User talk:Steven Brinkley

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I suggest posting full references instead of bare URLs

Again, welcome! Fettlemap (talk) 18:22, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy deletion nomination of Tana McCoy

Hello Steven Brinkley,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Tana McCoy for deletion, because it doesn't appear to contain any encyclopedic content. Take a look at our suggestions for essential content in short articles to learn what should be included.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Joel.Miles925 (talk) 14:41, 11 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]