User talk:Speedygal

Welcome![edit]

Hello, Speedygal, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I notice that one of the first articles you edited was Haunting on Malbury Street, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Haunting on Malbury Street[edit]

A tag has been placed on Haunting on Malbury Street, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done for the following reason:

Unremarkable novel, as no sources establish notability.

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If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. dci | TALK 00:20, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

August 2012[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from Haunting on Malbury Street, a page you have created yourself. If you believe the page should not be deleted, you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that says: Click here to contest this speedy deletion and appears inside the speedy deletion notice. This will allow you to make your case on the page's talk page. Administrators will consider your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you. GregJackP Boomer! 04:32, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Speedygal. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Haunting on Malbury Street, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

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Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. The edit summary indicates that this is "your" book. GregJackP Boomer! 04:33, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Speedygal, you are invited to the Teahouse[edit]

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Proposed deletion of Haunting on Malbury Street[edit]

The article Haunting on Malbury Street has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Non-notable self-published book

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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 article 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. Hairhorn (talk) 19:08, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your book[edit]

Please note that merely existing is not enough to merit an encyclopedia entry; please see Wikipedia:Notability (books). I have nominated your entry for deletion here. Kudos on writing a book, by the way... this just isn't the right way to go about promoting it, Wikipedia is for stuff that's already notable. Cheers. Hairhorn (talk) 22:33, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]