User talk:Cstubbies
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[edit] D1NZ
I'm glad to see that a new contributor is asking questions about referencing. That's the best way to ensure that an article survives any potential Articles for Deletion (AfD) discussion. The key to referencing is to use Reliable Sources. Articles with several reliable sources independent of the source are usually kept. The best sources are books. There likely are few books in this case. Other very good references include articles in well-known magazines and newspapers. The more well-known a source is, the better. You should have no problem finding these, since it appears to be a major national series. Articles available online are best, because you can link to them so everyone can verify content if they choose. Forums and build-your-own-websites like geocites.com and tripod.com are considered unusable, because anyone could potentially make up stuff there - they are unreliable. Using unreferenced content for Wikipedia is considered also to be unreliable, because anyone can add anything. Referenced Wikipedia content should use the same reference in the second article. I recently helped to develop the Mario Andretti article to Good Article status, so you could use that article as a guide to see what constitutes reliable sources. You need to source "any material that is challenged or likely to be challenged needs a source, as do quotations" per WP:RS. Royalbroil 12:28, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
- There appears to be ample reliable race report references, even when searching from the United States. The image that you uploaded is a problem. You can't use images found on other websites, especially images with a watermark. You should either take one yourself and upload it, or wait until someone uploads one. You could search flickr.com for images uploaded, but you need to be positive that they uploaded under a Creative Commons license, and then only attribution and ShareAlike provisions are permitted. I have made a request for a photographer at flickr.com to consider changing their copyright to one compatible with Wikipedia, so we'll see what happens. Royalbroil 13:11, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] 2007 Rugby World Cup GA
Why did you nominate this article for a GA review? It is going to be an extremely unstable article for the next 6 weeks, which will severely hinder its chances of getting to GA class. I would recommend that the GA nomination be removed for the time being. - PeeJay 18:43, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
- I have already failed the nomination for that reason. I see that you (Cstubbies) are a new user. It might help you to know that the article assessment process isn't always very prompt and is carried out by volunteers, as is all work on wikipedia. So evaluating an article that is not going to remain substantially the time for a significant time is not regarded as a productive use of time.--Peter cohen 20:34, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Notability of The Lookie Loos
The article The Lookie Loos has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done because the article seemed to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it did not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert notability may be deleted at any time. If you can indicate why the subject is really notable, you are free to re-create the article, making sure to cite any verifiable sources.
Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and for specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for musicians, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. --Fuhghettaboutit 12:15, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] More D1NZ
I have added a list of the yearly champions/drift kings. Certainly each champion at that level should get an article - nearly all of the other D1 series' champions have articles. Would you write an article for each since you are the most qualified Wikipedian? Let me know if you need help.
I have rearranged the article with the description of what it is first. All other motorsport series have what it is first followed by drivers (as far as I know). Royalbroil 19:23, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
- You should consider if the 2007 D1NZ season should have its own article. It would be a nice way to keep the seasons separate from each other. My opinion is just make sure that the article has more than just that list of event podium winners plus final championship standings. A short preseason discussion, description of each event, and/or season summary would make the article much less likely to be considered for deletion (if it would even be considered at all). I'm thinking a minimum of this: 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series (if that NASCAR season had been 6 events long). Royalbroil 19:31, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
