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Re: Paul Fusco edit

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August 2009 edit

 

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to ALF (TV series), did not appear to be constructive and has been automatically reverted by ClueBot. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you believe there has been a mistake and would like to report a false positive, please report it here and then remove this warning from your talk page. If your edit was not vandalism, please feel free to make your edit again after reporting it. The following is the log entry regarding this warning: ALF (TV series) was changed by Lukerobbins (u) (t) deleting 15006 characters on 2009-08-02T19:29:56+00:00 . Thank you. ClueBot (talk) 19:30, 2 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

Articles for deletion nomination of ALF on TV edit

I have nominated ALF on TV, 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/ALF on TV. 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.

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ALF on TV edit

You might consider placing a copy of your article in a workspace at List of countries and TV stations transmitting ALF with a section on "Present" and another on "Past" as you add the required sourcins. MichaelQSchmidt (talk) 22:11, 2 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

If it survives the AfD or is brought back later, be sure to use the title "List of countries and TV stations transmitting ALF" as above to show it is a list article per WP:STAND and guideline supported WP:Spinoff from an overburdened parent. MichaelQSchmidt (talk) 23:17, 2 August 2009 (UTC)Reply
Ok thanks i will - i guess now is too late to change the original title to that while its being discussed but the version i am working on in sandbox with past/present i have done so. Thanks loads for all the great advice. Lukerobbins (talk) 00:28, 2 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

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Fair use rationale for File:Alfcartoonpromo.jpg edit

 

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