Joangrayphotography

E.C. Perry Building pic by Joangrayphotography

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Conflict of interest & username problem

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that the username you have chosen, "Joangrayphotography", seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of a group, institution, company or website. Please note that you may only edit on behalf of yourself, and Wikipedia does not allow usernames that are promotional or have the appearance of shared use. Please take a moment to create a new account or request a username change that represents only yourself as an individual. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and remember that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. 76.102.49.177 (talk) 18:18, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

How unpleasant, to get that message! :( --doncram 19:53, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of "Louis J. Adams House"

Louis J. Adams House pic by joangrayphotography

A page you created, Louis J. Adams House, has been tagged for deletion, as it meets one or more of the criteria for speedy deletion; specifically, it has no content, other than external links, categories, "see also" sections, rephrasing of the title, and/or chat-like comments.

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Thank you. ⇒SWATJester ^{Son of the Defender} 18:23, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Argh. It is a valid topic. Will help re-start this article. --doncram 19:53, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for contributing the picture. I re-started the article, adding that pic. Great pic! Do you have any more? :) --doncram 20:52, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of "June D. Drake House"

A page you created, June D. Drake House, has been tagged for deletion, as it meets one or more of the criteria for speedy deletion; specifically, it has no content, other than external links, categories, "see also" sections, rephrasing of the title, and/or chat-like comments.

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Thank you. ⇒SWATJester ^{Son of the Defender} 18:24, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Argh again, also a valid topic. Will help re-start this article. --doncram 19:53, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Re-started it, adding your pic for this one from Commons too. Please feel free to add more. An article can have more than one pic for a house! Do you have any detail pictures, e.g. a close-up of a door or window or some other architectural element? --doncram 20:58, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Murton E. and Lillian DeGuire House

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A tag has been placed on Murton E. and Lillian DeGuire House requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can 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 a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent 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. Kürbis (✔) 18:31, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Note on pictures

Thanks for your efforts to take pictures of historic properties! I've rescued the DeGuire House, but it will need some text and so forth. The other articles can be resurrected, but for the time being the images can be added to the list descriptions you used when you uploaded them. Don't be discouraged: generally folks want to see some substantive text (about a paragraph's wort) in an article, and on some of these newer NRHP nominations there's no reference available online yet. I'll do a bit more when I get away from work, and please do not hesitate to ask questions. Acroterion (talk) 18:47, 7 September 2012 (UTC)