User talk:Dcalkins
An article that you have been involved in editing, Combots, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Combots. Thank you.
Please do not add nonsense articles to WIkipedia, especially ones that have already been deleted once. Doing so is considered vandalism and may get you blocked from editing. DJ Clayworth 22:34, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
September 2007
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If you have a close connection to some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Combots, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred from the tone of the edit and the proximity of the editor to the subject, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:
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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have conflict of interest, please see Wikipedia:Business' FAQ. For more details about what constitutes a conflict of interest, please see Wikipedia:Conflict of Interest. Thank you. Rjd0060 20:13, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
Welcome
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Ouch! You seem to have gotten a rough welcome to Wikipedia. Dont let the above warnings dishearten you ... but there are a few things I would like to point out to you about creating Articles before you continue with Combots. It is frowned upon to write about topics that you might be personally involved with. Some people see it as a form of Self-Promotion, and that can get Articles deleted real quick. You have written a good article so far, may I suggest you explore the conflict of intrest policies before going to far. Exit2DOS2000•T•C• 00:16, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Passiflora maliformis
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A tag has been placed on Passiflora maliformis requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a blatant copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.
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File:Dcp.jpg listed for discussion
[edit]A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Dcp.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Kelly hi! 18:10, 3 December 2015 (UTC)
The article Combots has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
No evidence of passing GNG. External links that are active relate to RoboGames and not Combots.
While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.
You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.
Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. LukeSurl t c 23:50, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Combots is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Combots (2nd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. LukeSurl t c 20:27, 24 November 2017 (UTC)