User talk:Gwsyfer

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Speedy deletion nomination of Graham syfert

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A tag has been placed on Graham syfert 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 see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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Proposed deletion of John Graham of Duchray

The article John Graham of Duchray has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, all newly created biographies of living persons must have 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. BO; talk 06:54, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Earls of Menteith

Many thanks for your contributions on the Earls of Menteith. I've had a go at copyediting these, adding links and categories, for example, and making some amendments in line with the manual of style. Incidentally, internal links work without underscores between words: Earl_of_Menteith works the same as Earl of Menteith. A couple of suggestions: you may want to look for additional sources to add more detail to the articles, some lean heavily on only one reference; and its worth filling out a bit more background, to explain to the general reader who the Covenanters are, for example, or why Cromwell was in Scotland. But these are a great start, I hope you can continue. Any questions, you can contact me via my talk page. Thanks, Jonathan Oldenbuck (talk) 11:35, 1 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]