User talk:LatestReports208

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Speedy deletion nomination of 2 Police officers shot

Hello LatestReports208,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged 2 Police officers shot for deletion, because it seems to be vandalism or a hoax.

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. War wizard90 (talk) 05:48, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Dec 2014

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. For your information, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a new source, please read more at WP:NOTNEWS. Then feel free to visit the Teahouse, a place for new editors to receive help on Wikipedia policies and creating new articles. War wizard90 (talk) 06:05, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm Confused

 I do not understand. From what I have learned and know, Wiki is a source for information and facts. Why would you call my article a hoax and say that Wiki is not a dictionary?

Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information, Please see WP:NOT, also, all articles must meet Wikiepdia's Notability guidelines in order to avoid deletion. Please familiarize yourself with these standards before creating new articles. War wizard90 (talk) 06:12, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I just looked at Wiki's definition of WP, and it said that it holds info about the topic. If so, what is wrong with my article

Oh, I see what I did wrong; I did not use a topic listed in Notability. I should probably keep a copy of that list on my page, just in case...send a message if I am going to do something wrong or if that is not the reason.

@War_wizard90 I think you're being harsh on this user. WP:VANDALISM clearly says that any good faith effort to improve this encyclopedia is not vandalism and this clearly fits into that category. I saw the article before you tagged it and it clearly wasn't vandalism, just an attempt to add info by a new user that doesn't know the ropes, so the user is right to feel a little aggrieved here. Even if the edit wasn't up to our standards, we should be explaining how to edit here to newbies, not scaring them away with vandalism accusations which aren't true. For what it's worth, WP:A10, besides being a little kinder, would have been the correct tag here, since we have the article already at 2014 NYPD officer killings as WP:BEFORE would have shown.

@LatestReports208, in this situation, we had an existing article on the topic and new information should be added there, but it's important to write with a neutral tone and use reliable sources to back up any information you have. You can ask me on my talk page if you have any questions. Valenciano (talk) 06:35, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Valenciano: I see how I may have come across a little harsh, my intention in tagging it as vandalism was for lack of a better category to tag it in, as it was news related. I didn't realize we already had an article regarding this, and just saw it as a random news event being created as an article. I suppose in my haste to tag it and move on to other pages I didn't spend the time I should have to ensure it was tagged correctly.

@LatestReports208: Sorry if I came across too harsh, I do not want to scare you away. Sometimes as a more veteran user who dedicates my time to patrolling new pages I see so many blatant vandals and people disregarding the rules that I forget that not everyone is trying to be disruptive intentionally. You'll understand what I mean if you stick around the community long enough, which I hope you do. However, that does not excuse my reflexive action, I should have acted with a little more patience and calm. Wish you the best, and let me know if I can be of any help in your future editing endeavors. War wizard90 (talk) 07:00, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@War wizard90: I know exactly what you mean and I did similar things myself in the past, but not all new articles, even if unencyclopedic, fit into speedy criteria and therefore have to go to prod. Valenciano (talk) 07:06, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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2 Police Officers shot

You should have stated where and when they were shot and the circumstances, as you likely have read in newspaper articles. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 09:12, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]