User talk:Waynem37

Hello, Waynem37! 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

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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Brandi c2.jpg}

Thank you for uploading Image:Brandi c2.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale provided for using this image under "fair use" may not meet the criteria required by Wikipedia:Non-free content. This can be corrected by going to the image description page and add or clarify the reason why the image qualifies for fair use. In particular, for each page the image is used on, the image must have an explanation linking to that page which explains why it needs to be used on that page. Can you please check:

That there is a non-free use rationale on the image's escription page for each article the image is used in.
That every article it is used on is linked to from its description page.

Please be aware that a fair use rationale is not the same as an image copyright tag; descriptions for images used under the fair use policy require both a copyright tag and a fair use rationale.

If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it might be deleted by adminstrator within a few days in accordance with our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions, please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI (talk) 04:45, 16 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

External link

Beckett Official Price Guide site [http://www.beckett.com Beckett Official Price Guide site]

For an outside link you only use one set of brackets, and instead of creating the link name with a |, you just use a space. And don't forget the http:// HalfShadow 05:27, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Zara Whites

The "cite error" tag was because you added a cite to the subject's height. It was looking for a reference called "IAFD" but there wasn't a reference anywhere in the article with the rest of the refernece info. Basically, it was calling for something that hadn't been defined yet. I removed the errant tag, but if you have a source for the height, please feel free to add it. Dismas|^(talk) 10:04, 20 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Alta Partners

A tag has been placed on Alta Partners 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 company or corporation, 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, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for companies and corporations.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. LCpl Stephen Bolin, USMC ^talk 02:09, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co

A tag has been placed on Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co 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 company or corporation, 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, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for companies and corporations.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. LCpl Stephen Bolin, USMC ^talk 02:14, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of "Sofinnova Ventures"

A page you created, Sofinnova Ventures, has been tagged for deletion, as it meets one or more of the criteria for speedy deletion; specifically, it is about a company or corporation, but it does not indicate how it is important or significant, and thus why it should be included in an encyclopedia. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and the guidelines for companies in particular.

You are welcome to contribute content which complies with our content policies and any applicable inclusion guidelines. However, please do not simply re-create the page with the same content. You may also wish to read our introduction to editing and guide to writing your first article.

Thank you. Blanchardb -^{Me•MyEars•MyMouth}- timed 02:57, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia policies

Hi Wayne, and thanks for your help on Wikipedia. :) I noticed you asked a question, so I thought I'd try to help clarify what's going on here, and why your articles are getting tagged so quickly. This is because Wikipedia is a massive spam magnet, and some of your article stubs, even though you may be creating them in good faith, are setting off some of the "spam" flags. There's a lot going on at Wikipedia, with thousands of articles flowing in each day, and thousands being deleted just as quickly. There's an unfortunately large amount of vandalism coming in, as well as attempts at self-promotion: People create "articles" about their pets, school friends, favorite restaurant, favorite hamburger, their garage band, etc. etc.

The key thing that is needed to keep your articles from being tagged so quickly, is better sourcing. Simply linking to a corporation's own website, with little else, is a fast way to get something tagged as spam. Much better is to provide sources that prove that the topic meets Wikipedia's "notability" standards. For more information this, see WP:CORP. To be more specific: Each time you create an article, try to include at least a couple sources that show that some outside source has found the topic worth writing about. A couple New York Times articles, or something from mainstream or academic press, and that's usually enough to "paperweight" an article down. Hope that helps explain! If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to let us know, --El on ka 02:58, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Alta Communications

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Alta Communications, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process because of the following concern:

Non-notable private firm, no reliable sources, spam

All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because, even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Bearian (talk) 20:11, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Craig Burr

A tag has been placed on Craig Burr 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, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. Nuttah (talk) 21:06, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Jean Deleage

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Jean Deleage, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process because of the following concern:

Non-notable person; no reliable sources

All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because, even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Bearian (talk) 21:25, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

November 2008

Please do not add nonsense to Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. Bearian (talk) 22:38, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Alta Communications

Another editor has added the {{prod}} template to the article Alta Communications, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but the editor doesn't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and has explained why in the article (see also Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:Notability). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia or discuss the relevant issues at its talk page. If you remove the {{prod}} template, the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Unusual? Quite ^TalkQu 21:54, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Adoption

I would normally say yes, but unfortunately I left Wikipedia about a month ago in favor of writing professionally (attempting to, at least) and finishing my bachelors degree(s). I apologize. JonCatalán^(Talk) 21:48, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hopefully Jon won't mind, but I wouldn't mind being an adopter; never done it before, but I've been around the block a few times :) Any areas you especially need help with? Skinny87 (talk) 18:46, 16 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced BLPs

Hello Waynem37! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 2 of the articles that you created are tagged as Unreferenced Biographies of Living Persons. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to ensure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. If you were to bring these articles up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current 216 article backlog. Once the articles are adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the list:

Eddie Bane - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Joe Zdeb - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 22:33, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Candy Samples for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Candy Samples is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Candy Samples until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Spartaz ^Humbug! 06:01, 3 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

January 2019

Please do not introduce incorrect information into articles, as you did to Fisting. Your edits could be interpreted as vandalism and have been reverted. If you believe the information you added was correct, please cite references or sources or discuss the changes on the article's talk page before making them again. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. HalJor (talk) 21:29, 2 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]