User:Kanguolai/sandbox

notable people of Chesterfield
Hi, I am desperatly trying to add this (* Tom Rickels, singer and songwriter.       )but you keep deleting what I write; I mean, I give eight sources from four different sites and you delete my contribution while half of the "notable peoples" on this page don't even have one source ... why ? As we can see on youtube, this guy sings (very well) so he is a singer, he creates his own songs so he is a songwriter. On each of the four sites he is named Tom Rickels so I guess it is his true name and, on the four sites also, it is written that he lives in Chesterfield. On his Facebook and Tweeter we can see hundreds of very personnal photos so they are his real accounts. I don't know what you need more... thank you for being so consciencious and, by doing this, protecting our information right. Looking forward to your reply... kanguolai
 * Hello Kanguolai, thanks for your enquiry. Wikipedia has guidelines on how it functions, and one of the generally accepted guidelines is that a subject's inclusion on Wikipedia is dependant upon a certain amount of 'notability' having been achieved. This 'notability' is measured by whether or not the subject has received coverage in what are termed 'reliable secondary sources' (see WP:RS). In my view the sources which you have provided so far (a blog, Facebook and Twitter) do not meet the required criteria, hence the removal of your addition. Please note that I personally have only removed your addition once - the previous times it was removed by different editors, who presumably agree with my assessment of the sources. If you are able to find sources which meet the standards advised at WP:RS, editors should not remove your content. Also please note that, although it would be better if the other people on the "notable peoples" list had sources backing their inclusion, there are 2 reasons (that I can think of) why their entries have not been removed:
 * 1) They all have their own Wikipedia articles (or are linked to one)
 * 2) They are not new additions, hence they are not being scrutinised so carefully by editors who are watching the Chesterfield page


 * Although these 2 reasons are not sufficient to justify the lack of sources of the other entries, they may help explain why it seems your addition has been singled out.


 * I hope that is helpful; please ask if you have any further questions. PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 00:43, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

--Kanguolai (talk) 23:29, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

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