User talk:Cmcollins

Henk van der Kroon

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- What you added are not references, but external links. Statements in the article have to be tagged with in-line references. See WP:REF for help on how to do this. JuJube (talk) 13:56, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of "Edwin Yearwood"

A page you created, Edwin Yearwood, has been tagged for deletion, as it meets one or more of the criteria for speedy deletion; specifically, it is obvious advertising or promotional material.

You are welcome to contribute content which complies with our content policies and any applicable inclusion guidelines. However, please do not simply re-create the page with the same content. You may also wish to read our introduction to editing and guide to writing your first article.

Thank you. StaticGull Talk 13:57, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Adela Chu

A tag has been placed on Adela Chu 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.

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), 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 admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Guy0307 (talk) 13:06, 19 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

July 2009

Welcome to Wikipedia. Your test on the page Henk van der Kroon worked, and has been removed. If you would like to experiment further, please use the sandbox. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing and its related help page for more information. Thank you. Until It Sleeps ^{Wake me} 12:24, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of Adela Chu

I'd like to get your justification for speedy deleting Adela Chu. I'd like to reinstate her. She is the founder of the most important annual event the San Francisco Bay Area: Carnaval San Francisco. This event connects the Bay Area to our hemisphere culturally in ways that no other event or institution can claim. With your coding skills are you able to achieve unprecedented levels of wiping out hours of other people's work in seconds. Can you be so considerate as to provide me with an explanation or justification. (Cmcollins (talk) 12:15, 8 July 2009 (UTC))

Hi. I deleted this page because it makes no assertion of how or why the subject is notable - that is, it doesn't say why this person deserves a page on Wikipedia when there are billions of people who don't. This means it meets our criteria for speedy deletion, and was deleted.

If you wish to recreate the article, you can do so, but ensure you read the notability guidelines, verifiability policy and our policy on reliable sources before creating it, or it will almost certainly be deleted again. If you have any more questions, let me know on my talk page. Ale_Jrb ^talk 14:58, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ale_jrb, You did put a generic boiler plate response that did not at all respond to my remarks above. You also seemed to indicate you'd render whatever further work I invested mute. Can you let me know why I as a rational person [e.g. my likelihood and path of an appeal to a higher authority] might be worth further investment of time on my part. (Cmcollins (talk) 01:33, 9 July 2009 (UTC))

If the reply appears generic, that's only because it's the truth. If you can prove that the person is notable, by citing reliable sources, it's worth the effort and won't be deleted. If you can't, it isn't worth the effort, as it will be deleted. Rmemeber, if you assert notability (without proving it) it cannot be speedily deleted, but it can still be deleted in a deletion debate. If you do not even assert notability, it will be speedily deleted. Ale_Jrb ^talk 09:32, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The text in the article stated: She first brought the exotic and colorful celebration of Carnaval San Francisco, to the streets of San Francisco's Mission District in 1976 and then successfully launched the annual celebration in 1979 at Precita Park with the help of Marcus Gordon and many others - in no way could this be seen as an assertion of notability. If you stated that this is an important celebration in the article, that would be an assertion. As it was, however, she could have done a street party with two friends, and someone reading the article wouldn't know any better - because you do not assert the notability of her actions. If you have to click a link to try and find notability, that doesn't count. Ale_Jrb ^talk 11:35, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Unreferenced BLPs

Hello Cmcollins! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created is tagged as an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. Please note that all biographies of living persons must be sourced. If you were to add reliable, secondary sources to this article, it would greatly help us with the current 46 article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the article:

Henk van der Kroon - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 23:27, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

^ In this context, "speedy" refers to the simple decision-making process, not the length of time since the article was created.

[1] In this context, "speedy" refers to the simple decision-making process, not the length of time since the article was created.

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