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Happy editing and again, welcome! Samwb123T (R)-C-E 03:18, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
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editHi, I saw you created a new article. Thanks! Content creation is one of the biggest jobs on Wikipedia. Just add some sources, as explained above, to establish notability, and you should be fine. (I would really hate to have the article deleted.) Cheers Samwb123T (R)-C-E 03:21, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
==Speedy deletion nomination of Fleurty girl==
A tag has been placed on Fleurty girl requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for organizations and companies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding I moved it to User:Thomgirl80/Fleurty girl, so you can continue to work on it without having to risk deletion. Oh, and also, from now on, please use the article wizard from now on. Thanks! Samwb123T (R)-C-E 03:32, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
{{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), 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. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Acroterion (talk) 03:24, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
Your article has been moved to AfC space
editHi! I would like to inform you that the Articles for Creation submission which was previously located here: User:Thomgirl80/Fleurty girl has been moved to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Fleurty girl, this move was made automatically and doesn't affect your article, if you have any questions please ask on my talk page! Have a nice day. ArticlesForCreationBot (talk) 04:54, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Fleurty girl, a page you created has not been edited in at least 180 days. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace. If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion. If you would like to attempt to save it, you will need to improve it. You may request Userfication of the content if it meets requirements. If the deletion has already occured, instructions on how you may be able to retrieve it are available at WP:REFUND/G13. Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 19:43, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
Your article submission Fleurty girl
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Hello Thomgirl80. It has been over six months since you last edited your article submission, entitled Fleurty girl.
The page will shortly be deleted. If you plan on editing the page to address the issues raised when it was declined and resubmit it, simply and remove the {{db-afc}} or {{db-g13}} code. Please note that Articles for Creation is not for indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace.
If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you want to retrieve it, copy this code: {{subst:Refund/G13|Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Fleurty girl}}, paste it in the edit box at this link, click "Save", and an administrator will in most cases undelete the submission.
Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Rankersbo (talk) 06:31, 18 October 2013 (UTC)