User talk:Mike Klaassen

Jessica Page Morrell

As covered at Talk:Jessica Page Morrell, the article does not meet notability guidelines, per WP:BIO the tag was re-added to allow those authors who work on the article to attempt to fix it before it is taken to deletion. But since you do not seem interested in addressing the concern by adding citations to Wikipedia defined reliable sources that are independent of the subject and provide substantial coverage of the subject, then we can just move to the AFD. Aboutmovies (talk) 04:21, 11 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Taken in the context of your actions (see what I wrote above), you have a lot of bridge rebuilding before you will get much help from me. The article was tagged, and instead of reading the rules linked in the message, you simply removed the message without addressing the concern. I have little sympathy for people who do that. I am happy to work with those editors who either address the concern or ask about the concern. You will likely find a similar attitude from many of the experienced editors.

That said, I did not delete the article. If you click on the article link it tells you who deleted it, and in this case User:Rjd0060 (an Admin) deleted the article. If you would like it restored, any Admin can do so, but only Admins. To keep it from being deleted, make sure it passes WP:BIO. Basically, ensure the subject has received coverage in Wikipedia defined reliable sources (click here to read what that mean) by sources that are independent of the subject (and no press releases either). Additionally, it needs to be substantial coverage, as in her name being mentioned in an article about subject X is not substantial coverage. Aboutmovies (talk) 23:07, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sarah Trimmer

Hi Mike, I've noticed you contributed a fair bit to the page on young adult literature and was wondering if you could help me with a burning question! I'm currently researching YA lit for my PhD thesis, and I really need to know the source for the comment that Sarah Trimmer was the first to note the period of adolescence (ages 14 - 21 )in 1802. I urgently need this and would really appreciate if you could tell me where its from. My email address is charlene.okane@gmail.com

Many thanks, Charlene O'Kane.

Charlene87 (talk) 16:10, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Charlene: I've worked around the Timmer reference to adolescents, but I don't know its source. As I recall, it was part of the text when I first signed on to Wikipedia. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. Mike Klaassen

CfD nomination of Category:Young adult novels for boys

Category:Young adult novels for boys, which you created, has been nominated for deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Cgingold (talk) 21:53, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Description

A tag has been placed on Description requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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Proposed deletion of History of fiction

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article History of fiction, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process because of the following concern:

This list appears pointless. Wikipedia is should not be used for a repository for internal links.

All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

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A suggestion: It's an interesting attempt but I don't think it quite works as it is. You might add all the entries on that page, including the shortcuts, to Category:History of literature. - Fayenatic (talk) 19:22, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

nice work on Plot

I like your recent additions to the Plot article. Fleshed it out nicely. --Armchair info guy (talk) 00:38, 11 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. It's a start, at least.Mike Klaassen (talk) 19:11, 11 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Page blanking

Please do not replace Wikipedia pages with blank content, as you did to Fiction writing. Blank pages are harmful to Wikipedia because they have a tendency to confuse readers. If it is a duplicate article, please redirect it to an appropriate existing page. If the page has been vandalised, please revert it to the last legitimate version. If you feel that the content of a page is inappropriate, please edit the page and replace it with appropriate content. If you believe there is no hope for the page, please see the deletion policy for how to proceed. --Allen3 ^talk 22:47, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Helium

Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. However I notice that many of them involve adding links to your articles on Helium.com. If I understand correctly, the authors of Helium articles receive revenue based on how many visits their articles receive. Also, the site does not appear to qualify as a reliable source. So there do not appear to be any good reasons for adding the links. See WP:EL, WP:COI , and WP:RS for applicable guidelines. Will Beback talk 19:03, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I have now read the WP guidelines you suggested and will edit accordingly.Mike Klaassen (talk) 20:49, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Character (arts)#Gathering material on character into one article

Hello, Mike. You probably do not remember me, but we have talked before (as seen on the article talk page I linked to above). Would you mind commenting on this discussion (within that link)? Flyer22 (talk) 04:03, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

CfD nomination of Category:Descriptive technique

Categories for discussion nomination of Category:Plot

Category:Plot, which you created, has been nominated for deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. — ξ ^xplicit 21:47, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Authors of books about writing fiction

Category:Authors of books about writing fiction, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mike Selinker (talk) 00:01, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Nomination of Jessica Page Morrell for deletion

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Proposed deletion of Gloria Kempton

The article Gloria Kempton has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

fails WP:NAUTHOR, never had any appropriate sourcing, no reviews in the typical outlets, no coverage of Kempton or her work to the point that this is likely an a7 candidate.

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Nomination of Les Edgerton for deletion

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Proposed deletion of Ron Rozelle

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Promotional unref BLP; he does not seem to meet WP:AUTHOR / WP:GNG.

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