User talk:Maple50

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Hello, Maple50, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Again, welcome! Bilby (talk) 03:29, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image copyright problem with Image:Marianna from The Appointed Time by R Marinetti.jpg

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Image copyright problem with Image:Marianna from The Appointed Time by William Crabb.jpg

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Image copyright problem with Image:The Appointed Time Cover.jpg

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AfD Nomination: The Appointed Time‎

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The Appointed Time

Hi! As per above, your article has been nominated for deletion. Typically this process takes a few days, unless it is very clear that the article should or should not be deleted. The main method of establishing that the article should be kept is to add information from reliable sources, as you need to show that the subject (in this case the book) is notable. As the book is presumably self-published, that might be tricky - ideally you will need to find articles about the book (such as reviews) published by magazines, newspapers or similar. If the article is deleted, you could asked an admin to userfy it - this copies it to your user page so that you can still work on it while you establish notability. If you need any help, don't hesitate to ask here or on my talk page - I'm online an awful lot, and will provide any advice that I can. - Bilby (talk) 03:20, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry about the comments at the AfD - they get heated sometimes, but that one was more so than normal, for little if any reason. At any rate, if you have reviews or anything similar of the book, I'm happy to help. The difficult is that there is a push only to include materials which can be shown to have been discussed in various reliable sources, so The Appointed Time needs to demonstrate that this is the case. - Bilby (talk) 13:39, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the reply, Bilby. No need for further help; I will not be using Wikipedia again. It did not cross my mind that posting a truthful and non-fraudulent article would cause such furor and hatred. My experience here has confirmed every negative stereotype about Wikipedia, and every negative stereotype about people who prefer to live in a virtual world rather than the real one. I appreciate your comments, though, and wish you the best. Thanks again and have a good day. Maple50 (talk) 16:17, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I can understand your feelings - I was a bit luckier when I arrived, but I know I'd feel the same as you do if things had happened differently. Anyway, I wish you well, and I'm sorry about the manner in which things occurred. - Bilby (talk) 16:31, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]