User talk:Robert Birkett

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16:04, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of John Cooper (journalist)

The article John Cooper (journalist) has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted after seven days unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp/dated}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. Cremastra (talk) 13:20, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Willie Scobie (December 27)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Qcne was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

I'm sorry, I do not see how this person passes WP:NPOLITICIAN.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

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Qcne (talk) 14:56, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Next Conservative party leadership election

The article Next Conservative party leadership election has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

If we don't even know what year it will be, WP:TOOSOON. Removing from template for now because it breaks on a highly visible page.

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Your contributed article, Shadow Cabinet of Anas Sarwar

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Hello, I noticed that you recently created a new page, Shadow Cabinet of Anas Sarwar. First, thank you for your contribution; Wikipedia relies solely on the efforts of volunteers such as you. Unfortunately, the page you created covers a topic on which we already have a page – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_Shadow_Cabinets_of_the_Scottish_Parliament#Current_Labour_Shadow_Cabinet. Because of the duplication, your article has been tagged for speedy deletion. Please note that this is not a comment on you personally and we hope you will continue helping to improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_Shadow_Cabinets_of_the_Scottish_Parliament#Current_Labour_Shadow_Cabinet. If you have new information to add, you might want to discuss it at the article's talk page.

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Disambiguation link notification for January 21

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January 2024

Hi Robert Birkett! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia—it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Thank you. JaggedHamster (talk) 22:57, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Talk page discussion that you are involved in

Hi, please see Talk:Scottish Socialist Youth (SSY)#What is the actual current name of this group? and you're welcome to add any thoughts you have there. Thanks. Skynxnex (talk) 22:36, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GenderGP moved to draftspace

Thanks for your contributions to GenderGP. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it needs more sources to establish notability and Significant neutrality concerns. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. Sideswipe9th (talk) 17:34, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

March 2024

Hi Robert Birkett! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia—it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Thank you.

I see that you've already been warned for this. Let me be absolutely clear: almost no edits are minor, and none of the recent edits that you have marked as minor appear to be so. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 15:42, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is your only warning; if you violate Wikipedia's biographies of living persons policy by inserting unsourced or poorly sourced defamatory content into an article or any other Wikipedia page again, as you did at F1NN5TER, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contributions)} 21:59, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please see Talk:F1NN5TER

The full name is considered doxxing by the subject. Do not insert it. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contributions)} 22:01, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Editing related to the Arab-Israeli conflict

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The page which you recently edited relating to this rule is Candace Owens. Burrobert (talk) 13:27, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

March 2024

Please do not add defamatory content to Wikipedia, as you did to Candace Owens, especially if it involves living persons. Your edits have been reverted. Thank you. Spagooder (talk) 17:29, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Willie Scobie

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 15:07, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

MfD nomination of User:Robert Birkett

User:Robert Birkett, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Robert Birkett and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:Robert Birkett during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. JaggedHamster (talk) 21:05, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]