RSpirits

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Hello, RSpirits, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Sonia Saikaley, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

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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! Bearcat (talk) 22:30, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Sonia Saikaley

The article Sonia Saikaley has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. Bearcat (talk) 22:30, 13 February 2016 (UTC)

Hi Bearcat, thanks for the warm welcome! I have edited the page for Sonia Saikaley. May I ask why you are proposing deletion? There are other writers on Wikipedia with less credentials. Cheers! RSpirits (talk) 11:17, 16 February 2016 (UTC)RSpirits

Nomination of Sonia Saikaley for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Sonia Saikaley 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/Sonia Saikaley 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 high-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 notice from the top of the article. Bearcat (talk) 18:46, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

Sonia Saikaley

Even if you've changed your mind about the article's includability, as I see you've done in the AFD discussion, it's still not appropriate to erase the entire article while the discussion is still underway. You need to leave it alone until the discussion runs its course and gets closed, so that anybody new who comes along to participate in the discussion while it's still open can still see the whole context. Thanks. Bearcat (talk) 23:35, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

Hi, as the creator of the page, is it possible for me to have the page removed? How do I go about that? Since I set it up, can I contact an administrator to delete the page? It was a mistake to put it up in the first place since I did not understand the eligibility requirements and the writer is not qualified enough. Thanks! RSpirits (talk) 00:47, 25 February 2016 (UTC)RSpirits

Yes, you can request deletion of any page where you are the only substantial contributor by putting {{db-author}} at the top; but your request here is sufficient, and I have deleted the page and closed the discussion accordingly.

I hope you are not discouraged and will continue to contribute. There is a regrettably steep learning curve, and it's impossible to read all the guidance pages in advance, so the only way to learn is by making mistakes. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 10:40, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks very much, JohnCD! I really appreciate your kind words. All the best, RSpirits (talk) 11:13, 25 February 2016 (UTC)RSpirits