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Speedy deletion nomination of Joseph Birdsong

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A tag has been placed on Joseph Birdsong 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 important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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Orphaned non-free image File:Fasig-Tipton logo.gif

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Replaceable fair use File:WMATA Metro Map - 2019.pdf

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July 2020

Hello, I'm Armadillopteryx. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Heidi N Closet, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at the tutorial on citing sources. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Hi there, Bartonlynch! I see you've added birth dates to a number of Drag Race contestants' pages. I've had to remove them, because you did not include an inline citation with the information. If you can provide citations, please do so. If not, please leave out the information until it can be sourced. Thanks! Armadillopteryx^talk 20:57, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not add or change content, as you did at Gia Gunn, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Armadillopteryx^talk 21:03, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

=Birthdays on WP:BLPs and Welcome!

Always have to have a reliable source.

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Johnny Sibilly (July 6)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by KylieTastic was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

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KylieTastic (talk) 18:47, 6 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Bartonlynch! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! KylieTastic (talk) 18:47, 6 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Bartonlynch, I took a look at the article you submitted above, and I wanted to tell you that I think you may be able to show that the subject is notable, but you have to do that with reliable secondary sources. Please read these three policy pages to understand how this works:

How to establish notability
How to determine if a source is reliable
What qualifies as a secondary source

Feel free to reply here or post at the Teahouse if you have any questions. Some sources about your subject that would count as reliable and secondary are here:

Please note that I did not read these articles, so it will be up to you to determine whether or not they establish your subject's notability :-) Best of luck, Armadillopteryx^talk 21:01, 6 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Johnny Sibilly (July 7)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Calliopejen1 was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

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Calliopejen1 (talk) 22:43, 7 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Johnny Sibilly

Hello, Bartonlynch. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Johnny Sibilly".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:15, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Johnny Sibilly

The article Johnny Sibilly has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Non-notable bit part actor with lots of uncredited roles.

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IP Unblock - no VPN being used, just normal wifi

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SDswimmer94 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

Caught by a colocation web host block but this host or IP is not a web host. My IP address is 2606:54C0:0:0:0:0:0:0/32‬. Place any further information here. Bartonlynch (talk) 20:54, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

That is a confirmed proxy, despite your claim to the contrary. Most likely, this is the Apple iCloud private relay service. You need to disable your proxy and may need to wait a full 24 hours for the block to clear. Yamla (talk) 21:13, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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