Mattberes1
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Hello, Mattberes1, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Bob Milne, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.
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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Mithrandir∞ (Talk!) (Opus Operis) 04:00, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Bob Milne
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A tag has been placed on Bob Milne requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a clear copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.
If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website but have permission from that owner, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} 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 hangon 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. Mithrandir∞ (Talk!) (Opus Operis) 04:00, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
August 2010
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Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from Bob Milne, a page you have created yourself. If you do not believe the page should be deleted, you can place a {{hangon}} tag on the page, under the existing speedy deletion tag (please do not remove the speedy deletion tag), and make your case on the page's talk page. Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you. Mithrandir∞ (Talk!) (Opus Operis) 04:18, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
Notability
editThank you for removing the copyright text; if you should be in this position again, please do not remove the speedy-deletion tag - that is what got you the warning above - but put {{hangon}} on the page and explain on the article talk page.
You need to add some independent references to establish Notability, a requirement to have a Wikipedia article, which is not a matter of opinion but needs to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." The subject's own web-site is not enough.
There is good advice about how to write a Wikipedia aricle at Wikipedia:Your first article. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 11:26, 20 August 2010 (UTC)