Talk:Sandra de Helen

Sandra de Helen
Hi, I absolutely love the poetry of Sandra de Helen. I am not related to her, I do not live near her, I've never dated her or any of her relatives or friends or acquaintances. . . but I *have* met her a number of times when she has done readings and events in Portland. I also met her once at a convention and she was charming and shy. I took a picture of her back then that I will post so it meets the copyright guidelines, but I did ask her about photos, and she said she would gladly send me more if I needed them. Basically, I'm a great big Fangrrl, and I want her to write more and be known for her mad skills.

I tried to help her with her first website 4 or 5 years ago when I heard via Facebook that Wikipedia was threatening to erase her page (which I totally did not understand because this woman has been a powerhouse in her 77 years!) She's written more poetry than many poets (many of whom Wiki has never questioned). She's written tons of plays, three of which I have seen performed online. She has read her poetry at festivals and workshops and bookstores and online, in small gatherings and large theaters, and she's read portions of her four novels as well. Because she is so well thought of, her work is archived at 3 or 4 scholarly places (the names of which I will hunt down and add to the reference page.)

So I am attempting to put something together for her to be proud of before her demise, something that displays how talented she is, how important her work has been to the lesbian and feminist communities across the nation, and how much help she has provided to younger playwrights and poets. I'm just not sure why y'all at Wiki keep telling her she's not notable. You've got HORDES of people on Wikipedia who are not notable - or who have become infamous! - and Sandra is not one of them. ;-)

Let me know what other questions you have. In a matter of a couple of days, I will put finishing touches on the page, and I think you will eventually see that she is, indeed, VERY NOTABLE! All best, Dmthompson (talk) 06:54, 28 March 2021 (UTC)DMT
 * Thanks. You seem to be using the page for advertising purposes, via the links at the bottom. I removed those, but you have restored them. I'm going to remove those links again, as WP:NOTPROMOTION. You also have what is called a WP:COI and should avoid editing the page directly. Make your requests here instead.--- Possibly (talk) 14:25, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Just to be clear, these are the links that are promotional.--- Possibly (talk) 14:28, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Launch Point Press, Publisher's Website
 * Dramatists Guild
 * International Centre for Women Playwrights
 * Scripteasers of San Diego
 * Portland Lesbian Writers Group
 * Sandra's YouTube Channel
 * Sandra the Author's Facebook Page
 * Sandra the Poet's Facebook Page
 * Golden Crown Literary Society
 * Rainbow Awards
 * Lambda Literary Foundation and Lammy Awards
 * Oregon Book Awards
 * Midwest Wimmin’s Festival