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Speedy deletion nomination of Robert Gartside
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A tag has been placed on Robert Gartside 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.
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The article Robert Gartside has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
- Non-notable individual lacking references of substance
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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. reddogsix (talk) 02:00, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
Nomination of Robert Gartside for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Robert Gartside 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/Robert Gartside 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. reddogsix (talk) 05:25, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
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Archvats, I'm sorry that your first attempt at editing Wikipedia has been met with such a disapproving reception. You need to understand why this is. Wikipedia is known as "the free encyclopedia anyone can edit," but that does not mean that articles are accepted about any and every subject. There are criteria for what makes a subject "notable" enough for inclusion in an international encyclopedia. For people, those criteria are spelled out at WP:BIO. The problem with this article about Robert Gartside is not in the way it is written, and rewriting won't help. The problem is that there just doesn't seem to be any evidence from independent reliable sources that Mr. Gartside is notable as Wikipedia defines it. Please don't be discouraged if this article gets deleted. I would suggest you start your Wikipedia editing by making small improvements to existing articles while you learn your way around here. --MelanieN (talk) 16:16, 1 November 2011 (UTC)