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- You see that, Fox, it's a nice bunch of folks. I've made you a sandbox to play in. Dr Aaij (talk) 01:56, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
Hi Fox, in regards to this edit, I'm afraid you will have to find a more reliable source than the artist's own webpage. Remember: reliable sources are independent of the subject. What you can do is search for the song title in Google News (and its archives) or in Google Books (and Google Books also indexes Billboard magazine, a very reliable source). Good luck! Dr Aaij (talk) 22:58, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
- Ouch, more problems: that note you added is about a different song and as such doesn't belong in this article. If you look at LeAnn Rimes and search for "how do i live" you'll find this very fact mentioned, with a reference to an article from People magazine. So I'm afraid you'll have to find something else to add...search for the song "one way ticket" and see if you find something interesting? Dr Aaij (talk) 23:01, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
Hey Fox1109, go through the databases to find news sources for this subject--like this search. Apparently there have been a number of controversies in the school's history, including a law suit in 1996. Since the school is a college prep school, it is probably automatically notable, but if you want to make this an interesting article you'll have to do more than just describe it. Also, I removed the mission statement--that's not usually deemed neutral information on Wikipedia. Good luck, Dr Aaij (talk) 02:19, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
- Much better. Now, for cleanup, see WP:CITE and use citation templates; it'll make your reflist look so much better. Good luck, Dr Aaij (talk) 04:55, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Alabama Christian Academy
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