User talk:Bombycil

Vandalism

G'day Bombycil,

welcome to Wikipedia! I'm gonna be nasty in the next sentence, but please remember that I am glad to have you aboard. Right, then; please, please refrain from tagging articles for speedy deletion until you find out how to do it properly. And don't accuse other users of vandalism unless they really are vandalising: it's an offensive personal attack, and in cases like this it makes you look really really stupid. Okay.

Anyway, here's the standard "welcome" template with lots of useful links and suchlike. You might find it handy. Welcome aboard!

Welcome!

Hello, Bombycil, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the Wikipedia Boot Camp, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions.

Here are a few more good links to help you get started:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! fuddlemark (fuddle me!) 01:21, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that's what AfD's for. You list articles that aren't shoot-on-sight but you think should be deleted, and explain why. Then other people come along and either agree with you or make their own arguments. Speedy deletions are only for obvious shoot-on-sight cases. fuddlemark (fuddle me!) 04:12, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]