Steverding

Notability of Hopeful Network

{{hangon}} A tag has been placed on Hopeful Network requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, 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 assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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 page (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. GlassCobra 05:48, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Please do not remove speedy deletion notices from articles you have created yourself, as you did with Hopeful Network. Please use the {{hangon}} template on the page instead if you disagree with the deletion. Thank you. -- Shadowlynk (Talk) 05:51, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

New User

Hey Steverding, sorry that your first experience here had to be getting your page deleted. I'd recommend that you start at the welcome page to get more acquainted with Wikipedia. The welcome page has links to our most important guidelines, as well as lots of places for you to get help from experienced members. If you've got any more questions, I'm always available on my talk page. Good luck and happy editing! GlassCobra 15:56, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Giving Children Hope

Hey, just wanted to let you know that you did a much better job on this article about establishing notability and providing reliable, third-party sources to back up its claims. I cleaned it up a bit, tell me what you think! And definitely keep expanding and improving the article as well. Happy editing! GlassCobra 16:47, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Hey, sorry that your page got deleted. It looks like the deleting admin trashed it because it was a copyright infringement of another page, which I seem to remember being a problem. You can go ahead and recreate the article, but write it in your own words this time, okay? And make sure to keep those sources in! Good luck, and drop me a line if you need anything! GlassCobra 00:54, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Hmm, to be honest, it really doesn't look all that different. Try re-writing it, okay? I think you just put up the same article. GlassCobra 14:04, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

I googled for the first sentence, and there it was at http://www.gchope.org/ That's a copyright violation, and the article is likely to be deleted in moments. If the group is legitimate, then write some original language about it; don't cut and paste. --Orange Mike 22:38, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

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