User talk:Nimbus227

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Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, Nimbus227!

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Filnik 11:04, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Blanking

Hi Nimbus227,
Thank you for your contributions to Commons. I noticed you blanked Category:Dassault Mirage G on Commons. But blanking the page is not the right way to do this. I'd like to strongly recommend to use {{speedy|reason here}} and add it on top of the page; This way it will be placed on a special list that administrators check regulary for deletion. Without this it might take a long time before it's noticed. Thanks again. –Krinkle^talk 19:56, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

Ah, it was only a temporary blank before I added the parent category to it. I usually add a word (to kick off a new category) then delete it, then add the parent category, will see if I can do it another way without it being flagged up as page blanking, cheers Nimbus227 (talk) 21:10, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

Why not kick off a new category directly the way you want it ? Example: Edit Category:MyNewCategory and create it with [[Category:ParentCategory]]. A category doesn't have to exist before you can add the parent category -Krinkle^talk 23:12, 10 April 2010 (UTC)