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[edit] Re: Stubs vs Articles

First off (looking at your contribs list, it looks like you're new here), welcome! If you'd like to help out further with rail transport-related articles, you might consider joining Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains; there are quite a few articles to write and/or update on the project to do list.

Now to answer your question... There isn't a committee that decides when an article is no longer a stub, it's the editor who is editing the article who makes the decision. My own rule of thumb is that the stub border is somewhere around 5 full paragraphs of information that covers all of the main points of the article's topic. Some topics cover all the information in less space, while others, like the articles on any of the currently operating Class I railroads, will need quite a bit more to cover the topic completely. So, if you think the article is not a stub, remove the stub tag; if someone else disagrees, then that editor can put the stub tag back on it. If your entire edit is to remove a stub tag, make sure to leave a note on the article's talk page to explain why you think it's not a stub (your edit is less likely to be reverted that way). Regarding National Association of Railroad Passengers, there's still more that could be added such as (just off the top of my head on these...) the organization's history, the reasons and motivations for its creation, and examples of how it has influenced railroad transport policies in the US. The information that is there is still pretty brief as it stands now, but you probably won't get too many arguments against removing the stub tag.

One more quick note on stubs... We've created several stub subtypes for rail transport articles; they're all listed at Cat:Rail stubs. It's best to use the most specific stub subtype, but if you're unsure, {{rail-stub}} will put it in the root category. I regularly skim this category for facts to use in the Did You Know section of the Trains portal, and I sort stubs appropriately from there as I go through them.

Slambo (Speak) 16:56, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome to Wikipedia and to the Christianity Portal!

Welcome to Wikipedia, David! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like it here and decide to stay. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the Wikipedia Boot Camp, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on your user talk page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. You can also send me a message.

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I hope you enjoy contributing to Wikipedia as much as we do. We can use all the help we can get! Enjoy yourself. All the best, Brisvegas 10:52, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Your Christianity Portal Scripture Nomination

Your suggestion has been accepted and will be shown during June. You can view it here. Thanks for your input! Brisvegas 03:22, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Michael Savage

I believe the info in that paragraph is probably true (I listen to Savage regularly) but unfortunately, "I heard it on the radio" doesn't meet WP:V's criteria for verifiablity. Usually, liberal, so-called "watchdog", groups such as MediaMatters.org and others will post transcripts of Savage's shows. Although there is a current arguement as to whether this constitutes a reliable source, at least it is verifiable. Just a quick Google search of "Jerry Brown"+"Michael Savage" yields this site you can reinsert the paragraph with this cite, making sure the facts check out. I'd do it myself but I really need to get back to writing my paper on the New Jersey Senate race.--WilliamThweatt 04:00, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WUSTL Project

 Hello, I noticed you've made edits to WUSTL articles or that you are in some way connected to Washington University in St. Louis. I thought you might want to become a member of Washington University in St. Louis WikiProject . We've recently built the project page and started a drive to improve articles in the WUSTL series. Please take a look to edit an article or add one of your own. Once an article's status has been agreed upon, feel free to stop by and lend a hand in getting it to featured article status. Hope you can participate! 
--Lmbstl 11:57, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New Mission Systems International

Another editor has added the "{{prod}}" template to the article New Mission Systems International, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but the editor doesn't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and has explained why in the article (see also Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:Notability). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia or discuss the relevant issues at its talk page. If you remove the {{prod}} template, the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. BJBot (talk) 10:59, 8 February 2008 (UTC)