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Speedy deletion nomination of Orkney Doubles

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A tag has been placed on Orkney Doubles, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which articles can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:

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Speedy deletion nomination of Orkney Singles

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A tag has been placed on Orkney Singles 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.), web content or organised event, 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 read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Inter County Mens

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to inform you that a tag has been placed on Inter County Mens requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an article with no content whatsoever, or whose contents consist only of external links, a "See also" section, book references, category tags, template tags, interwiki links, images, a rephrasing of the title, a question that should have been asked at the help or reference desks, or an attempt to contact the subject of the article. 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 this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, 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 from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Compassionate727 (talk) 18:14, 9 May 2015 (UTC)Reply

Recent artiles

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I've deleted your recent articles on "Orkney Pool" because it isn't obvious what it is, nor whether it has received the necessary level of independent coverage in media or scholarship to establish sourcing and notability. Please remember that events and organizations must meet notability standards for inclusion, and that an encyclopedia article must explain what the subject is in a clear and concise manner, as well as why it is important. Per the note in your sandbox. Please remember that userspace is meant as a place to work on encyclopedic material, not as a repository for data that would not meet inclusion criteria in the larger encyclopedia. If you need help working through the notability and referencing criteria, I'd be happy to help. Acroterion (talk) 18:43, 9 May 2015 (UTC)Reply

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Hello, Stewpotkeld. You have new messages at Acroterion's talk page.
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Acroterion (talk) 20:08, 9 May 2015 (UTC)Reply

I suggest you construct articles in your userspace sandbox (you can create as may as you need in the address line with /Sandbox2, /Sandbox3, etc. and add your references there. I'd be happy to look them over to see if they meet notability guidelines. If you can fin d more than purely local references (like a discussion of the national competition you mentioned) and if you can summarize the event to be read by a total stranger up front, that would be a great help. Acroterion (talk) 14:57, 10 May 2015 (UTC)Reply
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I wouldn't recommend trying to make the page with a promotional purpose. It will quickly be deleted. If it has accomplished notable (perhaps reveal them here) and you write it neutrally, than there is a possibility to keep it. I wouldn't write you off right away because a lot of my work involves creating pages for less known acts (and so far none of my have been deleted).TheGracefulSlick (talk) 15:07, 10 May 2015 (UTC)Reply