User talk:Msemeb

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The article Green smoothie has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Only one source that directly relates to the subject. No assertion of notability.

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 {{dated prod}} 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 {{dated prod}} 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.  Blanchardb -^{Me•MyEars•MyMouth}- timed 04:15, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

{{helpme}} I do not understand why my article is going to be deleted. Please advice me. I really want to share this information Msemeb (talk) 21:53, 22 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You removed the 'proposed deletion', and that's fine; however, it may later be deleted through a discussion. Currently, it seems to have only primary sources, ie apart from coverage in sites such as .therawdiet.com etc, there is a lack of coverage in independent reliable sources - which is a requirement for notability. The 'references' that you have given all appear to be directly related to the product.  Chzz  ►  22:17, 22 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have nominated Green smoothie, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Green smoothie. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message.  Chzz  ►  22:27, 22 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for being constructive Msemeb (talk) 21:53, 29 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This report directly concerns you.Beyond My Ken (talk) 04:11, 29 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You have been blocked from editing, for a period of 2 weeks, for abusing multiple accounts. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make constructive contributions. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal the block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} below, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. TNXMan 19:07, 29 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

An editor has nominated one or more articles which you have created or worked on, for deletion. The nominated article is Victoria Boutenko. We appreciate your contributions, but the nominator doesn't believe that the article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in his/her nomination (see also Wikipedia:Notability and "What Wikipedia is not").

Your opinions on whether the article meets inclusion criteria and what should be done with the article are welcome; please participate in the discussion(s) by adding your comments to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Victoria Boutenko. Please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~).

You may also edit the article during the discussion to improve it but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion debate.

Please note: This is an automatic notification by a bot. I have nothing to do with this article or the deletion nomination, and can't do anything about it. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 01:15, 4 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

{{helpme}}

It seems no matter what i do to improve the articles I have submitted, they are up for debate or deletion, yet NO ONE is actually helping me to edit. When I asked a friend to help me I got banned for being a Sockpuppet! I'm new to this and didn't know i needed to publicly announce we were using the same internet connection. We were also not given time to defend this claim as the ban was only up for discussion for 12 hours, while we were asleep.

I need someone with experience to help me edit Green smoothie and Victoria Boutenko. When I started Wikipedia Victoria Boutenko was already a topic but I was advised to make changes to her information to give more creibiltiy to Green smoothie. I'm about to give up - I have spent far too much time researching and defending perfectly creditable subjects (all you have to do is a google news search to see how much information is out there). Assistance would be appreciated. Msemeb (talk) 23:24, 5 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There's a lot of stuff "out there" and Google indexes it all, but Wikipedia has its own standards for what should and should not be in the encyclopedia, so simply citing a number of Google hits is not going to be sufficient to save your article. You need to look at WP:Notability to understand what those standards are, and (1) Make arguments at AfD based on those standards and (2) Improve the article to bring it into compliance with those standards. Friends can help you edit, but if they use the same Internet connection as you, they cannot all !vote on the AfD, because that's "meatpuppetry", which is indistinguishable from sockpuppetry. Beyond My Ken (talk) 23:36, 5 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

About sourcing: One of the complaints made by the nominator at AfD is that the entire article is based mostly on sources connected to the subject, or "primary" sources. You should also take a look at WP:reliable sources to get an idea of the kind of secondary sources which will be required in order for your article to be kept.

And yes, you are probably going to have to do this work mostly yourself, because you are the person asserting that the subject of your article is notable enough to have an article. In the entire history of Wikipedia, no one else has yet made that determination, so it's unlikely that there's a bunch of people out there interested in doing the work. The AfD has been listed on a number of lists which may attract someone with a common interest, or you could ask for help at WP:WikiProject Food and Drink or WP:WikiProject Animal rights.

The upside of Wikipedia is that it's an encyclopedia that almost anyone can edit, the downside is that, with some frequency, if you want particular changes made, you have to do it yourself. Beyond My Ken (talk) 23:49, 5 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hey I noticed your helpme template and decided to drop by. My first suggestion is please don't get discouraged. Wikipedia has a good number of policies and it can be quite discouraging when your articles are suddenly being attacked for violating those policies. My recommendation for when your bock ends is focus on editing articles that already exist. Find one on a topic you like, find something wrong with it, and fix it. If you find a statement that isn't sourced, find a source for that. If you find spelling errors, fix them. Start small, then work your way to major edits and finally creating new articles. You will find this approach will give you time to learn Wikipedia's policies and also learn what is and is not accepted by the Wikipedia community.

As for whether or not the "critics" actually edit, I spend most of my time on Wikipedia reverting vandalism, but I also edit aviation articles and try to help out new users. I've only been editing for a month, though I've had my account for a year. I know how overwhelming it is.

Finally, please ask for help when you need it. There are a great many editors willing to do so. The {{helpme}} tag is a great way to find editors. Good luck, and if you need anything, feel free to ask here and myself or another editor will help out. --N419BH (talk) 00:38, 6 May 2010 (UTC) Thank you for being so kind --msemeb (talk) 16:15, 12 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Are you connected with the subject of the articles? If so, we strongly recommend that you do not edit them, due to the conflict of interest - see the business FAQ.

No --msemeb (talk) 16:14, 12 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Have you (or your close associates) edited with any other accounts? That is, apart from Viriditasblossoming (talk · contribs) and MrColombo (talk · contribs)?  Chzz  ►  01:30, 6 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No --msemeb (talk) 16:14, 12 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure if you left the message on the talk page or if someone else did and attributed it to you, but either way I spent some time cleaning up the article, so how does green smoothie look now?

If you haven't been pointed to Wikipedia:Notability and Wikipedia:Verifiability (WP:N and WP:V for short), I'll do that now. Hyacinth (talk) 00:08, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]