Alfredo caponnetto

January 2009

Please do not replace Wikipedia pages with blank content, as you did to Alfredo Caponnetto. Blank pages are harmful to Wikipedia because they have a tendency to confuse readers. If it is a duplicate article, please redirect it to an appropriate existing page. If the page has been vandalised, please revert it to the last legitimate version. If you feel that the content of a page is inappropriate, please edit the page and replace it with appropriate content. If you believe there is no hope for the page, please see the deletion policy for how to proceed. -- IRP ☎ 02:55, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

The recent edit you made to Talk:Alfredo Caponnetto has been reverted, as it removed all content from the page without explanation. Please do not do this, as it is considered vandalism; use the sandbox for testing. If you think the page should be deleted, see here for what to do. Thank you. -- IRP ☎ 02:56, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Alfredo Caponnetto

I have nominated Alfredo Caponnetto, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alfredo Caponnetto. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Bongomatic 03:27, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

An article you created maybe deleted soon: Tools which can help you

The article you created, Alfredo Caponnetto may be deleted from Wikipedia.

There is an ongoing debate about whether your article should be deleted here:

• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alfredo Caponnetto.

The faster you respond, the better chance the article you created can be saved.

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Find sources for Alfredo Caponnetto: google books, google news recent, google news old, google scholar, NYT recent, NYT old, a9, msbooks, msacademic ...You can then cite these results in the Article for deletion discussion.

Also, there are several tools and helpful editors on Wikipedia who can help you:

1. List the page up for deletion on Article Rescue Squadron. You can get help listing your page on the Article Rescue Squadron talk page.
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   Here is a list of your own acronyms you can use yourself: WP:Deletion debate acronyms which may support the page you created being kept. Acronyms in deletion debates are sometimes incorrectly used, or ignore rules or exceptions.
4. You can vote to merge the article into a larger or better established article on the same topic.

If your page is deleted, you still have many options available. Good luck! travb (talk) 12:36, 11 January 2009 (UTC)