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The problem in a nutshell ...
A new editor creates a "work in progress" article that gets tagged for
WP:New pages patrol
activities ... when the author returns the next day and the article has been deleted, their only clue is the courtesy warning message left by the editor who tagged it, so they become the author's first point of contact to find out WTF happened.
Specific protocols for common
A7 speedy deletions
The
criteria for speedy deletion (CSD)
defines A7 as follows:
No indication of importance/significance. An article about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content that does not indicate why its subject is important or significant.
Hello, 141.156.217.11 ... since you participated in this CfD, I wonder if you would care to comment on
this
posting at WP:COI/N regarding the plethora of unsourced articles created
by ArleArt (talk·contribs) to populate this category that they created ... Happy Editing! —72.75.72.63 (talk·contribs) 18:01, 23 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
), and other recent contributors to this article, to make constructive improvements to it ... I do not have time to examine this article in depth at the moment, and it may improve over time, in which case this warning was premature.
Please respond on this Discussion page, instead of on my Talk page, in order to avoid fragmenting the conversation. —72.75.72.63 (talk) 13:57, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, 141.156.217.11 … I recently encountered the article about
violates a copyright
.
I am considering tagging
Deletion policy
… I do not have time to examine the article in depth at the moment, and it may improve over time, in which case this warning was premature.
I have created this initial entry on your Talk page because you are either the original author of the article, or else a recent contributor to it; I will leave more detailed information regarding my specific concerns about the article on its Discussion page … please respond either there or on this Talk page, instead of on my Talk page, in order to avoid fragmenting the conversation.
I do not mean to imply that your contribution is unappreciated … perhaps you should read
Your first article … and remember, there was a time when I knew less about how Wikipedia works than you know right now, and I am always available to help you become a more proactive contributor. —72.75.72.63 (talk) 13:57, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply
