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Speedy deletion notification[edit]

A tag has been placed on Adam Pollock, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article seems to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert notability may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and if you can indicate why the subject of this article is notable, you may contest the tagging. To do this, add {{hangon}} on the top of the page (below the existing db tag) and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm its subject's notability under the guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Ar-wiki 18:21, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia![edit]

Welcome TheProzacKid!

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Hello, TheProzacKid. Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your contributions!

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Sincerely, Nøkkenbuer, 03:36, 20 August 2018 (UTC)   (Leave me a message)[reply]

Watchmen are Crimebusters?[edit]

Hey TheProzacKid, I noticed that you edited the Watchmen (film) article to change one of the instances of "Watchmen" to "Crimebusters" in the "Plot" section, the same kind of edit you also did over three years ago in in January 2015. Firstly, any such claim needs to be supported by reliable sources, which is the wiki way on Wikipedia. Keep in mind that it generally cannot be a user-generated source, such as Wikia, Comic Vine, or (yes, even!) Wikipedia. I can explain more on why if you want, but Wikipedia's policy on verifiability is a good place to start. Secondly, you may be technically correct when it comes to Moore's comic series, which may be a better place to add a reliably sourced addition; however, I don't recall the Crimebusters being called as such in the film, which is the article you edited. In fact, from what I'm seeing after doing some web searching, it seems one of the (many) complaints about the film among the more avid Watchmen fans is this very error!

This may be frustrating, but this is a frustration best reserved for the film and those who developed it rather than the Wikipedia article for faithfully summarizing it or editors for protecting that faithful summary. I hope you understand where I'm coming from. If you want any help with editing, feel free to ask either me or at some of these venues. —Nøkkenbuer (talkcontribs) 04:01, 20 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

After doing some research, I found a sufficiently reliable source to verify this difference between the series and movie, so I added it to the article in the same exact place you did. I hope that is satisfactory. While searching for this source, I also found some other sources that discuss the differences between the film and the comic series, which I may use to improve the article further when I have the time (I have a lot on my immediate to-do list right now). Again, if you ever want any help with editing, feel free to ask me. Thanks for your interest in improving Wikipedia! —Nøkkenbuer (talkcontribs) 04:45, 20 August 2018 (UTC); edited at 04:49, 20 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]