User talk:Russelmax

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Again, welcome! עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 10:05, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Russel Haggard[edit]

A tag has been placed on Russel Haggard 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 a person or group of people, 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 indicate the subject's importance or significance 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 biographies.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{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 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 would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. TrulyBlue (talk) 10:05, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Russel Haggard[edit]

In order for an article to remain on Wikipedia, there must be an assertion of notability - see WP:BIO. Without this claim to notability (by Wikipedia's standards), the article will likely be deleted. There was no such assertion in the article that I could see. ... discospinster _talk 01:04, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Why don't you work on the article in your user space, say at User:Russelmax/Russel Haggard, then you can take all the time you need to find evidence of notability. ... discospinster _talk 01:06, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well then, unfortunately, you will have to wait until you are. ... discospinster _talk 01:10, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm also not happy that Paris Hilton is notable, but sadly she is... ... discospinster _talk 01:14, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I went to the page Category:Candidates for speedy deletion which lists articles that people have tagged for speedy deletion. They probably find these articles by looking at the page Special:NewPages, which lists all the articles that have been created in the past few minutes. ... discospinster _talk 01:23, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If someone disagrees with the deletion, they can go to Deletion Review and argue why it should be restored. If I turn out to be wrong in deleting an article, I (or another administrator) can restore it to exactly what it was.
Your userpage is a red hyperlink because you haven't put anything in it yet. ... discospinster _talk 01:32, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]