User talk:Dr Deborah Swallow

December 2012

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Professional Doctor of Diplomacy (January 3)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Mr. Guye was:

This submission does not appear to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. Entries should be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources. Please rewrite your submission in a more encyclopedic format. Please make sure to avoid peacock terms, that are designed to promote or show-off the subject.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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Mr. Guye (talk) 04:25, 3 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Dr Deborah Swallow, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about why your article submission was declined please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Mr. Guye (talk) 04:25, 3 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of London Academy of Diplomacy

Hello Dr Deborah Swallow,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged London Academy of Diplomacy for deletion, because it seems to be promotional, rather than an encyclopedia article.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. DOCUMENT★ERROR 14:32, 3 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You wrote on Talk:London Academy of Diplomacy:

This page should not be speedily deleted because... (This is a legitimate educational establishment that specialises in the teaching and training of Diplomats. It has a long history going back about 40 years and is a world class institution; one of the most renowned in Europe. In September 2014 the school passed from being part of the University of East Anglia to the University of Stirling, so we have to start building our online presence again. The school wishes to have a Wiki page like many other establishments. We were endeavouring to copy the Fletcher School of Diplomacy wiki page template. The faculty currently are working to get all the information finished. I was expecting this to go into draft format and not into being a live post when I uploaded the information I was given this morning.

IMPORTANT: Please let me know how I can make it 'not live' so we can continue to work on it. How do I put this back in my user space?

Also please let me know what is the difference between the wiki page layout and text we have so far uploaded and The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, which is also part of a university. WE don't want to be speedily deleted or told its just advertising, but would like to go back to being a draft page so that we can have a legitimate wiki page for The London Academy of Diplomacy when all the writing has been finished.

Thanks for your help ) --Dr Deborah Swallow 16:27, 3 January 2015 (UTC)Debby

The problem with this page is that it wasn't really an encylopedia article - it read as the sort of prospectus that American undergraduate institutions bombard recent high school graduates with. For it to remain on Wikipedia, it has to be written with a neutral point of view and substantially different tone.

I've userified the article to User:Dr Deborah Swallow/London Academy of Diplomacy where it can be further improved.

(I agree, by the way, that The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy really isn't a model article, but it's closer to what we're looking for.) —Cryptic 16:48, 3 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy deletion nomination of Professional Doctor of Diplomacy

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Dr Deborah Swallow/London Academy of Diplomacy

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. A tag has been placed on User:Dr Deborah Swallow/London Academy of Diplomacy requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. AusLondonder (talk) 16:52, 22 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Professional Doctor of Diplomacy for deletion

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Allan Nonymous (talk) 19:06, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]