Wikipedia:WikiProject Article Rescue Squadron/Newsletter/20120201/News

Article Rescue Squadron Newsletter

Volume I, Issue III
February 2012

Front cover | Feature | News and announcements | Humor | Want ads

News and announcements

New Article rescue list added to project

The project page has been updated with a new Rescue list, for people to post articles and content for rescue consideration. Please be sure to include your rationale why the article/content should be retained on Wikipedia when posting to the list.

New guide added to project

The ARS Guide to saving articles is a new addition to the project.

ARS Pages updated with Code of Conduct

ARS Code of Conduct

Note that this wikiproject is only intended to improve the encyclopedia. The project is not about casting votes or vote-stacking. Be sure to follow the guideline on canvassing. This means, in part, that you should use Template:Rescue list on the deletion discussion page when you list the discussion here.
Focus on improving content. For example, when working on an article listed for rescue, try to qualify topic notability by adding reliable-source references with significant coverage of the topic. Edit the content to address specific concerns raised in the AfD discussion.
Show the light. If you comment in an AfD discussion, try to describe points in the nomination that have been corrected. Note any remaining deficiencies (e.g. lack of organization, structural problems, lack of balance, etc.). Base comments upon Wikipedia's deletion policy. If an article has been rewritten, you may place a comment in the AfD as a courtesy to assist the closing admin in determining which article version others were referring to.

Search all deletion discussions by topic

A handy way to search for deletion discussions by topic. Also includes a useful list of deletion discussion links in the pull-down menu at the "List Discussions" section.

About Deleted Articles

There are three processes under which mainspace articles are deleted: 1) speedy deletion; 2) proposed deletion (prod) and 3) Articles for deletion (AfD). For more information, see WP:Why was my page deleted? To find out why the particular article you posted was deleted, go to the deletion log and type into the search field marked "title," the exact name of the article, mindful of the original capitalization, spelling and spacing. The deletion log entry will show when the article was deleted, by which administrator, and typically contain a deletion summary listing the reason for deletion. If you wish to contest this deletion, please contact the administrator first on their talk page and, depending on the circumstances, politely explain why you think the article should be restored, or why a copy should be provided to you so you can address the reason for deletion before reposting the article. If this is not fruitful, you have the option of listing the article at WP:Deletion review, but it will probably only be restored if the deletion was clearly improper.

List Discussions

WP:Articles for deletion
WP:Categories for discussion
WP:Copyright problems
WP:Deletion review
WP:Miscellany for deletion
WP:Redirects for discussion
WP:Stub types for deletion
WP:Templates for discussion
WP:WikiProject Deletion sorting
WT:Articles for deletion
WT:Categories for discussion
WT:Copyright problems
WT:Deletion review
WT:Miscellany for deletion
WT:Redirects for discussion
WT:Stub types for deletion
WT:Templates for discussion
WT:WikiProject Deletion sorting

Inviting editors to join the Article Rescue Squadron

Editors are welcome to invite other editors to join the Article Rescue Squadron. To add the invite notice below to a user talk page, just copy and paste the following template code:

{{Subst:WP:ARSI}}

Hello, WikiProject Article Rescue Squadron/Newsletter/20120201.
You have been invited to join the Article Rescue Squadron, a collaborative effort to rescue articles from deletion if they can be improved through regular editing.
For more information, please visit the project page, where you can >> join << and help improve Wikipedia articles considered by others as based upon notable topics.