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≈ jossi ≈ t@ 23:09, 22 June 2006 (UTC)Reply

Speedy deletion nomination of Anjali Appadurai

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A tag has been placed on Anjali Appadurai, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:

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Hello Praxidicae,
I can understand the reasoning behind the first objection. I can say that i just wanted to get something started about this remarkable woman, who may soon be an important mover and shaker. I of course was intending to make it "more encyclopedic" but this would take some time. Unfortunately, the "speedy deletion" clause does not seem to allow such contributions. And speedy it was indeed, with no allowance for appropriate updating unless the contributor would be living on the net. Not very fair it seems, though apparently within wikipedia guidelines and protocols.
The same cannot be said for the second objection, the so-called copyright violation. The text that was copied -- from another site, not the tamil site linked to -- was solely text from Appadurai's speech to COP17, which the news media themselves had already copied. Thus, this objection seems grossly unfair and inaccurate.
Cheers, Sarlo (talk) 10:18, 12 August 2022 (UTC)Reply
Further to this, there appears already to be a "Draft" article on this person, mysteriously sitting in a limbo since Dec 2021. As it is more correctly formatted according to Wikipedia standards and lacking only "notability", and i can supply that notability, i will therefore move over there and re-submit that. -- Sarlo (talk) Sarlo (talk) 03:59, 13 August 2022 (UTC)Reply
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Okay, thanks Vladlen,
I cannot vouch for the status of this pic, the only one in my upload history, so will abandon it.
Thanks, Sarlo (talk) 03:46, 13 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: Anjali Appadurai (August 14)

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Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by HenryTemplo was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.
HenryTemplo (talk) 07:19, 14 August 2022 (UTC)Reply
 
Hello, Sarlo! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! HenryTemplo (talk) 07:19, 14 August 2022 (UTC)Reply