Kateschwab

==Notability of Diana M. Raab== Raab is an author of several books, and is currently in print. Her peers include Sue Grafton and Philip Deaver, both of whom have an article as well. Kateschwab (talk) 19:56, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on Diana M. Raab requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article 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 article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. --Seascic ^T/_C 20:16, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Welcome

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Your edits to Diana M. Raab

Hello - you can breathe a sign of relief about the above deletion notice, because I have declined to delete it using the speedy deletion process. However, you should improve it and wikify it soon - if formally nominated for deletion, it may not survive without some style and content edits. I suggest you read our notability standards for biographies and for academics before you proceed.

Also, when writing in the article space, don't sign your username. You should always sign your name with four tildes when you're participating in discussions with other users. However, you wouldn't find an author's name next to an article in the printed Encyclopedia Britannica, and we likewise do not sign our contributions to our encyclopedia articles.

Please let me know if I can answer questions or if you need assistance. Again, a warm welcome to Wikipedia! - KrakatoaKatie 20:42, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

reply

Hello again - thanks for the message, and I apologize for my unscheduled absence that delayed my response. I need to discuss a few things.

• Wikipedia is not a resource for conducting business. Raab seems to meet the notability standards for people and authors so the article will probably stay in some form (and that statement is not a guarantee of any kind that it will survive a deletion discussion).

• We discourage editors from editing where they have potential conflicts of interest, and we very strongly discourage editors from editing in areas in which they have financial interest. It is very difficult to keep a neutral point of view when writing about a subject associated with financial gain for that editor.

• The article does not 'belong' to Raab, or to you. It is not "her article". It belongs to the encyclopedia and anyone can and will edit it. If you are not prepared to have your words 'mercilessly edited', do not submit them. The page _will_ change from its current version, maybe sooner, maybe later.

Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising, whether that is autobiographical or as a for-profit project for a third party. We welcome your contributions to our encyclopedia, but we also ask that you respect what Wikipedia is not, and that you and your clients look elsewhere for promotion. Thanks. - KrakatoaKatie 03:55, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

July 2008

Hello. Please don't forget to provide an edit summary, which wasn't included with your recent edit to Diana Raab. Thank you. And please proofread using the Preview button before saving your edits! Thanks. ukexpat (talk) 16:12, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs

Hello Kateschwab! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created is tagged as an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to insure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. if you were to bring this article up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current 323 article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the article:

1. Diana Raab - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 19:43, 8 January 2010 (UTC)