User talk:Epichange1

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Epichange1/TheMix

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. A tag has been placed on User:Epichange1/TheMix requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

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@AntiDionysius: I get that the user space draft probably looked promotional, but this was at an edit-a-thon, and I believe Epichange1 was just starting with the group's webpage as a "first draft" to revise. Wasn't intended to be a long-term promotional mirror of their webpage. SnowFire (talk) 23:03, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ah I see, fair enough. My apologies for being too gung-ho. AntiDionysius (talk) 23:04, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Useful category link

Category:American artist groups and collectives

This might have some good sample articles to base an article on. As discussed, you will ideally want at least three secondary sources (e.g. local newspapers) discussing the group, ideally not just as a sentence in passing. SnowFire (talk) 23:03, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]