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Proposed deletion of Max Bollinger edit

 

The article Max Bollinger has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Non-notable actor.

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{dated prod}} will stop the Proposed Deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The Speedy Deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and Articles for Deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. POKERdance talk/contribs 17:25, 7 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

Articles for deletion nomination of Max Bollinger edit

I have nominated Max Bollinger, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Max Bollinger. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. POKERdance talk/contribs 17:36, 7 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

{{helpme}} what is the point of adding anything if it is all being deleted before the article can ever be finished.  ?

See below.  Chzz  ►  17:57, 7 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

Help request edit

(moved over from Talk:Max Bollinger)

There are numerous references to this name in various productions on Wikipedia, yet no profile exists for Max Bollinger.

{{helpme}} articles are being deleted before they can be ever finished. someone is deleting submissions before they are complete

what is the point of this? if one can never finish an article and it is being deleted all the time for reasons that make no sense.

I am actually doing this work for free and am happy to just drop it. seems like a total waste of time

First, the article will not be deleted immediately; there will be a discussion, for about a week. So, if things are fixed up during that time, it won't be a problem.
Second, please remember that Wikipedia is live, 24/7. Thus, when you make an article, it is immediately available to the world - thus it must meet the required standards that we've all agreed on - especially with regard to references, etc.
There is a simple answer to this, though - just create a user subpace, and work on articles there, before making them live. For example, you could make user:Pdsabooks/my test page. For more on that, see WP:USERSUBPAGE. Cheers,  Chzz  ►  17:52, 7 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

{{helpme}} OK, I give up. Delete everything and be happy. There are other more reliable sources for referencing. This now explains why wikipedia is barred by many providers from being used as source of info.

OK, sorry; I don't know what more I can say; I've started to fix up the article, I've been hunting for references (not easy to find) - and I've flagged it for the rescue team. I'm sorry that you seem to feel we're 'out to get you' - that is absolutely not true, we're all trying to make good articles.
Good luck with whatever you decide. I'll go back to writing stuff.  Chzz  ►  18:11, 7 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

Max Bollinger edit

We have a few days as the Max Bollinger article is being talked about at the deletion discussion... and I have already gone into the article to give it some tweaks per Wikipedia's preferred article format. I am thinking that those suggesting he does not meet WP:AUTHOR based that opinion upon the 2 audio books in the original version of the article (now improved), and not upon a cursory look at Google Books. It seems Bollinger used his language skills to make the crossover from writing to acting and voicework, and has returned to books of late... now in audio format. Care to help me dig to see if his earlier books have received favorable reviews? MichaelQSchmidt (talk) 00:29, 9 August 2009 (UTC)Reply


Oh... and in the future... you may find it helpful to first create an article in your workspace at User:Pdsabooks/sandbox (the redlink turns blue once something is in the workspace) and get input and advice from other editors as you work... before moving a more complete article to main pages (we can show you how that's done). This gives you the time to get input and make it all pretty without it being under fire. MichaelQSchmidt (talk) 00:29, 9 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

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Speedy deletion nomination of Pavel Kostin edit

 

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Nomination of Max Bollinger for deletion edit

 

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Max Bollinger is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Max Bollinger until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. —KuyaBriBriTalk 21:40, 11 November 2011 (UTC)Reply