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December 2007 edit

 

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Forward Operating Base Arian etc. edit

Hello Johnny. When creating new articles, please don't forget to cite reliable and independent sources backing up your claims. Thanks for your understanding. --Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 10:18, 30 December 2012 (UTC)Reply

I've noticed your remarks ("Article is based on firsthand experience"). Well, I don't think you "cheat", however, Wikipedia needs mainly independent sources, not impressions or experiences. I've improved your article on the Forward Operating Base Arian, it is now a decent and - above all- referenced stub, please, check. Thanks for your contributions. --Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 10:34, 30 December 2012 (UTC)Reply

Really you would be better employed adding the information to List of forward operating bases since most of these places are not worth a separte article: your efforts are likely to be changd to redirects to this article.TheLongTone (talk) 10:44, 30 December 2012 (UTC)Reply

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Notability edit

Before you write any more articles, please read:

Wikipedia does not expect to have articles about every truck-stop, brothel or other business that exists: only those which are of enough general interest that people not connected with them have written substantial content about them - the basic notability requirement is for references showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Significant means more than just listing-type mentions; reliable excludes Myspace, Facebook, blogs, places where anyone can post anything; independent excludes the subject's own website, affiliated ones and anything based on press releases. JohnCD (talk) 12:11, 31 December 2012 (UTC)Reply

Your new article creations. edit

Please take a look at WP:MoS (specifically the bolding of text, external links, article formatting). Also, take a look at WP:REFBEGIN and Help:Cheatsheet. I'm having to clean up a lot of the content you're creating. It's more about quality, instead of quantity, even if there may be a red link. Also, Wikipedia is not a valid source, and it never has been (same for any wiki). --  Kethrus |talk to me  17:07, 9 October 2015 (UTC)Reply

Proposed deletion of Stuckey, Nevada edit

 

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Copper Belt Railway edit

 

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Stations on the Carson and Colorado Railway edit

I have redirected the unsourced Gillis, Nevada to Carson and Colorado Railway for now. If you think it can be sourced to meeting either WP:GEOLAND or WP:STATION, feel free to expand it. Have a look at the other 5-7 articles about stops on the Carson and Colorado Railway you have created. Would they be better off as redirects for the same reasons? -- Sam Sailor Talk! 07:44, 10 October 2015 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (October 11) edit

 
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Alaskan Birch syrup edit

 

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Your draft article, User:JohnnyHoffa/Major Hamza Al-Mustapha edit

 

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Nomination of Lux, Nevada for deletion edit

 
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