User talk:Shaman Garr
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[edit] Spurtnip
Thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia by creating the page Spurtnip. Your test worked, and has been or will soon be removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. -- Merope 13:46, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
Please refrain from creating inappropriate pages such as Spurtnip Cup. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. NawlinWiki 14:00, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
This is your last warning. The next time you create an inappropriate page such as Spurtnip, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. NawlinWiki 15:21, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
Hi there, the term Spurtnip is a genuine slang term used in East Anglia region of UK. Why is this being deleted? thanks for your time.
Response: see the following section from WP:NFT --
"Wikipedia is not a dictionary. Many articles of this nature describe new words or terms coined by a small group of friends. But Wikipedia is not a dictionary, it's an encyclopedia. Meanings of words and phrases go in a dictionary, such as Wiktionary; however, adding your own new words and phrases to Wiktionary is also unacceptable. Wiktionary requires evidence that a word or phrase has been attested before it will accept it. A new word that one person or a small group of people have made up and are trying to make catch on is a neologism, and isn't acceptable at Wiktionary. Take a look at Urban Dictionary instead."
So, you would need verifiable sources showing that this word has become popular in general. Saying "I use it and I know a bunch of people that use it" is not verifiable. Thanks, NawlinWiki 15:44, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Further recreation
Please stop recreating the Spurtnip article or any related articles. This content is not suitable for Wikipedia. There are plenty of free web hosts that would be pleased to host your article - please use one of those instead. Thanks you, Gwernol 16:01, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
NawlinWiki 16:02, 31 August 2006 (UTC)