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Proposed deletion of Santa Barbara 100

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The article Santa Barbara 100 has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Already tagged for notability, I don't believe this event is notable. Not finding any WP:RS

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May 2015

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Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, your addition of one or more external links to the page Santa Barbara 100 has been reverted.
Your edit here to Santa Barbara 100 was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove links which are discouraged per our external links guideline. The external link(s) you added or changed (https://songsofthewilderness.wordpress.com/2014/07/02/trail-quest-santa-barbara-100/) is/are on my list of links to remove and probably shouldn't be included in Wikipedia.
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Speedy deletion nomination of Santa Barbara 100

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A tag has been placed on Santa Barbara 100, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which articles can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:

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Managing a conflict of interest

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  Hello, Robert Gilcrest. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Santa Barbara 100, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. John from Idegon (talk) 04:56, 15 May 2015 (UTC)Reply

Welcome!

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Hello, Robert Gilcrest, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of your recent edits to the page Santa Barbara 100 has not conformed to Wikipedia's verifiability policy, and has been or will be removed. Wikipedia articles should refer only to facts and interpretations that have been stated in print or on reputable websites or other forms of media. Always remember to provide a reliable source for quotations and for any material that is likely to be challenged, or it may be removed. Wikipedia also has a related policy against including original research in articles. Additionally, all new biographies of living people must contain at least one reliable source.

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Teahouse talkback: you've got messages!

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Hello, Robert Gilcrest. Your question has been answered at the Teahouse Q&A board. Feel free to reply there!
Please note that all old questions are archived after 2-3 days of inactivity. Message added by Joseph2302 (talk) 12:18, 15 May 2015 (UTC). (You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{teahouse talkback}} template).Reply