User talk:Atherston
Welcome!
Hello, Atherston, and
I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
- The five pillars of Wikipedia
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- What do we mean if we say that you might have a Conflict of Interest?
- What do we mean by Neutral Point of View?
- What sources are counted as reliable?
- What makes the subject of an article notable?
- Why was my page deleted?
- An essay containging a List of bad article ideas
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Getting the articles just right can be tricky - but there are lots of people to ask!
There are several ways of getting help:
- Go into IRC Channel #wikipedia-en-help
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By the way, when you are writing on a discussion page (or someone's talk page), it is considered good manners to sign your comment... to do this, just add ~~~~ at the end of your comment. That will put your user name (Atherston) and the date/time at the end (or you can click on the 
icon when you are editing. Never sign on an article page - only on a discussion page.
I am now going to sign this message with my signature, by adding ~~~~ here: -- PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 15:30, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Contributions page
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Speedy deletion nomination of Steve Apelt
A tag has been placed on Steve Apelt requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles – see the Article Wizard.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag - if no such tag exists then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hangon tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. noq (talk) 10:55, 6 October 2010 (UTC)