User talk:Wikiccu

Welcome!

Hello, Wikiccu, 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 Biopixels, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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 New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on this page, 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! --Sp33dyphil ©^hat_ontributions 09:04, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Biopixels

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A tag has been placed on Biopixels 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 that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page 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 page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. --Sp33dyphil ©^hat_ontributions 09:04, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Hello, Wikiccu and 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 using four tildes (~~~~) or by clicking if shown; this will automatically produce your username and the date. Also, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field with your edits. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! JamesBWatson (talk) 10:49, 23 January 2012 (UTC) Getting started A tutorial • Our five pillars • Getting mentored How to: Edit a page • Upload and use images • Create your first article Intuitive guide to Wikipedia • Article Creation Wizard Getting help Frequently asked questions • Tips Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Help desk: A Wiki Styled page to ask questions on Help directory: A comprehensive list-style help contents page Policies and guidelines Neutral point of view • No original research Verifiability • Reliable sources • Citing sources What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons List of policies • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Policy for non-free content • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism • List of guidelines 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 • Simplified manual of style Stubs • Categories • Disambiguation Peer review • Featured content Miscellaneous User pages • Talk pages Awards a registered contributor can achieve and award Clean up: General • Spam • Vandalism Join a WikiProject • Translation Useful templates • Tools • User scripts

• The article Biopixels did have enough context to identify its context, so if that had been the only issue then I would have just declined the speedy deletion request, leaving the article intact. However, unfortunately that was not the only issue. The article has been deleted because it was copied from another web site, indicating that it was almost certainly a copyright infringement. It is not acceptable to copy text from elsewhere to Wikipedia unless there is unambiguous evidence that it is either in the public domain or released under a free license. Generally, you should write content from scratch, in your own words. I hope this bad start to editing Wikipedia won't put you off, and you will stay here. My advice is to start by making small improvements to existing articles, rather than by creating new articles. That way you can learn what is acceptable and what isn't, and any mistakes you make will be small ones, so you won't have wasted a lot of time and effort on them. Once you know your way around better you can then create whole new articles, if you like. I am also giving you a welcome message, which contains links to various pages that may be helpful to you. You are not expected to read all of them in detail before you make any edits (there are far too many of them for that), but do have a look at the ones which seem most relevant. Finally, please do feel welcome to contact me on my talk page if you have any questions. JamesBWatson (talk) 10:49, 23 January 2012 (UTC)