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If your article was not a test, you may have created a page that met the criteria for speedy deletion. If so, please see our guidelines on writing perfect stubs to see how you could improve the page to something that will not be instantly deletable.

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For articles that need deletion, add {{deletebecause|Reason.}} or {{db|Reason.}} to the top of the page. You should not wipe out the contents as it helps to check the contents to be deleted without having to look at the page history. This expands to:

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Replace Reason with the reason why the page should be deleted under the speedy deletion criteria.

Other templates available that give a reason include {{nonsense}} and {{db-bio}}. They may be used where appropriate.

(You can also use {{delete}} or {{d}} if you prefer not to provide a reason, but it is generally a good idea to provide a reason, even where it seems "obvious" to you.)

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See below for instructions regarding the deletion of personal subpages.

For articles that do not meet the criteria for speedy deletion, please use Wikipedia:Proposed deletion (for deletions likely to meet no opposition) or Wikipedia:Articles for deletion (for controversial deletions). Please do not list pages here that are already listed there.

Advice for administrators

  • Review our admin deletion guidelines
  • Use Category:Candidates for speedy deletion for a list of pages
  • Check talk pages, page history, what links here (especially for potentially controversial user pages), etc. If there is a dispute over whether the page should be deleted, consider first listing it on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion
  • If the page to be deleted is directly related to a specific user or that user's activities, consider moving the page to that user's personal userspace (and deleting the redirect) instead of deleting it outright.
  • Don't worry too much [1] — new pages patrol is unpleasant, and people will make mistakes. Wikipedia:Speedy deletion patrol goes through the deletion logs to catch stuff that shouldn't have been speedied, without rancor or excessive red tape. Feel free to be efficient!

Deletion of personal pages

Unless you are a sysop, it is not possible to delete your own user pages and subpages, so they must be listed here. If you are a sysop, it is recommended that you also list your pages here so they can be deleted by another sysop. For your main user or talk pages, you must list them here, not delete them yourself, to avoid the appearance that sysops can delete to hide negative comments, while others can't.

Only post pages from your own personal page, and only if you have a genuine reason for requesting a personal page of yours be deleted, please list it here.

Please see Wikipedia:User page for further instructions, and Wikipedia talk:Personal subpages to be deleted for past discussion on this issue.

Requested pages

Note: For faster response, please add {{deletebecause|Reason.}} or {{db|Reason.}} as mentioned above.

Deletion of Articles

Requested

User:Phr is Paul Rubin. He is not allowed to modify or delete his own biography. Sam Sloan 15:40, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't modify or delete the biography, I put in deletion templates and Sloan has now removed them [3]. Phr 15:47, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
When you put deletion tags on an article without disclosing that you are the person who is the subject of the article, you commit a fraud on Wikipedia. Also, by your more than ten thousand postings on Usenet plus your deletion of the biographies of numerous chess personalities on Wikipedia, you have made yourself notable. Sam Sloan 15:53, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
There's no fraud, I clearly stated here that the article is about me. Anyway, someone else has put a db into the article now. Phr 15:58, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
For the past more than ten years you have been attacking various chess officials over on rec.games.chess.politics . You cannot be allowed to hide behind your computer while attacking others. Readers have a right to know who you are. Sam Sloan 16:05, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Take it elsewhere, guys. Wikipedia is not a place to settle scores. · rodii · 17:20, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of Redirects

Requested

I personally think that should redirect to Wikipedia:Userboxes. Tutmosis 19:29, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
AFAIK cross-namespace redirects are considered bad style. Shir Khan 21:15, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Then why does speedy delete redirect to this very page, should speedy delete also be deleted for being cross-namespace? I think these redirects are useful. I was definitely confused when I tried entering Userboxes and it didn't go to any helpful page. (Maybe there should be an actual article explaining what userboxes are, which provides a link to WP:UBX in it.) –Tifego(t) 00:46, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • This seems like a keep to me, since it might easily get mis-capitalized that way. · rodii · 03:20, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • CCS Characters - Content of page has been moved to a new title long ago that expands the acronym of the series title. The redirect is superfluous now as all related pages consistently spell out the series title; also the acronym is becoming less unique and is used less in direct searches. --Crisu 22:36, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Gas station washroom as redirect to deleted Gas station restroom --Mmx1 21:52, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Questioned speedy deletions

Chess biographies of Ali Nihat Yazici, Geoffrey Borg, and Julio César Ingolotti.

User:Phr made a request for speedy deletion of these three chess biographies and they were all deleted within a matter of a few minutes before anybody had a chance to react. These are all very well known people both in chess and in their own countries. All of them are the presidents of the chess federations of their respective countries. In no way can they be considered non-notable. Please note that User:Phr has a long history of vandalizing almost every biography I post about chess. Sam Sloan 05:09, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

These pages were all copied from campaign biographies at [4], a site for FIDE officer candidates that Sloan is trying to turn Wikipedia into a PR outlet for. The first such article Sloan pasted into Wikipedia without attribution was Panupand Vijjuprabha and I did a full AfD nomination at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Panupand_Vijjuprabha. After that article was speedied based on CSD A8, I nominated the others for speedy as they appeared based on their similarity with the already-speedied earlier article. I defer to the admins on what best to do with them but my view is that these people are non-notable, and that Wikipedia is not an appropriate venue for political campaigning. Phr 09:05, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yazici is notable as the organizer of a multitude of FIDE official tournaments (such as the European championships, junior championships...). Borg is the secretary of the Mediterranean Chess Association. They are all Presidents of their own federations. Copyright vio -- maybe. But non-notable? I absolutely defer. └ VodkaJazz/talk┐ 22:35, 20 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Five-year plans of Nepal

Harro5 deleted this page claiming copyvio from [5]. The text was public domain from the Library of Congress Country Studies and the article's reference section indicated that. The other page happened to have used the text.--Bkwillwm 23:02, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]


Spring Thomas

Spring Thomas is well known in the Pornography world and she is mentioned in two wikipedia artichles. I'm sorry, but Pornography is relevant in todays world, like it or not. And i am not part of the industry. Be cool, guys!


Vampygames

Vampygames is extremley well known in our area, and I have heard several complaints that it still does not have a Wikipedia entry. I took the initiative and made it. I just started it, and I don't belive that it is only about individuals that don't add to the topic. I just wrote how it had started, and I was going to add more quickly. Please don't delete this right away. 8:50 EST, 9 March 3006

Keep deleted. Elf-friend 09:22, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Trout Bum

'Trout bum' is a highly notable term in the flyfishing world and was first coined in the 1980s by John Gierach, the dean of flyfishing literature in his work, "Trout Bum." Trout Bums are famous throughout flyfishing, to the point that clothing is labelled with the (non-commercial) phrase "Trout Bum." The statement "I am a trout bum" is a bit of a manifesto among those who fly fish. In short, this is not a new concept (neologism) or something undeserving of notice (non-notable). Incidentally, non-notable is a word and non-notabile is not; why is it misspelled in the speedy deletion notice?

This term deserves recognition.

User:Koavf

In my opinion although this article contains many links to others it, itself serves any purpose other than to promote the creator. I feel that this self promtion has no place on wikipedia, as it serves no purpose to other users. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dazwx1101 (talk • contribs)

Old Time Relijun

The article has been updated. It now gives several reasons for importance of band and notability, also including a new disc. and external links. This article has been refered to before I created it, and I am positive it will expand. Zeke73SG, JurjenL and myself are all interested in contributing. I do not believe that the matter of this article being deleted or not is any issue any longer. The0208 02:38, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have added Old Time Relijun's exstensive discography which should further establish their legitimacy. Also, a link to the article making reference to de Dionyso's inovative use of overtone singing.Jurjen 02:49, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This Could Work Records

The label was previously mentioned on List of independent record labels since 6 January but an article was not made until just now. The article is significant to North Dakota culture and will expand in breadth and scope over time. --AlexWCovington (talk) 05:20, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

For small town North Dakota something that can get kids involved is a necessity. This record label has signed several local acts and releases cds periodically. --Lonegunmun 05:44, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've never even been to that area of the country (hell, the closest I've ever come to the Dakotas is Eastern Ohio), but I'm a huge, huge fan of Chuck Klosterman. He would want this page to exist, and thus, so do I. Kicking222 19:00, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Seiji Kameda

The reason given for this stub's speedy delete is non-notability. I have since expanded its content somewhat, and linked to other articles on Wikipedia, in an attempt to rectify the situation. I'm also going to repost what I wrote on the article's talk page:

Seiji Kameda is a music producer involved with several albums by Do As Infinity, a popular japanese band. Wikipedia pages that link to this article: Break of Dawn (album), New World (album), Do the Best, True Song (album), Gates of Heaven (album), Do The B-Side, etc, copied straight from What links here. The man appears to be a minor celebrity in Japan. I'd say that's fairly notable - hopefully the Management will see it fit to let this article grow. Tronno ( t | c ) 05:54, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Holy_Cross_Catholic_Church_in_Kalaheo

Trivial, at best needs a line in a list. non-notable. ignored since posted - essentiallyMidgley 17:26, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy D. Too specific of an article. Put in list as nom. --Jared [T]/[+] 21:08, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Paul B. Thompson

I have expanded this page, which includes some details about why this writer is important. He has written eleven books, many of which are Dragonlance novels.

The Jenova Project

The Jenova Project is a very popular name in the Metal scene of Bangladesh, and the mysterious nature of the band and its members adds to its popularity. The band has already achieved a kind of celebrity status among "Metal freaks". As for the band not having an album released yet...an album deal has already been signed with a record label called G-Series. The only reason why it hasn't yet been released is rather simple -- all the band members are students, and they are busy with studies, exams and whatnot, and hence the recording sessions have been put on hold until the end of May 2006. Please, PLEASE don't delete this article. - Parasyte941 11:24, 10 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]


Swinburne Student Union

Important subject matter covering a controversial organisation with 40,000 members and a multi-million dollar budget. Early version did not explain that very well. Speedy delete should be removed. --2006BC 23:56, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

User:Shultz_III/PIHNN

This is my own user sub-page. It's not an article on the mainspace. People on the discussion at this part of Hell's talk page told me that it was a good idea to move the list to a personal subpage instead, so I did just that. It shouldn't offend freakofnurture because he isn't related to anyone on the list, and that list is somewhat of a "hobby list" (or things of that sort, whatever it's called.) --Shultz III 09:58, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]


Jonathan Burdick

I'm not exactly sure why this was deleted. Jonathan Burdick is the popular writer for Cinema Fusion (http://www.cinemafusion.com), which gets thousands of hits per day, and is widely spoken and discussed about on internet message boards and towns across America. He has two novels in the works, and his short writings have quickly gathered a cult following. --DoobieDoobieDoo 04:29, 13 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • Don't be disingenuous. Your article was deleted because it was a useless, inane crock of garbage full of lies and stupidity. If someone wants to contribute a real article on Jonathan Burdick, they are welcome to do so (assuming he is genuinely notable). DS 23:32, 13 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Don't hold back, DS, tell us what you really think. :) · rodii · 16:22, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Swadesh 163

User:Fourohfour put the template {{nonsense}} in that page, without asking anything to me before. I explained yesterday the reasons why I am creating a series of Swadesh xxx templates to the administrators User:Gurubrahma and User:Shreshth91. User:Fourohfour should go to talk pages BEFORE taking hasty actions. PLS remove this template from my page. Thanks. Croquant 15:00, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tracey Philips

Shouldn't be a speedy. Article claims notability. Name is mispelled (Tracy Phillips), but, there are a couple of refs [6] including IMDB[7]. The article should be discussed at AfD if deletion considered. -- Samir (the scope) 23:37, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Jean Baptiste Sipido

Let's not speedy this. The person and incident described are real and easy to find in Google and I can see a case for this being a notable event. At most this should be an AfD with an appropriate discussion before we delete it. I don't see this being an obvious speedy, maybe all it really needs is to be expanded and improved? Gwernol 00:42, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

mad nigger

I redirected 'mad nigger' to Charlie Murphy, since he either invented the term or popularised its use as part of Chappelle's Show. It's been tagged for speedy deletion. What say you all? Go to the talk page and let's discuss it. - Richardcavell 07:33, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I say delete the redirect. Nigger is a common slang term, we know that, mad is a common adjective, both are usually pejorative attributes given to people, I don't see what's special about using them together. Plus it's an unnecessarily unfortunate association for "mad nigger" to redirect to the bio of a black man. BigBlueFish 15:08, 21 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]


Daniel Sergiacomi

This article should not be deleted as he is a local figure that many people are aware of the in region. Many people see him as a good role model for his charity and leadership skills. He should not be deleted as he is a notable person and not many people today are as worthy. The article possibly just needs to expanded and or improved.

Charles Betts Galloway

This article should not be deleted. Its creator, User:Pastorwayne is doing great work creating dozens of articles on Methodist bishops, and this appears to be a stub for one of those -- see the list of bishops at List of Bishops of the United Methodist Church, where "Charles Betts Galloway" is listed and linked.

The stub appears to have been saved prematurely and not tagged as a stub, which is bad practice, but it is almost certainly the start of a genuine article. A quick look at User:Pastorwayne's contrib history will show what he is doing. --BrownHairedGirl 17:51, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

yes, BrownHairedGirl is correct. It is the beginning of an article. Sorry if I violated some important rule by not putting everything there right away. However, what's the big hurry to delete, anyway? If you can have a little patience, I'll fill it out. Thanks! Pastorwayne 18:11, 22 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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