User talk:Douglas Powell

Welcome!

Hello, Douglas Powell, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, like For Doug's Sake, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines for page creation, and may soon be deleted.

There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on this page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Lantrix ::Talk::Contrib:: 13:27, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of For Doug's Sake

A tag has been placed on For Doug's Sake 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 about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.) or web content, 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

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. Lantrix ::Talk::Contrib:: 13:27, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Lantrix,

you got me. Yes, the page was a quip for our internal processes here and I do not mind you deleting it. I do actually intend to use my Wikipedia Account for other, productive uses, so please forgive me for this slight abuse of your great site.

Douglas Powell (talk) 13:36, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No problems Douglas :-) but It's not my site - additionally everyone is responsible for editing articles, you included. Read through some of the links in the welcome section at the top of this page, and they will help you get started editing. Don't stress about the speedy delete - it would have been reported by someone else if not me. I don't actually delete it - it's up to an administrator to agree with my recommendation and they will delete it. You can read more about the reasons and processes for deletion as well. Lantrix ::Talk::Contrib:: 13:44, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]