User talk:Andrea Maria Gaines

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Speedy deletion of "Andrea Maria Pope Gaines"
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Thank you. Tb hotch .™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions.  08:29, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

My reason for creating a wikipedia
I was unaware of the specific guidelines for Wikipedia. I am Andrea Gaines. I am a well-known musician in Huntsville, Al. I get a lot of inquiries about what I am doing now and if I am still playing. I decided to start a wiki for those who may google my name and to document my accomplishments and life history. If this is not the avenue for such information, I understand. I don't particularly like facebook, or other social media.

Thank you, Andrea M. Gaines


 * No, sorry, but Wikipedia is not for what you want to do. Myspace, Facebook, LinkedIn and others are places for people to write about themselves, but Wikipedia is different. It is a project to build an encyclopedia, so it is selective about subjects for articles, and writing about oneself is strongly discouraged, for reasons explained at Wikipedia is not about YOU and Autobiography.


 * I apologise that this is not made clear at account creation time, but Wikipedia is so keen to encourage everyone to come and contribute that it is reluctant to make people read advice about what it is not for, for fear of putting people off. The links in the Welcome message at the top of this page will tell you more about Wikipedia; if you read them, I hope you may be encouraged to stay and contribute on other subjects. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 10:53, 17 January 2013 (UTC)