User:ObiterDicta/Deletion of vanity articles as a matter of general principle

If you are reading this page, it is probably because you clicked on a link in my explanation in an AfD. I will generally "vote" to delete an article written by its subject or one of its subject's employees as a matter of general principle. WP:AUTO and WP:VAIN have nice discussions concerning pages written by their subjects, on which I will briefly elaborate. At a bare minimum, notability requires that a third party unrelated to the subject of the article care enough to write about the subject. Third parties are more likely to write about a subject with a neutral point of view. In addition, such editors are forced to rely on reliable sources and put in information that can be verified.

If you are the author/subject of the article that was nominated for deletion and think you are notable enough to be included in Wikipedia, then the good news is that someone will probably write an article about you shortly. If you are not sure that you are notable enough, then my advice is to get out and do what makes you notable, rather than trying to get a vanity page in an encyclopedia. The best way to establish notability is to be notable. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions. Good luck.