User talk:DownAndUp
AFDs
[edit]Hello, DownAndUp,
For every article you list for an AFD discussion, you need to do a search for possible sources as stated in WP:BEFORE. You can't just go on a tear, tagging a lot of articles you don't approve of without having done some homework and offering a policy-based deletion rationale for each and every deletion proposal. I think if you continue like this, you might get blocked from the AFD area.
You need to thoroughly read Wikipedia:Articles for deletion#Before nominating: checks and alternatives and follow its guidelines. Tagging articles is insufficient. You've only been an editor here for 3 weeks and you are working with editors who have been active on Wikipedia for 10, 15 or 20 years and have hundreds of thousands of edits (not 72). It's important to abide by guidelines if you are going to get into administrative areas. Usually new editors have extensive experience working with article content before they start working in deletion areas but you can catch up if you demonstrate you are at least familar with the Wikipedia policy governing AFDs. Otherwise, you will start seeing a lot of rejection on your deletion suggetions. Good luck. Liz Read! Talk! 04:58, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
Miss Canada AFDs
[edit]Good afternoon!
I've been participating in some AFDs brought to my attention by WikiProject Women in Red and WikiProject Canada. I've noticed that you've proposed multiple deletions of Miss Canada winners. All of your deletion proposals feature the same two sentence reasoning, which fails to cite any deletion policy. You are new-ish to Wikipedia and AFD, so you may not be familiar with some best practices towards AFD proposals. I would point you to WP:GDBN, WP:DELAFD, WP:NBIO (relevant to notability of people, ie. pageant winners), and WP:DEL-REASON.
Some of these articles clearly have sources in them and have sources obviously available through a basic Google News search. As Liz has already mentioned, it is important (per WP:BEFORE) to do a basic check for these things as they clearly indicate an article will meet WP:GNG (general notability guidelines).
(Additionally, in the future, if there are multiple articles that all have the same problem, they may be able to be bundled together for AFD. Please read more at WP:MULTIAFD. I definitely don't think this would apply in the case of the articles you have currently nominated, but if there is ever a situation that appropriately warrants the exact same text for your reasoning for deletion for multiple articles, a multi-AFD might be appropriate.)
Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. I hope to see you stick around and develop your skills. Please don't be offended or discouraged if I or others vote keep on AFDs. Instead, use the opportunity to grow as a Wikipedian and familiarize yourself with Wikipedia policy. Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. Samsmachado (talk) 21:33, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
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