User talk:Malibailey

Hello, Malibailey, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Our intro page provides helpful information for new users - please check it out! If you need help, visit Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on this page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Happy editing! —Travis ^talk 11:54, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

July 2007[edit]

Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, such as in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ben Malek, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. You may also click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you. I realize that you are adding your name to your posts, but it is much easier to simply add ~~~~ which links to your user page and automatically adds a time/date stamp. Thanks! —Travis ^talk 22:56, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. An article you recently created may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines for new articles, so it will shortly be removed (if it hasn't been already). Please use the sandbox for any tests you may want to do and please read our introduction page to learn more about contributing. Thank you. Natalie 21:54, 22 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Travis.. Noted... --Malibailey 05:50, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

RE Ben Malek[edit]

In closing AfDs, we don't simply count votes; we review the arguments presented by both sides, and apply the policies and guidelines. (The reason for this is that Wikipedia policies are the result of a much broader consensus than a single AfD, so the correct application of policy takes precedence over simple numbers on both sides.) In that particular case, there were several factors that led to my decision. Firstly, those who argued for deletion put forward persuasive arguments about the subject's notability, as per our notability guidelines for individual people. Secondly, your argument was based around his notability within a particular community, and most of the sources you cited were blogs. Blogs are not considered acceptable sources under our guidelines for reliable sources. Third, out of the three who argued for keeping the article, one was the author of the article and one was an anonymous IP address with no other edits outside the AfD; although I didn't dismiss their arguments because of this, neither of them put forward a convincing argument grounded in policy (being a "legitimate author" is not a sufficient argument, since not all authors are considered notable enough for Wikipedia). I hope this explains my reasoning. However, if you still strongly disagree with my decision, you can take it to deletion review. Walton^One 10:40, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]