User talk:GARGRAFARR

Dear Gargrafarr, I noticed your question to Oxymoron83, wondering why your page was deleted, and I thought I would take the opportunity to welcome you officially, as well as provide you with some basic information about Wikipedia. I realize Wikipedia might seem confusing at first, so please click on the blue words to read the policy/guide they refer to. Wikipedia is not like other sites you may have come across. First, it is an encyclopedia. What this means, is that it is not MySpace, or FaceBook, or a place to host personal webspace, or a place where editors can make articles about anything they wish. Wikipedia has Core policies, such as neutrality, notability, verifiability, etc. What does all of this mean? Well, it means that any article on Wikipedia must demonstrate notability (meaning it must be note worthy, covered by the media, etc.), and have reliable, third-party sources (such as news media articles, magazine/trade journal articles) written about the subject, and the information given in the article must cite those sources to verify it is true. From those sources, information is summarized, paraphrased, condensed, and worded neutrally to make an encyclopedic entry (information cannot be copied from other sites). See Wikipedia's manual of style, layout guide, your first article, article development, and how to edit for assistance. Finally, your article was deleted as a result of a deletion discussion, where the community offers opinions about what articles are appropriate in line with policy and guidelines. I hope that helps you understand the project a bit more, and I hope you enjoy it here! Ariel♥Gold 04:59, 11 December 2007 (UTC)