also wish to read our introduction to editing and guide to writing your first article.

Thank you. Optakeover^(U)(T)(C) 00:02, 23 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not remove speedy deletion notices from pages you have created yourself, as you did with Ralph McCubbin Howell. If you believe the page should not be deleted, you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that says: Contest this speedy deletion, which appears inside the speedy deletion notice. This will allow you to make your case on the article's talk page. Administrators will consider your reasoning before deciding what to do with the article. Thank you. Melcous (talk) 06:25, 23 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Marcus, thanks for your message and your explanation. No problems. A couple of things to be aware of, when you leave a message like you did at my talk page, please either click "Add topic" at the top of the page before you start (which will automatically start a new section), or add a section by putting a heading between a set of double = signs (see WP:TALK for more details). Then, at then end of your message, sign your message by putting four tildes (this symbol: ~) at the end, which will automatically add your user name and the time, as well as a link back to your talk page. Thanks and happy wiki-editing, Melcous (talk) 08:01, 23 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]