User talk:Kevbo123

Notability of Ben alirez[edit]

A tag has been placed on Ben alirez, 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. To do this, add {{hangon}} on the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag) and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. 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. — PyTom 20:26, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The article Ben alirez you have recently written may not meet Wikipedia's generally accepted criteria for inclusion of biographies. It has likely been marked for deletion. Don't worry, there are several other options:

Create an entry for yourself on one of the many social networking websites.
Many ISPs allow you to create your own website, often at no extra charge.

With the above options your biography will be protected from being edited by others, unlike a Wikipedia article.

You may create a wiki at EditThis.info or one of the other wiki farms.
If you are attempting to make an entry for genealogical purposes, you may find WikiTree.org a useful site (but please do not simply copy material to Wikitree unless you are the original author - their license terms are different from Wikipedia's).
If you are, or intend to become, a regular Wikipedia contributor, please use your user page (user:Kevbo123) to post biographical information about yourself.

Thanks and welcome to Wikipedia! Please feel free to delete this notice once the issue has been corrected.

Iknowyourider (t c) 20:28, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ben alirez[edit]

I apologize for my delayed response. The article did not mention that Ben is a childrens book author. This, however, would still not be an assertion of notability per Wikipedia:Notability (people). Review some of the criteria in that link. Does Ben meet any of them? Have his childrens books been reviewed by third party sources? Have the books won any awards? Has he been interviewed by an independent source? The main criteria for notability is typically that third party, independent sources have noticed the subject and written about him. If you can cite anything like that, the article would likely be just fine. Let me know what you think. Leebo ^T/C 22:50, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

For now, I've restored the article to your userspace at User:Kevbo123/Ben Alirez. Take some time to review some of our policies and guidelines, particularly the ones concerning notability, verifiability, and neutrality. Once you feel familiar with the central policies, take a look at the general format of some biographical articles (WikiProject Biography might be a good place to learn about that). You can work on the article at your leisure, and when you feel it's ready to move back to the encyclopedia, let me know and I'll take a look. Have a good day. Leebo ^T/C 19:07, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]