User talk:Gordonsc

Removing templates is discouraged unless problems have been fixed

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent contribution removed content from Peter C. Mancall. Please be more careful when editing articles and do not remove content from Wikipedia without a good reason, which should be specified in the edit summary. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 06:27, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello Gordonsc! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. 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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== Straight edge ==

Please don't add your school essays verbatim to Wikipedia articles. If you have some content you feel would be useful please feel free to add it. However, adding an entire essay (complete with your name and the name of the class/teacher, etc) isn't really encyclopedic. Please let me know if you have any questions. janejellyroll 03:25, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for removing your name and the class name from your contributions. However, they are still original research, which isn't appropriate on Wikipedia. Can you please add sources for the material that you added to the article? Please see WP:OR for relevant policies. janejellyroll 03:33, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for adding a list of references to the article. However, when I talk about citing your sources, I mean please document that your additions are not original research (WP:OR. Since essays are usually original research, I am somewhat doubtful that all the material you added is encyclopedic. Instead of just adding your entire essay to the article, it might be more helpful to focus on specific changes that you could make to the article. Please let me know if you have any questions. janejellyroll 03:42, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I see you're working on it now. Looking good. :) janejellyroll 03:48, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Persian Empire

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although we invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Persian Empire, was not constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. utcursch | talk 11:12, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Lucas Weaverling

A tag has been placed on Lucas Weaverling 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 about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.) or web content, 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. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

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 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. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. HarlandQPitt (talk) 01:11, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]