User talk:Leo Plaw

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{{helpme}} Can some one please rename the article "Amanda sage" to "Amanda Sage" please? Slight typo.

Done. By the way, once your account becomes 4 days old, you'll be able to rename pages yourself. Hope that helps! --ais523 09:55, 15 February 2007 (U T C)

External links

Thank you for your recent contributions. Please keep in mind that external links must be directly related the topic of an article. General links to websites not directly related to articles violate external link guidelines (see WP:EL). Please keep in mind that adding the same url to several articles (even in good faith) is often viewed as a form of linkspam. Nposs 15:33, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I responded to your note on my talk page. (User_talk:Nposs#beinart.org) Thanks. Nposs 03:30, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Peter Gric article

To make an article stay, you will need to prove that whatever it is about is notable for inclusion. Sadly, everyone and his brother got a different opinion on what is notable and what isn't, although you should read this as it contains some general guidelines. If the article goes to vote for deletion, it can still be salvaged if more people vote for its inclusion than deletion. Inter\^Echo 11:44, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Peter Gric article

You guys are quick to delete articles that you don't even have a clue about!!!

I will provide Wikipedia with external verifiable sources. eg, books with ISBN, magazines, publications.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Give a bit of time please. Some of us have a life outside of Wikipedia. ;-)

Removed tag. =) Please see the talk page for more details. ^_^ Berserkerz Crit 13:10, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

{{helpme}} I need resolution for a dispute on this article please.

Take it to WP:DR or keep talking on the talk page. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 03:12, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Satoshi Sakamoto

Welcome to Wikipedia! I'm glad you want to get involved, but I'm afraid there's a problem with the article you created, Satoshi Sakamoto. It did not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Don't feel too badly; lots of people have a little trouble when creating their first article. You might find it useful to read Your First Article for some good advice about starting to create articles on Wikipedia. Two important rules of thumb are: Avoid writing about yourself, your business, your family and friends, or your web page, and avoid writing about anything that hasn't been written about in reliable sources like books, newspapers, and magazines. Anyway, don't be discouraged. I've deleted the article you created, and feel free to ask me if you have any more questions. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 23:03, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi FisherQueen.

Gee that was a bit speedy on the delete. How much time to you guys give for an article to be written? If you look at the time stamp, you see that the entry was only saved half an hour ago, not even a chance to stop for a coffee and come back to it.

I know you are on the look out for abuse, but, as for being discouraged, this certainly dents ones appetite to contribute. Now I understand why Wikipedia is starting to get a bad rep.

Signed disappointed.

Leo Plaw (talk) 23:40, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that's how it works; new articles are immediately reviewed by volunteers, and those that don't meet that minimum standard- an assertion of notability- are immediately deleted. If you want to know why, just check out the most recent few pages added to Wikipedia. They change every minute, and they always include a few articles that are promoting unimportant people, or are just plain nonsense. That's why we new page patrollers are so awesome. If you want to help patrol, I'd be glad to show you the ropes. When you create a new page, you should always make sure, even if it's short, that it includes an assertion of notability and a few sources. Some of us like to work on articles in our own userspace until we're confident that they'll pass the patrol. Here's an old version of my sandbox on a day when I had two different articles that I was working on, and hadn't created either of them yet, because I didn't think they were quite ready. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 23:48, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Leo, as an administrator I'm afraid I've swooped in and deleted the article on Satoshi Sakamoto per our guidelines for speedy deletion (I believe FisherQueen just tagged it for possible deletion). This is not to say that the article cannot be recreated for it certainly can. Before beginning the article again though, be sure to gather some sources which explain the significance and notability of the artist in the article. As FisherQueen said above, if you have any questions on how to craft the article, don't hesitate to leave a message on my talk page.--Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 10:15, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As I said, previously, the article wasn't even finished, I was in the process of editing it, I took a 20 minute coffee break, and as you put it, whoosh, in comes FisherQueen and bags it. So I take it I'm meant to have a completely crafted page before it is published? How may I do that then? I don't have any local Wiki editor on my computer. You can also take a look over my history of edits and articles and see I'm not writing trash or spam. Leo Plaw

OK, FisherQueen has made a very good suggestion there and is a solution to incomplete articles being deleted before finished. I will use my own user space on the Wikipedia to edit before publishing an article. If I'm motivated, and not feeling so lucky on the day, I might ask for some one to pass critique on it. It will no doubt save us all time and grief. ;-)Leo Plaw

Unreferenced BLPs

Hello Leo Plaw! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created is tagged as an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to insure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. if you were to bring this article up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current 12 article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the article:

Amanda Sage - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 21:20, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open!

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