User talk:Michaeljrau

Please do not remove deletion request templates from articles, even ones you started. If you have a problem with it being nominated for deletion, follow the instructions and put {{hangon}} on the article's talk page. Thanks. AllynJ 20:19, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Michael Joseph Rau[edit]

A tag has been placed on Michael Joseph Rau 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 they userfy the article or have a copy emailed to you. Call me Bubba (talk) 21:22, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

January 2009[edit]

You should wait for others to write an article about subjects in which you are personally involved, as you did at Michael Joseph Rau. This applies to articles about you, your achievements, your band, your business, your publications, your website, your relatives, and any other possible conflict of interest.

Creating an article about yourself is strongly discouraged. If you create such an article, it might be listed on articles for deletion. Deletion is not certain, but many feel strongly that you should not start articles about yourself. This is because independent creation encourages independent validation of both significance and verifiability. All edits to articles must conform to Wikipedia:No original research, Wikipedia:Neutral point of view, and Wikipedia:Verifiability.

If you are not "notable" under Wikipedia guidelines, creating an article about yourself may violate the policy that Wikipedia is not a personal webspace provider and would thus qualify for speedy deletion. If your achievements, etc., are verifiable and genuinely notable, and thus suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later. (See Wikipedia:Wikipedians with articles.) Thank you. Call me Bubba (talk) 21:23, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome![edit]

Welcome!

Hello, Michaeljrau, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Bencherlite ^Talk 22:30, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've moved the article you wrote about yourself to your user page - it's best to keep anything you want to write about yourself there, rather than put it in the main encyclopedia. For guidance as to what you can have on your user page, see WP:USER. Regards, Bencherlite ^Talk 22:29, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Navy Mutual Aid Association[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Navy Mutual Aid Association 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, 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.

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. — Jeff G. ツ (talk) 15:27, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Navy Mutual Aid Association[edit]

The article Navy Mutual Aid Association has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Has no visible verifiable references from reliable sources.

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. — Jeff G. ツ (talk) 03:09, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Navy Mutual Aid Association for deletion[edit]

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Navy Mutual Aid Association 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/Navy Mutual Aid Association 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 good 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 template from the top of the article. — Jeff G. ツ (talk) 03:37, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]