User talk:Artboytidwell

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Hello, Artboytidwell, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Jeral Tidwell, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Jeral Tidwell


A tag has been placed on Jeral Tidwell requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), web content or organised event, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, you can place a request here. Dmol (talk) 06:55, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

Re: Your request for article re-creation
I'm reposting the following stuff from WP:REFUND to ensure that you see it:
 * I'm sorry, but you would have to pass WP:ARTIST in order to merit a page. The best way to go about this would be to provide sources that are in independent and reliable places, such as a review of your work. We do not keep pages based on the popularity of the artist. Popularity can help make it more likely that sources exist, but it is not a guarantee of coverage in and of itself. As far as awards and shows go, you would have to show how these were notable per Wikipedia's guidelines. Not all awards are considered to be notable enough to give notability per Wikipedia's guidelines and not all shows are considered to be overwhelmingly notable to qualify on that alone. Also, just publishing isn't enough- you have to show that getting in the publications is notable. It's become easier and easier for people and companies to print things, so the rules for what would be usable has become increasingly more strict. It all boils down to coverage. Along with these concerns, I'd also like to warn you about editing with a conflict of interest (WP:COI). Editing with a conflict of interest doesn't mean that you can't edit, just that it's way, way more likely that you will write something in a way that would be potentially seen as promotional or overly positive, and that you may see more notability than there might actually be per Wikipedia's guidelines. There's also the possibility that you will take things more personally, as there's a very real and obvious benefit to having a Wikipedia article about oneself in the average situation. I want to stress that all of this is per Wikipedia's guidelines- on a personal level many of us are frustrated that we can't be more inclusive, but there has to be a cutoff at some point. I'd recommend that if you are interested in making an article, that you try going through WP:AfC as opposed to making something in the mainspace. I would also heavily recommend that you look into getting help from the WP:TEAHOUSE and one of the applicable WikiProjects such as WikiProject Arts. They can help you discern what is or isn't usable and can help deal with some of the issues that frequently arise with COI editors. I'm not trying to say that you shouldn't have an article, just that this has to be gone about in a specific and careful way. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)   04:00, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Couple of points
First read Conflict of interest because you obviously have a conflict of interest regarding an article about yourself.

Next, anyone with a conflict of interest should use Articles for creation instead of attempting to create articles in main space. That way your article will be evaluated by a neutral reviewer prior to acceptance for publication in main article space. ~Amatulić (talk) 18:25, 17 June 2014 (UTC)