User talk:Heneghan

Proposed deletion of Joe Heneghan

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Joe Heneghan, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. TN‑X-Man 14:38, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Hello, Heneghan! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! Dlohcierekim 14:53, 19 September 2008 (UTC) Getting started A tutorial • Our five pillars • Getting mentored How to: edit a page • upload and use images Getting help Frequently asked questions • Tips Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Policies and guidelines Neutral point of view • No original research Verifiability • Reliable sources • Citing sources What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons Manual of Style • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Policy for non-free content • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The community Build consensus • Resolve disputes Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • No legal threats Community Portal • Village pump Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists Writing articles Be bold in editing • Develop an article The perfect article • Manual of style Stubs • Categories • Disambiguation Pages needing attention • Peer review Miscellaneous User name • User pages • Talk pages Clean up: General • Spam • Vandalism Join a WikiProject • Translation Useful templates • Tools • User scripts

Notability, Joe Heneghan deleted, and other matters

As a matter of fact I did. In no way did I see any assertion of the subject meeting WP:BIO. Candidates for state office are not notable inherently. I also went to the subject's campaign page. There I found no indication that of him meet WP:BIO. Then I did a Google News search, in which I found surprisingly little media coverage. The lack of assertion of notability in he article was sufficient to speedily delete under WP:CSD.

Now we come to the matters of conflict of interest and autobiography. Writing a Wikipedia article about oneself creates a clear potential for conflict of interest, especially during the run-up to an election. Autobiography is generally discouraged, though if one can remain a neutral point of view and carefully cite reliable sources from third parties unconnected with the subject with verifiable information, it can work out. One must also remember that Wikipedia is not a sopabox or a stump. Certainly, if you review WP:BIO and feel that your subject mets it meet it, and if you can provide reliable, verifiable sources you can recreate the article.

My advice would be to create a test page at User:Heneghan/test to work on the thing. However, bear in mind that Wikipedia is not a webhost, and if it appears you are using Wikipedia for promotional purposes, even in your user space, the content will likely be removed. If you wish to appeal the deletion, leave message on my talk page. i will restore the article and send if for discussion at WP:AFD.

I should have left you a welcome and a deletion notice at the time I deleted your article. Must have been getting sleepy. Please see the links in the welcome above, as they are helpful. Cheers, and happy editing. Dlohcierekim 14:53, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Joe Heneghan

A tag has been placed on Joe Heneghan 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 notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance 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 article 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 article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. Arbiteroftruth (talk) 14:56, 19 September 2008 (UTC)