User talk:Wiffelbat

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[edit] Welcome!

Hello Wiffelbat, and Welcome to Wikipedia! Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. Also, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! east.718 at 16:34, May 3, 2008 Getting started Introduction The five pillars of Wikipedia How to edit a page Finding your way around Table of contents Department directory Editing articles How to develop an article Manual of Style Getting help Frequently asked questions Cheatsheet Where to ask a question Help pages New contributors' help page How you can help Contributing to Wikipedia Community Portal Follow Wikipedia etiquette Practice civility

[edit] Re: Mark Bland

The article on Mark Bland was deleted because of a discussion almost three years ago (it's located at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Bland). If you can find some reliable sources such as newspapers, trade magazines, or books that proves why he's significant enough to deserve people's attention, I can help you get on the right track in setting up an article. east.718 at 16:34, May 3, 2008

Wikipedia may be an encyclopedia with a staggering breadth, but it isn't an indiscriminate collection of information or a directory of people either. I agree with you that the laundry list of things you mentioned may be enough for an article, but we can't just take mine or your word for it - you need to find some sources that back that up, we can go from there. I went quickly through Google News and didn't find anything - can you try and dig up some trade mags or dirt sheets that might mention him? east.718 at 18:17, May 3, 2008

Do stay in touch - and no, sources can be online or offline. east.718 at 19:15, May 8, 2008