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Proposed deletion of "Earth, Inc."

The article "Earth, Inc." has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Non-notable book. No significant press coverage. Probably due to the fact that this book has not been released yet. Possibly notable after release and press coverage, but not until then.

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Articles for deletion nomination of "Earth, Inc."

I have nominated "Earth, Inc.", 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/"Earth, Inc.". 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.

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References

In this edit to "Earth, Inc.", you added three "references". These articles are not actually references, but are rather articles by the same author as the book which speak to the same topic. References are sources which verify the information contained in the article, preferably written by reliable secondary sources. I am going to remove them from the article; please do not reintroduce them unless you can explain how they verify the contents of the article. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 16:59, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

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"Earth, Inc."

As a further person has suggested deleting the article at the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/"Earth, Inc." (the AfD), I cannot really userfy the article.

When the AfD is over (it lasts for 7 days, so it will be closed by an admin sometime after 21:09, 9 February 2010 (UTC) - but it may not be straight away, it could be anytime in the next 24 hours after that! - and the closing admin will decide what happens.

They may decide to userfy it (probably moving it to User:Zwickertara/Earth, Inc. (book) or something similar). They may decide to delete it. I don't see any realistic chance that it will be kept, so those are the two options available in this case.

I will mention this on the AfD - and it might be an idea for you to make a comment there yourself, explaining why you think it should be kept rather than deleted.

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Regards, -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 20:56, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Your article has been userfied

I've gone ahead and userfied the article at User:Zwickertara/Earth, Inc. (book). You can work on improving it there, per the discussion at AFD. I note that a few editors recommended against userfication, and so I note a few of our policies here, for your reference. You'll want to look very closely at our policy on Userfication, particularly the bit that reads thus: "Userspace material is frequently deleted via Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion where the material is judged to be merely an archive of previously deleted content." So, if the article is being improved, great - good luck. But if the article is going to sit indefinitely, or if the prospects of the book becoming notable are bleak (if it's cancelled, for example), then the draft will likely be deleted. If you like, keep a copy of the text off-wiki (in a text file, for example), and use it as a starting place later on. When you're done with that, You should tag the draft with {{db-u1}}, which will request the deletion of a page in your userspace. Beyond that, use the {{helpme}} tag if you have any questions or require additional assistance. Best, UltraExactZZ ^Said ~ Did 21:49, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Per the above - Since no work took place to remedy the issues with this draft article, I have deleted it. If you need a copy to begin work again (off-wiki), feel free to leave a message on my talk page. UltraExactZZ ^Said ~ Did 01:12, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

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