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==A lengthy welcome==
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== [[Draft:The Vets|The Vets]] moved to draftspace ==

Thanks for your contributions to [[Draft:The Vets|The Vets]]. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because '''it needs more sources to establish notability'''.
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:Hi Snow and sometimes rocks. Please take a look at Wikipedia’s guideline on [[WP:Reliable sources|reliable sources]]. The sources you currently have, [https://www.finsmes.com/2022/01/the-vets-raises-40m-in-sees-funding.html][https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-israeli-pet-care-platform-the-vets-raises-40m-1001400455][https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3928196,00.html][https://nocamels.com/2022/02/the-vets-pet-health/][https://vcnewsdaily.com/the-vets/venture-capital-funding/jnwvmylcnr][https://www.pymnts.com/news/investment-tracker/2022/the-vets-gets-40m-in-funding-toward-tech-focused-pet-care/,%20https://www.pymnts.com/news/investment-tracker/2022/the-vets-gets-40m-in-funding-toward-tech-focused-pet-care/][https://www.usatoday.com/story/sponsor-story/facilius/2022/09/28/top-10-businesses-watch-out-2022/10443530002/], are not appropriate. Press releases and sponsored content are not considered reliable. [[User:Fancy Refrigerator|Fancy Refrigerator]] <sup>([[User talk:Fancy Refrigerator|talk]])</sup> 14:14, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

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== Deletion discussion about [[The Vets (company)]] ==

Hello Snow and sometimes rocks, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia.

While your contributions are appreciated, I wanted to let you know that I've started a discussion about whether an article that you created, [[The Vets (company)]], should be deleted, as I am not sure that it is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia in its current form. Your comments are welcome at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Vets (company)]].

Deletion [[WP:AFD|discussions]] usually run for seven days and are ''not'' votes. [[WP:DISCUSSAFD|Our guide]] about effectively contributing to such discussions is worth a read. The most common issue in these discussions is [[WP:N|notability]], but it's not the only aspect that may be discussed; read the nomination and any other comments carefully before you contribute to the discussion. Last but not least, you are highly encouraged to continue improving the article; just be sure not to remove the tag about the deletion nomination from the top.

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== Deletion discussion about [[The Vets (company)]] ==

Hello Snow and sometimes rocks, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia.

While your contributions are appreciated, I wanted to let you know that I've started a discussion about whether an article that you created, [[The Vets (company)]], should be deleted, as I am not sure that it is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia in its current form. Your comments are welcome at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Vets (company) (2nd nomination)]].

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