User talk:Theo Ballew
June 2012
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Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute to the encyclopedia, but when you add or change content, as you did to the article Sarah Bakewell, please cite a reliable source for your addition. This helps maintain our policy of verifiability. See Wikipedia:Citing sources for how to cite sources, and the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Basalisk inspect damage⁄berate 15:41, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
Please do not add or change content without verifying it by citing reliable sources, as you did to Sarah Bakewell. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Basalisk inspect damage⁄berate 16:00, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
Nomination of Sarah Bakewell for deletion
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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Sarah Bakewell 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/Sarah Bakewell 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 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 template from the top of the article. Basalisk inspect damage⁄berate 15:56, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
Welcome
[edit]Hello, Theo Ballew, and welcome to Wikipedia! This is one of the most popular websites in the world, and it's only through the contributions of editors like you. And Wikipedia is not just a collection of articles, it's an active community. The real fun here is contributing to Wikipedia, but don't feel hurt if some of your first few edits get removed, as there are some central guidelines you may not be familiar with.
Some good advice: be bold in your editing, and use the talk pages to discuss with other editors. Be kind to others, because there's a lot you can learn from them, and there's lots they can help you with.
I'm sorry to see your first article was treated harshly. However, please don't be discouraged. Through good communication and cooperation I'm sure the end result will be positive.
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Glad you're here! Sionk (talk) 10:06, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
The article Trapeze (or The Girl Who Fell From The Sky) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
- This book does not seem to meet the notability requirements of WP:NBOOK. It has received no particular critical acclaim, nor has it been cited as a book of cultural o historical importance.
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. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. BenTels (talk) 13:32, 15 July 2012 (UTC)