Oyvindhb

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Proposed deletion of Maya Vik

The article Maya Vik has been proposed for deletion because, under Wikipedia policy, all newly created biographies of living persons must have at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 20:30, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

You had sources on the article, but they weren't what we'd call reliable. Newspapers & magazines are better to use, especially if they're available online. Tabercil (talk) 21:48, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

Deletion discussion about Maya Vik

Hello, Oyvindhb, and thanks for contributing to Wikipedia!

I wanted to let you know that some editors are discussing at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Maya Vik whether the article Maya Vik should be in Wikipedia. I encourage you to comment there if you think the article should be kept in the encyclopedia.

The deletion discussion doesn't mean you did something wrong. In fact, other editors may have useful suggestions on how you can continue editing and improving Maya Vik, which I encourage you to do. If you have any questions, feel free to ask at the Help Desk.

Thanks again for your contributions! Orange Mike | Talk 17:48, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Maya Vik

I assume you're fluent in Norwegian so you can probably use the magazine articles on Maya's home page ([1] and [2] for instance) to flesh out her entry. I would strongly suggest that when you add a cite to the scan, provide the original Norwegian as a quote as a assistance to others following in your footsteps. Tabercil (talk) 18:53, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! Not sure how to do that, but will try to find out. Oyvindhb (talk) 19:27, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Yes, please; cites that link not to the original publication but to alleged scans on the subject's own websites are considered dubious in this era of Photoshop fakery; whereas the original articles, in the original Norwegian (Nynorsk?) on the publisher's own website, are a much more reliable source. I'm not hostile to Vik, just healthily skeptical. --Orange Mike | Talk 22:00, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Where do you want med to put the quote? Only one of the 16 sources is a scan, so can we remove the warning box at the top of page now? Oyvindhb (talk) 09:44, 29 November 2011 (UTC)