User talk:20thcenturymarc

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Hello, 20thcenturymarc, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you created or edited was Draft:Marc Burrows, which appears to be an article about yourself. Creating an autobiography is a common mistake made by new Wikipedians—as this is an encyclopedia, we wouldn't expect to have an article about every contributor. Your user page, however, is a great place to write about yourself, making sure to stay within user page guidelines. Just click your user name at the top of the screen when you are logged in, and edit it normally.

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I did make this about myself but I am also a public figure - I have sourced several globally recognised newspapers and magazines, including articles about me and articles I have written, a nomination for a globally recognised literary award, reviews of performances with my band (which does have its own Wikipedia page) at globally recognised festivals by respected media sources ... if someone else had submitted this then I think it would qualify?
 * Though autobiographies are strongly discouraged (though not forbidden) per the autobiography policy; submitting one for review as you did is the correct way to go about it. It would be better if others wrote about you after taking note of you in independent sources(not writing about you at your request, which would be a conflict of interest and not much different than you doing it yourself), as people naturally write favorably about themselves and Wikipedia tries to have a neutral point of view.  You should be aware that an article about yourself is not necessarily a good thing; there are good reasons to not want one.  All of that said, your draft tells who you are and what you have done- Wikipedia articles must do more, they must summarize what independent reliable sources with significant coverage have chosen on their own to say about you, showing how you meet Wikipedia's special definition of a notable person or more specifically a a notable creative professional. Please see Your First Article. 331dot (talk) 09:29, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

AfC notification: Draft:Marc Burrows (author) has a new comment
 I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Marc Burrows (author). Thanks! Robert McClenon (talk) 22:21, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Marc Burrows (author) (May 19)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by CommanderWaterford was:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Marc Burrows (author) and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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CommanderWaterford (talk) 07:25, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Marc Burrows (author)
Hello, 20thcenturymarc. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Marc Burrows (author), a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again&#32;or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 07:02, 26 October 2021 (UTC)