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Thank you for creating an article about Gamer's University. However the article is not appropriate for Wikipedia because it does not satisfy the Wikipedia:Notability criteria. It has been deleted.
Please feel free to create articles about notable subjects, and you are welcome to continue editing. DJ Clayworth (talk) 15:57, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi Endymian
Thanks for your question about Gamer's University. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and as such only contains articles about notable subjects. The community has established guidelines for what constitutes notable in various categories. The ones for websites can be found here. There was nothing in the article you wrote that indicated that Gamer's University might satisfy those guidelines, and in those circumstances it is normal to delete the article. Please don't take this as a criticism of your article writing ability - it is simply about the website. You are welcome to write articles about other topics.
If you read the guidelines and think that Gamers University does satisfy them, then feel free to rewrite the article, being sure to include a independent reliable references showing how the guidelines are satisfied. If you prefer you can explain here how the guidelines are satisified (with references) and I can restore the article for you.
You can reply to this by editing this page. I will see it and respond. DJ Clayworth (talk) 16:57, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
Can you please explain to me what you mean by "independent reliable references" the red text link does not take me to a readable page from which I can discern what exactly you are looking for. An example of a qualifying criterium would be helpful Thank you kindly Endymian (talk) 17:01, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
- My mistake on the redlink: now fixed. The notability criteria are at Wikipedia:Notability (web). DJ Clayworth (talk) 17:07, 31 August 2009 (UTC)