User talk:Rowenamat

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Speedy deletion nomination of Rowena Green Matthews[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Rowena Green Matthews 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 person or group of people, 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 read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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Proposed deletion of Rowena Green Matthews[edit]

The article Rowena Green Matthews has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this newly created biography of a living person will be deleted unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. Acroterion (talk) 18:34, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've declined the speedy deletion (the earlier notice), since the qualifications noted are sufficient to pass the criteria for inclusion for academics and professors. However, Wikipedia policy requires that all biographies be supported by reliable sources, so please provide sources to support the article content, or the article may be deleted if no references are provided within ten days. We can help you with formatting the references if needed; please let me know on my talkpage if you need help. Acroterion (talk) 18:37, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've formatted a little bit and will fix some of those "title missing" error messages. Acroterion (talk) 19:35, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

August 2013[edit]

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--Rowenamat (talk) 15:42, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The article Rowena Green Matthews has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

All refs listed are self-published sources. No reliable, verifiable sources that are independent of the subject.

Autobiography. If the subject is notable, someone will create an article.

While all constructive 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. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. GregJackP Boomer! 14:26, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've declined this proposed deletion too. You clearly meet criteria 3 and 5, and probably others, of WP:ACADEMIC, and there's no prohibition of autobiographies: you've acknowledged that you understand it's discouraged. Third-party references are always preferred, though. Acroterion (talk) 15:40, 15 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]