User talk:SamBen123

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10... 100... 200 Although some prefer welcoming new users with cookies, I find fruit to be a healthier alternative. Hello, SamBen123, and welcome to Wikipedia! I am Discott and I would like to thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: Some pages of helpful information to get you started:   Introduction to Wikipedia   The five pillars of Wikipedia   Editing tutorial   How to edit a page   Simplified Manual of Style   The basics of Wikicode   How to develop an article   How to create an article   Help pages   What Wikipedia is not Some common sense Do's and Don'ts:   Do be bold   Do assume good faith   Do be civil   Do keep cool!   Do maintain a neutral point of view   Don't spam   Don't infringe copyright   Don't edit where you have a conflict of interest   Don't vandalize   Don't get blocked Fun and interesting pages Userpage guidelines Userbox directory Most visited articles Join a WikiProject Are you a Wikipediholic? The top editors The motto of the day Some really bad ideas... The department of fun! Wikisongs! Some new article ideas Some very odd articles... List of the newest users Barnstars! List of user rewards List of most vandalized pages Very frequently asked questions The founder of Wikipedia... The reward board (earn awards!) Get interesting articles to edit from SuggestBot Find out exactly how many edits you have! Visit a totally random page! Meet a random user! Remember to always sign your posts on talk pages. You can do this either by clicking on the button on the edit toolbar or by typing four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your post. This will automatically insert your signature, a link to this (your talk) page, and a timestamp. The best way to learn about something is to experience it. Explore, learn, contribute, and don't forget to have some fun! To get some practice editing you can use a sandbox. You can create your own private sandbox for use any time. Perfect for working on bigger projects. Then for easy access in the future, you can put {{My sandbox}} on your user page. By the way, seeing as you haven't created a user page yet, simply click here to start it. There are many ways you can contribute to Wikipedia. Here are a few ideas:   Fight vandalism   Be a WikiFairy or a WikiGnome   Help contribute to articles   Perform maintenance tasks   Become a member of a project that interests you   Help design new templates If you need further help, you can:   Ask a question or even:   Ask an experienced editor to "adopt" you Alternatively, place {{helpme}} on your talk page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome,  and happy editing! This welcome message was sent by --Discott (talk) 13:08, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

Welcome!

Hello, SamBen123, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as SAAO library, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the Teahouse, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{help me}} on this page, followed by your question, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers:

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! --Finngall ^talk 07:56, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of SAAO library

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to inform you that a tag has been placed on SAAO library requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. --Finngall ^talk 07:56, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

Hi Finngall, SamBen123 is a first time editor and participant in the first Western Cape Libraries edit-a-thon hosted by Wikimedia ZA. The article SAAO library is her first article and was created in a step by step learning process that would likely have caused the first iteration of the page not to meet article standards but subsequent iteration over the course of the workshop should have resolved that. As such I have removed the speedily deletion template from the page. Apologies if this causes any inconvenience or confusion. Thanks and best regards, Discott (talk) 12:55, 12 July 2014 (UTC)