User talk:J. Van Meter
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J.V., I came across one of your edits and checked out your history. You're doing a great job. Cheers. Have fun. ChildofMidnight (talk) 19:56, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Pedro Ruy-Blas moved to draftspace
An article you recently created, Pedro Ruy-Blas, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. scope_creepTalk 17:12, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
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- Thanks for the note, Hickory. (Just for the record, I'm not a "new editor" -- been here since '05.) It's too bad that you won't let this stub out of the gate. Ruy-Blas is quite renowned in Spain. (He merits a Wikipedia article there). Hence, the bulk of the primary sources are, of course, in Spanish. I am not bilingual. If the article saw the light of day I have no doubt other editors would participate to improve and expand it with additional source materials. J. Van Meter (talk) 22:17, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 03:21, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
Your draft article, Draft:Pedro Ruy-Blas

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