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Speedy deletion nomination of Foo foo pets

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A tag has been placed on Foo foo pets, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hang on}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion, or "db", tag; if no such tag exists, then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hang-on tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Cindamuse (talk) 02:30, 1 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

  • Absolutely, positively not. If you insist on trying to disrupt this site any further, I will not only block this account but I will request a rangeblock of your IP as well. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 16:36, 1 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
By the way: Shame on your teacher. Tell him/her if he/she has any concerns about this site to create an assignment which will improve rather than disrupt it. This site is not a primary source of information, but it is very closely monitored against hijinks like this. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 16:38, 1 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. I have brought this matter to the rest of the administrators. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 16:44, 1 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

Why Was My Article Deleted?

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That's the question you are probably asking yourself right now. Well, there are a couple reasons your article could have been deleted.

  1. It may not have met the General notability guideline. This is the guideline that all articles must meet before they can be included on Wikipedia.
  2. It may not have been notable. If a subject isn't notable, it isn't included. Your little brother's garage rock band with 5 fans isn't notable, but Metallica...that's notable.
  3. It may not have been verifiable. If an article doesn't have several third-party reliable sources, it can be deleted as original research.
  4. It may have been advertising. Any page about a company of any sort must meet strict guidelines so it isn't considered advertisting. A page about the local quickie-mart is probably advertising and also probably not notable.
  • Please note that creating pages for "school projects" is frowned upon by the adminship and should not be done. Creating a page for a project is cause for deletion of the page and potentally a block of your account. Please avoid this at all costs.

To create an article, first, please read WP:FIRST. This page is about creating your first article. Then get all the information you can on the subject. Create the article first in userspace (on a subpage of your userpage) so it won't get deleted before you are finished. Add all the information, references, reliable sources and more to the page. Make sure it meets the General notability guideline. If you aren't sure, ask an admin, they will be glad to help. Then move it to where you want it in mainspace (on the Wikipedia). From there, keep it updated with pertinent updated information, so the article doesn't become stale. When in doubt with anything, ask the Help desk or an admin. Hope this helps...NeutralhomerTalk • 00:00, 2 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

Your school project

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Please pass onto your teacher that advising his students to disrupt Wikipedia may be educational, but it's also a good way to get his school permanently blocked from being able to edit Wikipedia. I am sure a creative teacher can find ways to teach you to assess information critically without inciting vandalism. - DustFormsWords (talk) 00:10, 2 December 2010 (UTC)Reply