An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, File:Flock Acid Test.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. [Belinrahs|^talktome⁄ _ididit] 18:01, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A warm welcome to the squadron.

Articles tagged for deletion and rescue Category Articles tagged for deletion and rescue not found Hi, Anikin3, welcome to the Article Rescue Squadron! We are a growing community of Wikipedia editors dedicated to identifying and rescuing articles that have been tagged for deletion. Every day hundreds of articles are deleted, many rightfully so. But many concern notable subjects and are poorly written, which can be fixed and should not be deleted. We try to help these articles quickly improve and address the concerns of why they are proposed for deletion. This covers a lot of ground and your help is appreciated! Some points that may be helpful: Our main aim is to help improve articles, so if someone seeks help, please try to assist if you are able. Likewise feel free to ask for help, advice and clarification. Many times we are asked to help rescue articles by people new to our notability and sourcing policies. If the article is not fixable we can help explain why and offer alternatives. Many of these editors are also new to Wikipedia so may see deleting "their" article as "bitey". Encourage civility and maybe even ((welcome)) them if they have only been templated with deletion messages. The Articles for deletion (AfD) discussion is where the concerns regarding each article are brought up and addressed. To be an effective member of the project you need to know how AfD works as well as how to improve articles. Introduction to deletion process gives a good overview and some good advice for newcomers to deletion. Our primary work is improving articles tagged for rescue. On this template you can see a drop-down list of current articles tagged. You can install it on your own page by putting ((ARS/Tagged)). A more dynamic list with article links and description is on our current articles page. It is highly recommended you watchlist it. If you have another language besides English, please consider adding yourself to the list of translators available. Articles and sources that use non-English languages often need translation for those of us who cannot translate for ourselves. Many important discussions take place on the project's main discussion page; it is recommended that you watchlist it. If you have any questions, feel free to post a question on the talk page. And once again — Welcome! Ikip 17:02, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you need help, or have any questions, have any complaints, please don't hesitate to ask. Wikipedia can be really hard on new editors.

I just helped this brand new editor write a full article, and he has asked me about 10 questions, all of which I exhaustively answered.

You can also type: ((help)) followed by your questions HERE, and someone will come answer.

Again, a warm welcome to the squadron, there are no finer, kinder group of editors on all of wikipedia.Ikip 03:05, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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