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Category:English cricket captains

Hello Soames. Just to let you know that Category:English cricket captains is for people who have captained England. Not who have captained other sides and happen to be English.

Stephen Turner (Talk) 09:54, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on George Francis Hearne requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's 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 confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. David Agnew (talk) 00:45, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs

Hello Soames! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 8 of the articles that you created are tagged as Unreferenced Biographies of Living Persons. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to insure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. if you were to bring these articles up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current 219 article backlog. Once the articles are adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the list:

1. John Eden, Baron Eden of Winton - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
2. Jonathan Church - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
3. Maryetta Midgley - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
4. Vernon Midgley - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
5. Mike Murray (cricketer) - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
6. Ronald Gerard - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
7. John Dalby - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
8. Michael Sturt - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 21:34, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Nomination of Alex Barnett for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Alex Barnett 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/Alex Barnett 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. -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 06:17, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Janet Gordon-Lennox, Countess of March and Kinrara

The article Janet Gordon-Lennox, Countess of March and Kinrara has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

WP:NOTINHERITED

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. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Ironholds (talk) 00:21, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Nomination of Janet Gordon-Lennox, Countess of March and Kinrara for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Janet Gordon-Lennox, Countess of March and Kinrara 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/Janet Gordon-Lennox, Countess of March and Kinrara 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. Ironholds (talk) 16:27, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

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