User talk:Chummy

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[edit] "East Troy Bible Church"

A "{{prod}}" template has been added to the article "East Troy Bible Church", suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but yours may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice explains why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may contest the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Wingsandsword 03:10, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Please explain the existence of scores of other independent, local churches on Wikipedia. We followed the same presentation style and formatting, and in fact offered far more information than some that Wikipedia already allows. All that we ask is that our church also be included just as you allowed these others. Thank you in advance. God bless you.

Hi there. I have speedy deleted the article as both non-notable and as promotional. The criteria for inclusion is fairly laid out as we do not allow these sorts of articles. Wikipedia is not a directory or the yellow pages, we are an encyclopedia and as such articles must meet qualifiers as to why the article is important. That is aside from spreading the message of Christ, which I respect but this is not the place to evangelize. As for why other articles on independent churches exist, the only answer is because there are almost 2,000,000 articles on the English Wikipedia, with only 1,200 administrators and around 30,000 active contributors. It takes a long time to get around to quality control once something slips through the gates of new pages. Please read what we're about to learn how you can contribute constructively. Happy editing to you. Keegan^talk 03:58, 8 June 2007 (UTC)