User talk:FTMcMahon

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Speedy deletion nomination of Louie Brockbank

A tag has been placed on Louie Brockbank 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 or group of people, 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 see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

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December 2009

Please refrain from introducing inappropriate pages to Wikipedia. Doing so is not in accordance with our policies. For more information about creating articles, you may want to read Wikipedia:Your first article; you might also consider using the Article Wizard. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. ╟─Treasury Tag►Tellers' wands─╢ 22:41, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Oliver Clegg

A tag has been placed on Oliver Clegg 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 or group of people, 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 see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page 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 page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. I42 (talk) 18:38, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Louis Spreckley

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A tag has been placed on Louis Spreckley requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, individual animal(s), an organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, 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.

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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. TheWeakWilled (T * G) 21:53, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File source and copyright licensing problem with File:LordPaul.jpg

File Copyright problem

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April 2010

Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit that you made to the page Ian Pearson has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Please use the sandbox for testing any edits; if you believe the edit was constructive, please ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing for further information. Thank you. Tiderolls 23:12, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not delete content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to John Prescott, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Please make use of the sandbox if you'd like to experiment with test edits. Thank you. - JuneGloom07 Talk? 23:14, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Finn McMahon

A tag has been placed on Finn McMahon 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 or group of people, 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 see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag - if no such tag exists then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hangon tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page 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 page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Favonian (talk) 11:02, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

May 2010

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File copyright problem with File:Bridget Phillipson.jpg

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If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. Image Screening Bot (talk) 20:58, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

December 2010

Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to David Laws, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Please make use of the sandbox if you'd like to experiment with test edits. Thank you. Gaia Octavia Agrippa^Talk |_Sign 11:38, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

May 2011

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Aloysius Spotiswoode with this edit, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Harry (talk) 17:57, 18 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Aloysius Spotiswoode

Hello FTMcMahon. I can't find no reliable and independent evidence that this person ever existed. Could you cite your sources, please? --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 10:42, 10 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Aloysius Spotiswoode for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Aloysius Spotiswoode 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/Aloysius Spotiswoode 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. Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 11:25, 13 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

June 2011

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Hello

Hi FTMcMahon, Just wanted to let you know that I saw that you created the new article Buckinghamshire by-election, 1876-- Have a good day! Jipinghe (talk) 00:05, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Aidan Burley

Hey. I've moved back to Robofish's version of this for now - I seriously think this is in danger of being significantly biased in favour of recent events - i.e. falling straight into the classic WP:RECENT trap. It'd be really helpful if we could try to come to some consensus on the article talk page please. Blue Square Thing (talk) 16:35, 29 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Edit summaries

Constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, but a recent edit of yours to the article Corby by-election, 2012 has an edit summary that appears to be inaccurate or inappropriate. Please use edit summaries that accurately tell other editors what you did, and feel free to use the sandbox for any tests you may want to do. The use of edit summaries would be nice please.

Senators-elect

Please stop changing the the infoboxes of Senator-elects as you did to Elizabeth Warren and Tim Kaine, they are in line with the Manual of Style along with other elects in Congress. Thanks! Grammarxxx ^{(What'd I do this time?)} 01:16, 1 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Morgan 2PP

Morgan reports two 2PP numbers: one based on responses and one based on preference flows from previous elections. We use the latter because it is what the other pollsters do, and therefore aids comparison. Psephologists also assert that it is a more accurate number. While I take no position on that myself, it does make some sense. -Rrius (talk) 10:42, 1 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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