User talk:Ogre Art

Hello Ogre Art! 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 name 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! --Finngall ^talk 16:41, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Getting started
Wikipedia tutorial • The five pillars of Wikipedia • 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 • Fair use • 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 of Kwansaba

A tag has been placed on Kwansaba, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, 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 assert the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion. To do this, add {{hangon}} on the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag) and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. --Finngall ^talk 15:10, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A topic is generally considered "notable" under Wikipedia's guidelines if it has received significant coverage from multiple independent, reliable secondary sources. Topics that do not meet these guidelines are subject to deletion, and articles that do not even make a real claim of notability are subject to speedy deletion, as this one was.

Not being an administrator, I can't speak for them in general or the one who actually deleted the article in particular, but that admin apparently agreed with my assessment. The hangon tag doesn't guarantee that the article won't get deleted quickly, but it does guarantee a closer look from the admins before doing so. The fact that it was speedily deleted does not preclude its recreation, but if you do decide to create it again, have those references ready. Judging by the number of Google hits, this form isn't terribly widespread yet, but Google hits matter little if you can provide proper sourcing.

I hope this helps. The welcome message I have added above provides many more links to policies and guidelines, and I'll happily answer any further questions you have. Thanks, and take care. --Finngall ^talk 16:41, 22 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've put the article in your user space at User:Ogre Art/Kwansaba for you to work on and improve, following Fingall's good advice. Let me know when you are finished and I will take a look and help you move it back. --Steve _(Stephen)^talk 00:59, 23 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Hello fellow Ogre! The Ogre 15:43, 29 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]